As written about in the Post Crescent and linked to earlier here, Appleton Area School District Board of Education candidate Amber McGinley has been banned from AASD property. She has retained a lawyer, Brady R. Henderson of Cream City Law, LLC. Here is the full […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/31/2021
On 03/31/2021 Appleton recorded 6 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 3 to 176. Cases out of isolation increased by 14 to 8,122. Deaths remained unchanged at 63. We are now on day 31 of no new deaths.
Public Comment Regarding Awarding Library Design And Engineering Services Contract To Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
On 03/17/2021 the Appleton Common Council voted to approve the Finance Committee’s recommendation and award a design and engineering services contract for the Appleton Public Library to the company Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM). The vote itself was uneventful. There was no discussion and it […]
Board of Education Candidate Amber McGinley Releases Statement In Response To Being Banned From AASD Property – “The District’s ban is the latest in a series of efforts to retaliate and silence our family for standing up for the rights of our son and other special needs students to be treated fairly.”
Board of Education candidate and AASD parent Amber McGinley has released a statement in response to having been banned from AASD property. I am an outspoken advocate for kids with disabilities in a district that doesn’t want kids with disabilities in its classrooms. The District’s […]
Board Of Education Candidate Amber McGinley Banned From AASD Property
School Board candidate and Appleton Area School District parent Amber McGinley has been banned from AASD property. The Post Crescent has written a very thorough article about it. Highlights include… In the Feb. 22 letter — addressed to McGinley from Nan Bunnow, assistant superintendent for […]
Appleton City Hall Makes Facebook Post After Mask Mandate Is Overturned
Here’s the message Appleton City Hall released in light of the mask mandate being overturned and the Supreme Court ruling that the governor is limited to one 60 day emergency order unless extended by the legislature. Keep going, Appleton! As we continue our fight against […]
Superintendent Baseman Clarifies AASD Use Of Probable Cases In Burden And Trajectory Calculations; Refuses To Comment On Plans For Fall Semester
I have been trying to get to the bottom of why School Superintendent Baseman told a parent back in November that the Appleton Area School District would only be using confirmed cases to calculate burden and trajectory numbers but is now including probable cases when […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/30/2021
On 03/30/2021 Appleton recorded 11 confirmed coronavirus cases and 2 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 5 to 179. Cases out of isolation increased by 18 to 8,108. Deaths remained unchanged at 63.
Finance Committee Approves Library Design and Engineering Contract With SOM
The City of Appleton Finance Committee met 03/08/2021 to award a design and engineering services contract for the Appleton Public Library to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The city had only included $2.4 million in the 2021 budget for these services, but the contract was […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/29/2021
Coronavirus numbers of 03/29/2021. 15 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 2 new probable cases. Active cases remained unchanged at 184. Cases out of isolation increased by 17 to 8,090. There were no new deaths. We’ve now gone over 4 weeks with no new deaths. The […]