The Board Of Education Policy Review Committee is meeting 04/08/2021 at 8am. They will be reviewing proposed revisions to the Facilities Naming Policy and, presumably, voting on a recommendation to send to the full Board of Education. This is a step they need to take […]
Category: Board of Education
Ed Ruffolo Spends $8,000 Pursuing School Board Position After Claiming He Would Not Actively Campaign
The Ed Ruffolo saga continues to be bizarre. Not only has he done an about face and started actively campaigning after he told the public he would not, but he has spent over $8,000 of his own money on his campaign, which seems like a […]
AASD Summer School Plans Reported To Board of Education
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 03/22/2021. After the Safe and Resilient Return Report was presented and the Studer Pulse Survey results were reviewed, Assistant Superintendent Steve Harrison reported on the district’s ongoing progress monitoring efforts and plans for Summer School. Steve […]
Recap Of 03/22/2021 Board Of Education Safe And Resilient Return Report – No Plan For When Case Numbers Improve
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met on 03/22/2021. After spending almost 2 hours in closed session, they returned to open session. They had a special presentation by Student Board Representative Ellie Behnke from East High School. After that, they moved into public […]
Fox 11 News Reports On AASD’s Lack Of Plan To Return To Full Time Instruction
Fox 11 News ran a story about the most recent Board of Education meeting. Key highlights: “It’s like we’re planning for something to go wrong, are we planning for something to go right? Because now things are going right, and the kids still aren’t in […]
Results of AASD February Parent Poll Broken Down By Elementary Vs Secondary Level
At the Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting on 03/08/2021 the results of the most recent Studer Pulse survey were reviewed. Those results seemed to indicate a general overall improvement in the confidence parents had in the district. However, one issue with the […]
Ben Vogel Responds To Concerns That AASD In-Person Days Are Shorter Than Normal
One of the criticisms of the current hybrid instructional model being utilized by the Appleton Area School District is that the two days students receive of in-person instruction are not full school days but only 4 to 5 hours. The concern also is that, when […]
Highlights From The 03/22/2021 Appleton Board Of Education Meeting
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met earlier this evening. They had planned to be in closed session for 1 hour but ended up being in it for almost 2 so the open portion of the meeting got a very late start. Highlights: […]
Board of Education Meeting Scheduled For 03/22/2021
The Board of Education is scheduled to meet 03/22/2012. They will meet in closed session starting at 5pm and then in open session at 6pm or as soon as the closed session is over, whichever is later. The closed session will happen “pursuant to ss. […]
Board of Education Coherent Governance Training Session Scheduled For 03/19/2021
Have an extra 9 hours lying around today? Feel free to spend it watching the Appleton Board of Education’s Coherent Governance training. Disappointed that you work all day and won’t be able to tune in? Never you worry, they’ll be holding another session all day […]