AASD Board Of Education Meeting 08/08/2022 – Will Vote On November Referendum Questions

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting tonight, 08/08/2022, at 6PM. The main item of interest to the public is that they will be voting on whether or not to move forward with holding a referendum in November. There will be two […]

Board Of Education Reviews Draft Referendum Questions

During the upcoming 08/08/2022 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting, the Board will be voting on whether or not to approve the AASD capital and operating referendum questions for the November 2022 election. During the 07/25/2022 Board meeting, Superintendent Greg Hartjes reviewed the […]

Board Of Education Meeting 07/25/2022 – Will Cover Updates To Library Media Curriculum, Student Harassment Policy, And Student Nondiscrimination Policy

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 07/25/2022. They will be holding a work session at 4PM and a regular meeting at 6PM. This is their first meeting since their work session on 06/30/2022. During the work session they will be going […]

Board Of Education Receives 2021-22 AGR Report, Does Not Discuss The Fact That 40-60% Of AGR Students Did Not Achieve Targeted Growth

[Update (07/23/2022): You can read further communication regarding K-3 proficiency rates here.] [Update (08/31/2022): during the AGR report to the Board of Education, an AASD employee incorrectly equated a student reaching 100% of their targeted growth with achieving proficiency. Some of the actual proficiency rates […]

Board Of Education Meeting 06/27/2022 – Will Receive Multiple Reports Including An Update On Dress Code

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 06/27/2022 at 6PM. They will be receiving a number of reports including a summary of the Houdini Family survey, the Annual Notice of Academic Standards, a couple of proposed materials updates, the Achievement Gap Reduction […]

Board Of Education Receives Presentation On Referendum Community Survey – 61.75% Community Support Indicated For Referendum, Some Concern Raised Regarding Impact Of Economy/Inflation On Vote In November

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 06/06/2022. The purpose of the meeting was the review the complete community survey results regarding the proposed referendum in the fall. Chief Finance Officer and soon-to-be Superintendent Greg Hartjes, had reviewed the preliminary results during the […]

Board Of Education Meeting 06/13/2022 – Will Set Goals And Expectations For Incoming Superintendent, Vote On International Exchange Policy, Discuss Meeting Schedule For Upcoming Year

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 06/13/2022. The meeting will start out in closed session at 4PM, per the agenda, “for the purpose of discussing goal setting and expectations with the incoming Superintendent, facilitated by Louise Blankenheim of the Wisconsin Association […]

Board Of Education Meeting 06/06/2022 – Will Review Community Survey Results Regarding Potential Referendum

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting on 06/06/2022 at 7PM. The purpose of the meeting is to review the community survey results regarding the potential referendum. The preliminary results were reviewed at the 05/23/2022 Board of Education meeting, […]

Board Of Education Reviews Preliminary Survey Results Showing Strong Support For AASD Referendum

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 05/23/2022. During the meeting they received a brief overview of the preliminary results of the community survey that was sent out regarding the potential school referendum. Chief Financial Officer (and soon to be Superintendent) Greg Hartjes […]

Board Of Education Meeting 05/23/2022 – Will Review Preliminary Results Of Referendum Community Survey

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 05/23/2022 at 6PM. There are a number of items on the agenda including the charter contract renewal for Renaissance School for the Arts and the Mega Results Interpretation and Indicators. The item probably of the […]