I have been trying to get to the bottom of why School Superintendent Baseman told a parent back in November that the Appleton Area School District would only be using confirmed cases to calculate burden and trajectory numbers but is now including probable cases when […]
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Conversation With Board of Education President Kay Eggert
On 03/04/2021 I spoke with Appleton Area School District Board of Education President Kay Eggert. I specifically reached out to her to learn more about whether Ed Ruffolo was actively seeking a position on the Board of Education after he told the Post Crescent that […]
AASD Board Policy Review Committee To Consider Changes to Facility Naming Policy
The Appleton Area School District Board Policy Review Committee, is meeting 03/09/2021 at 8:30AM. They will be reviewing and discussing the current policies surrounding (1) naming school facilities, (2) Sponsorships, and (3) Gifts and Bequests to Schools. They will then be voting on revising the […]
AASD Says Proposed Lincoln Elementary Name Change Isn’t About Removing Anyone, But They’ve Already Received 12 Calls To Remove Columbus Instead Of Or In Addition To Lincoln
In among all of the feedback the Appleton Area School District received regarding the proposal to rename Lincoln Elementary to Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary – Home of the Lincoln Lions, were 12 separate calls to rename Columbus Elementary instead of or in addition to renaming […]
Public Feedback Regarding Proposal To Rename Lincoln Elementary
The public feedback comments regarding Appleton Area School District’s proposal to change the name of Lincoln Elementary to Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary – Home of the Lincoln Lions have been posted. There are formatting issues with the PDF the district has provided and some of […]
AASD Eyes March 15 And April 5 For Increased In-Person Instruction For Grades 5-6 and 7-12
Some fairly big news from the 02/22/2021 Board of Education meeting. The Appleton Area School District is planning to return 5-6 graders to 5 day a week in-person instruction and move 7-12 graders to 4 day a week in person instruction. March 15th is the […]
Board of Education Will Not Vote On Renaming Lincoln Elementary Until Facility Naming Policy Is Updated
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education will not be voting on renaming Lincoln Elementary on 02/22/2021 as originally planned due to inadequacies in their naming policy that need to be addressed first. The Policy Review Committee is scheduled to meet March 9. Tentatively, […]
Where Are The Meeting Records For The Committee Promoting Lincoln Elementary Name Change?
As Superintendent Judy Baseman reported to the Board of Education, a team composed of community members, Appleton Area School District employees, and City of Appleton employees came together in February of 2020 to discuss how best to honor Ron Dunlap’s legacy. At some point during […]
Renaming Lincoln Elementary Would Mark The First Time AASD Has Removed A Person’s Name From A School To Replace It With Another Person’s Name
In light of the proposal to rename Lincoln Elementary School after Ron Dunlap, I reached out to the Appleton Area School District to find out what the district’s history is in regards to renaming schools. It appears that this would be the first time that […]
The Board Of Education Should Not Approve Renaming Lincoln Elementary
The Appleton Area School District is asking for public comment on the proposal to change the name of Lincoln Elementary to the Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School – Home of the Lincoln Lions. The deadline to submit feedback is 4pm on Friday, February 19. You […]