My vacation has drawn to an end and I will be back tomorrow with regular updates and recaps. The meeting of most interest on is probably the Appleton Area School District Board Of Education Meeting. They are meeting 08/23/2021 at 4PM. At 4PM they will […]
Category: Board of Education
After Voting To Make In-School Masking Optional, Board Of Education Receives Public Comment Asking To Mandate Masks; Superintendent Baseman Suggests That Any Change In Course Will Be Announced At 08/23/2021 Board Of Education Meeting
During the 08/09/2021 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting, 10 people made public comments, all of them regarding masking for the upcoming school year. 9 of them asked for the District to change its plans for masking to be optional and instead require […]
Board Of Education Meeting 08/09/2021 – Student Masking Not Explicitly On The Agenda; Will They Discuss It?
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 08/09/2021 at 6PM. This will be their first meeting after the resignations of former board members Barry O’Connor and Gary Jahnke became effective. The Board is scheduled to appoint two new Board members during the […]
Applications For Open Board Of Education Positions Being Taken Until 4PM Monday August 16 – Interview and Appointment Process To Take Place Monday August 23
The Appleton Area School District has posted a notice regarding the two Board of Education openings left by the resignations of Gary Jahnke and Barry O’Connor. Qualified electors residing in the Appleton Area School District who are interested in being appointed to the positions have […]
Board Of Education Member Barry O’Connor Resigns; Board Starts Process To Fill Vacancies Left By Departure Of O’Connor And Gary Jahnke
During the 07/26/2021 Board of Education meeting, the members voted to begin the process for filling two vacancies on the Board. As was already listed in the agenda for the meeting, Gary Jahnke has submitted his resignation effective 07/31/2021. During the Board meeting, President Kay […]
Board Of Education Votes 4-2 To Begin Upcoming School Year With Student Masking Recommended But Optional
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education by a vote of 4-2 voted to approve the administrative team’s recommendation that the 2021-22 school year started out with masking recommended but optional. The word “flexibility” was used multiple times throughout the presentation, and the administrative […]
Board Of Education Meeting 07/26/2021 – Will Vote On Covid-19 Mitigation Strategies For Upcoming School Year, Begin Process To Fill Vacancy Left By Gary Jahnke’s Resignation
The Appleton Area School District is holding two meetings on 07/26/2021. The first is a work session at 4pm that appears to be focused on updating the district’s financial policies. For ease of review by the public, I’ve taken the agenda and all of the […]
Board Of Education To Allow In-Person Public Comment At 07/26/2021 Meeting
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education, for the first time in over a year, will be allowing in-person public comment at their Board meeting scheduled for Monday, July 26. Members of the public may register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS47-r8i6xKp5clpYumzCM0BaDUpjZ8bh_9JLmIL9ReL0L6Q/viewform
Gary Janke Resigns From Board Of Education; Will Be Second Board Member To Resign In Less Than A Year
Appleton Area School District Board of Education member Gary Jahnke is resigning effective July 31. He will be the second Board of Education member to have resigned within the last year. View Post Crescent article here: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2021/07/23/appleton-school-board-member-gary-jahnke-resigns-effective-july-31/8074165002/
Board Of Education Meeting 07/12/2021 – Only Items Are Educator Hires, Contract Changes, And Resignations
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 07/12/2021 at 5PM. The agenda appears to be quite a bit lighter than normal for a Board of Education meeting, although perhaps not out of the ordinary for a summer meeting. There are no information […]