In 2021, in order to gain a better understanding of what was being taught in public schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty made open records requests to the nine largest school districts in the state. They asked for materials from several English and […]
Category: AASD
Superintendent Baseman Suggests That Next Fall AASD Will Respond To Covid Like It Responds To Flu, Does Not Provide A Timeline As To When That Change Will Be Implemented
Public school open enrollment and private school voucher open enrollment are both currently taking place. The public school open enrollment window ends April 29, 2022 and the private school voucher open enrollment ends April 15, 2022. In light of the fact that parents, particularly those […]
Board Of Education President Kay Eggert Does Not Explain How Community Members Can Indicate Their Desire To Serve On Superintendent Search’s Community Advisory Committee
On 01/24/2022, the Appleton Area School District Board of Education discussed the timeline for the Superintendent search and reviewed the proposed interview process. It was reported that in addition to the Board of Education, interviews would also be conducted by two advisory committees one of […]
Private School Choice Enrollment Website Crashes On First Day Of Sign-up Period
Today was the first day of the Private School Choice open enrollment period. The enrollment website crashed due to high usage. It will be interesting to see what the Appleton Area School District’s enrollment numbers look like in the fall and how many families leave […]
Assistant Superintendent Polly Vanden Boogard And Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Officer Pa Lee Moua Answer Questions About AASD Staff Affinity Groups
As you may recall, back at the end of September, the Appleton Area School District Leadership Team and Board of Education reviewed the district’s 2020-21 scorecard and goals. One of the action steps brought up was the creation and maintenance of the employee affinity groups […]
AASD Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes Answers Questions About Proposed Referendum
I’ve been engaging in an email conversation with Appleton Area School District Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes regarding the proposed referendum. He was kind enough to answer a number of questions. I briefly considered trying to organize them by subject matter but ultimately decided to […]
Public School Open Enrollment And Private School Voucher Enrollment Windows Both Opening At The Beginning Of February
It’s no secret that there have been a lot of intense emotions and discordant viewpoints among parents and the community regarding the Appleton Area School District’s pandemic response over the last two years. Some people have very much appreciated AASD’s choices, while some people have […]
Superintendent Judy Baseman Asked If AASD Will Still Be Masks Optional For 2nd Semester, Does Not Respond
Prior to the Christmas break, I emailed Appleton Area School District Superintendent Judy Baseman and asked her if, in light of the Omicron coronavirus variant, AASD was still going to have masking be optional starting January 18th. I received no response. I emailed her again […]
AASD Board Of Education Seeking Community Feedback As They Begin Search For New Superintendent
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education has begun the search process for a new superintendent to take over from Judy Baseman who is retiring in June. They are seeking feedback from the community regarding what they would like to see in a new […]
AASD Superintendent Judy Baseman To Retire June 2022
Appleton Area School District Superintendent Judy Baseman is retiring in June of 2022. Her departure is the latest in a wave of high level departures over the last year that included Assistant Superintendents James Huggins and Ben Vogel and Board of Education members Leah Olson, […]