The Appleton Area School District Board of Education received quite a number of emails intended for public comment at the 02/22/2021 Board of Education meeting. 34 separate individuals contacted them which is slightly more than double the 15 people who contacted them for the 02/08/2021 […]
Category: Board of Education
Board of Education Meeting Scheduled For 02/22/2021
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 02/22/2021. They were originally going to be voting on whether or not to rename Lincoln Elementary Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School – Home of the Lincoln Lions, but, as posted, that is on hold due […]
Board of Education To Hold 9 Hour Coherent Governance Training Session On 02/19/2021
The Board of Education is holding a work session on 02/19/2021 from 8am to 5pm. They’ll be undergoing “Coherent Governance Implementation Training and Policy Development”. There was some discussion at the last meeting of Jim Clemons, the newest Board of Education member, attending this meeting […]
Appleton Area School District Board of Education Discusses Renaming Lincoln Elementary the Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School – Home of the Lincoln Lions
During the 02/08/2021 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting, the Board considered, as an information item, the proposal to rename Lincoln Elementary to the Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School – Home of the Lincoln Lions. Per Superintendent Judy Baseman, Ron Dunlop died October […]
Board Of Education Responds To The Report That Fs and Incompletes Are Up Considerably Compared To Previous Years
The Board of Education met 02/08/2021, and after reviewing the shockingly high number of Fs and incompletes by Appleton Area School District high schoolers in the first semester the floor was opened for questions. At the end of the presentation on grades, Superintendent Baseman had […]
Public Comment Records From The 02/08/2021 Board Of Education Meeting
I was curious what all the public comment emails the Board of Education receives look like. While Kay Eggert’s summations are evocative, they don’t necessarily give a complete picture. Therefore, I put in a public records request for the public comment emails submitted for the […]
Kay Eggert Gives Speech Outlining The Differences Between Appleton Education Foundation and AASD
Due to the concerns among some parents that the Appleton Area School District Board of Education is too closely tied to the Appleton Education Foundation (5 of the 7 current Board members are donors and/or have served on AEF’s board of directors), AASD Board of […]
James Clemons To Fill Board of Education Vacancy – Serve For Next Two Months
James Clemons has been chosen to fill the vacancy on the school board. He will serve for the next two months until the individuals who win the April 6 election are sworn in. Sheri Hartzheim was the only person under consideration for the position who […]
Board of Education Meeting 02/08/2021
The Board of Education is meeting this evening 02/08/2021 at 6pm. The item of most interest on the agenda is the filling of the Board vacancy. They will, however, be covering other items as well. They’ll be voting on the 4k calendar for the 2021-2022 […]
4 Candidates Vying For Board Of Education Post To Be Filled 02/08/2021
On 02/08/2021 the Board of Education will be choosing a candidate to fill the current board vacancy. As you may recall, this seat is vacant because Leah Olson resigned and Ed Ruffolo, the Board’s first choice to fill the seat, declined to accept the appointment […]