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 There were 9 original candidates, but two have withdrawn their applications, so the Board has 7 people to choose from. […]
Category: Board of Education
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 […]
11/23/2020 Board Of Education Update On Rollout In-Person Learning Options
During the 11/23/2020 Board of Education meeting there was an update on the Fully Virtual Plus rollout at the elementary, middle, and highschool levels. This was the final administrative staff report before the Board actually moved on to business. Nan Bunnow spoke about the elementary […]
Timeline and Procedures for Filling Leah Olson’s Board of Education Seat
The Board of Education held a special meeting at 12pm on 12/03/2020 to officially implement Rule 133 to fill the board vacancy left by Leah Olson’s resignation. The meeting was mercifully short and, thankfully, did not include a powerpoint by a member of the admin […]
AASD Covid Tracker Overview
And I am continuing with the 11/23/2020 Board of Education meeting recap with Julie King’s overview of the Covid Tracker. In an effort to not bury relevant information in the middle of the recap, I will say here that my impression is that Barry O’Connell […]
Special Board of Education Meeting 12/03/2020 To Respond To Leah Olson’s Resignation
The AASD Board of Education is holding a special meeting on 12/03/2020 to start the process of filling the seat left vacant by Leah Olson’s resignation. You can read the full rules and procedures for filling a vacancy here: It looks like the Board is […]