Category: Board of Education

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 […]

Board Of Education Votes 4-3 To Rename Lincoln Elementary Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary – Home Of The Lincoln Lions

On 06/28/2021, the Appleton Area School District Board of Education voted 4-3 to remove Lincoln as the name of the elementary school at 1000 N Mason Street and rename is Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School – Home of the Lincoln Lions. Board members Deb Truyman, […]

Board Of Education Meeting 06/28/2021 – Will Review Public Feedback On Lincoln Elementary Renaming Proposal And Hold Vote

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 06/28/2021 at 6PM. In person public appearances are still suspended. Parents are only allowed to view the meeting remotely and make public comment either via email or Zoom. The main item of interest on this […]

Board Of Education Meeting 06/14/2021; Will Vote On Adopting Coherent Governance Framework

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding their regular Board meeting on 06/14/2021 at 6PM. This will be following a work session that begins at 4PM. In person public appearances are still suspended even though only 33 people in the whole of […]

Board Of Education Updated On Credit Recovery, Summer School, and Fall Semester Plans

On 05/24/2021 Appleton Area School District Assistant Superintendent Steve Harrison reported to the Board of Education how student credit recovery efforts were going. They currently have approximately 46 Graduation Coaches providing support to approximately 167 Senior. They also have Approximately 50 Credit Recovery Teachers providing […]

Board Of Education Approves Survey Process To Gather Public Feedback On Proposed Renaming Of Lincoln Elementary

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 05/24/2021 and voted to move forward with the survey the Business Services Committee crafted to gather feedback on the proposal to rename Lincoln Elementary. As outlined by Board member Jim Bowman, the survey offers 5 different […]