Board Of Education Meeting 04/10/2023 – Will Vote On Changes To Educator Retirement Deadline, Summer School Courses

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 04/10/2023 at 6PM. They will be voting on revisions to the employee handbook pertaining to educator semester retirements. The District wants to move to a policy in which retiring educators will only be eligible for […]

Board Of Education Meeting 03/27/2023 – Will Vote On Monitoring Reports Related To Asset Protection And Learning Environment/Student Behavior

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 03/27/2023 at 7PM. The Board will be receiving two reports including a Lease Update for the City Center Space as well as information on the Employee Handbook Revision regarding educator retirement. Currently, in order to […]

Board Of Education Meeting 03/13/2023 – Will Receive Information On District’s Wellness Policy Evaluation Tool

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 03/13/2023. They will hold a closed session meeting at 5:30PM to discussion staff contract matters. The open portion of the meeting will begin at 6PM or whenever the closed session ends, whichever is later. The […]

AASD Board Of Education Holding Community Linkage Event 03/09/2023 – Pre-registration Required

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding an online Community Linkage event Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 6:30PM. These linkage events are an informal way of gathering Board Members and community members to share thoughts, ideas, and questions about AASD policies. Online […]

Board Of Education Receives Update On Middle School Expansion Plans, Planning Process For New Elementary School

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 02/27/2023. During that meeting they received an update on some of the building projects associated with the referendum that was approved in November of 2022. They reviewed the preliminary diagrams for the additions to the middle […]

Board Of Education Meeting 02/27/2023 – Will Receive Update On Referendum And A Report On Newcomers And Students With Refugee Background

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 02/27/2023 at 6PM. Actual Board business seems very nominal, consisting of approving educator new hires, resignations, and retirements. The Board will, however, be receiving a number of updates and presentations including an update on the […]

Board Of Education Meeting 02/13/2023 – Will Receive Mid-Year District Scorecard Update, Vote On Lease Amendment For Scullen Leadership Center

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 02/13/2023. The meeting will begin in closed session starting at 5:30PM and will continue is open session, viewable to the public, either at 6PM or when the closed session ends (whichever is later). The closed […]

Board Of Education Meeting 01/23/2022 – Will Receive Referendum Update, Approve Open Enrollment Availability At Schools, Vote On Retirement Benefit Changes In Employee Handbook

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 01/23/2023 at 6PM. Some items of interest on the agenda include View full meeting details here: http://go.boarddocs.com/wi/aasd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CLVPZN5E4779

Board Of Education Receives Information On AASD Retiree Benefit Changes – Retirees 65 And Older No Longer Able To Purchase District Health Insurance; Educators No Longer Able To Retain Post-Employment Benefits If They Retire Mid-Year

AASD has and is in the process of making some changes recently that effect AASD employees post-retirement benefits. These changes were discussed during the 01/09/2023 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting, although nothing was voted on at that time. One item reported to […]

Board Of Education Reviews AASD’s 2021-22 State Report Card – District Scores 66.6 Overall, Achievement Below State Average For 3rd Year In Row

I thought it would be nice to go back to the 11/28/2022 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting and highlight their discussion about the District’s 2021-22 State Report Card. I wasn’t able to write-about it at the time because of my busier than […]