The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/12/2021. One of the items they took up was the 5 year contract renewals for the Fox Cities Leadership Academy charter school and the Foster Elementary Charter School. [I found this entire discussion interesting because it […]
Category: Board of Education
Board Of Education Holds Discussion Of Learning Models Until Special Board Meeting The Week Of April 19
One of the items on the agenda for the 04/12/2021 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting was “Potential Updates to Safe and Resilient Framework (Secondary Learning Model Options)” This ended up not being discussed and instead was held until a Special Board meeting […]
Board Of Education Discusses Draft Language Of School Renaming Policy
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/12/2021 Although not up for a vote, the board did discuss the proposed changes to the school facility naming policy. Updating this policy to include guidelines on renaming facilities is a precursor to removing the name […]
Board Of Education Meeting Scheduled For 04/12/2021
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 04/12/2021 at 6PM. The big item of the night is a discussion and potential vote on “Potential Updates to Safe and Resilient Framework (Secondary Learning Model Options)”. The Policy Board Review Committee will also be […]
Board Of Education Policy Review Committee Meeting Scheduled For 04/08/2021
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 […]
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 […]