On 01/08 and 01/09 the Board of Education held two marathon work sessions with a consulting group about the Coherent Governance model of school board governance. I will be honest, these meetings are probably chock full of relevant and interesting tidbits. Certainly the way the […]
Category: Board of Education
Appleton Area School District’s Ties To The Appleton Education Foundation
With the appointment of Edward Ruffolo, the current Vice President of the Appleton Education Foundation, to the AASD Board of Education it is very easy to start wondering why AEF members are so strongly represented on the Board of Education. Ed Ruffalo is the current […]
Edward Ruffolo’s Answers To Board Of Education Interview Questions
As reported yesterday, the Board of Education chose Ed Ruffolo to fill the board vacancy. I did get a chance to watch the video of the meeting. The interview process consisted of 2 rounds. The first round consisted of the 6 candidates who showed up […]
Edward Ruffolo Chosen To Fill Board Of Education Vacancy
The Board of Education met tonight and selected a candidate to fill the vacancy left by Leah Olson. In Round 1 they weeded the field down to 3 candidates: Edward Ruffolo, Marie Waddell, and Katherine Van Groll. Sheri Hartzheim and Amber McGinley, the two candidates […]
Board of Education To Choose New Member on 01/04/2021
The Board of Education is meeting 01/04/2021 at 4pm to pick a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Board left by Leah Olson’s resignation. There were 9 original candidates, but two have withdrawn their applications, so the Board has 7 people to choose from. […]
List Of Candidates Hoping To Fill The Board of Education Vacancy
The candidates seeking to fill Leah Olson’s vacancy on the Board of Education are all in. As reported by an attendee of the orientation meeting: “Sheri Hartzheim- Parent w/ student in district, former business owner, financial and accounting experience Marie Waddell- substitute teacher for AASD, […]
Board of Education and Teachers Union To Meet 12/16/2020
The Board of Education is meeting with the Appleton Education Association on 12/16 at 3pm. Per the agenda they’ll be exchanging “initial proposals for a successor agreement with the Appleton Education Association pursuant to State Statute 19.86”. State Statute 19.86 pertains to collective bargaining negotiarions. […]
Barry O’Connor Voted New Board of Education Vice President
Barry O’Connor was voted to be the new Board of Education Vice President filling the spot left by Leah Olson’s departure. 4 voted for him and 2 voted for Deb Truyman. It was a private vote. Given that Kay Eggert nominated Barry, one can safely […]
Board of Education To Reconsider Hybrid Learning Format
The agenda for the AASD Board of Education meeting on 12/14/2020 has been posted. There will be a work session at 4pm followed by the Board meeting proper at 6pm. To refresh your memory as to what’s been happening at AASD, back on Nov. 30, […]
AASD Teachers Group Seeking Board of Education Candidate
It looks like a group of AASD teachers called Appleton Educators United is looking for a candidate or candidates to fill the Board of Education vacancy left by Leah Olson’s resignation. That’s the bald report, now comes the editorializing…. The purpose of the Board of […]