On 12/14/2020 Appleton reported 13 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 3 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 36. Cases out of isolation increased by 52. There were no new deaths.
AASD Pulse Survey Results (68% of Parents Not Confident Their Children Won’t Fall Behind)
In response to a parent’s Freedom of Information Act Request, the Appleton Area School District released the results of the AASD Parent/Caregiver Pulse Survey measuring their satisfaction with how AASD is providing school. The survey asked 7 questions. I am confident that my child’s school […]
Library Board Meeting 12/15/2020
The Library Board is meeting 12/15 at 4:30pm. Amongst items on the agenda is a memo regarding the steps they plan to take to reopen in 2021. It sounds like they will be taking things very slowly and that in-person options will be quite limited. […]
Board of Education Votes Down Additional Hybrid Options
Tonight the Board of Education voted on whether to amend the learning matrix and add additional hybrid models. As you may be aware, the district has been planning to return to school on January 19 with a hybrid model that would have split the k-6th […]
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 […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 12/13/2020
On 12/13/2020 Appleton reported 17 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 11 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 23. Cases out of isolation increased by 4. There was 1 new death. The total for confirmed cases last week was 262 which was 53 more than […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 12/12/2020
On 12/12/2020, Appleton reported 20 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 9 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 8. Cases out of isolation increased by 21. There were no new deaths. Counting both confirmed and probable cases, 7.76% of Appleton’s residents have had coronavirus. Counting […]
Room Tax Funds Down 55% From Last Year
The Fox Cities Hotel Room Tax Commission is meeting 12/14/2020 at 3pm. The most interesting agenda items to me look like the Financial Reports–both the status of room tax collections and the outstanding room taxes. The city of Kaukauna still has some unpaid taxes as […]
25% of AASD High School Seniors Are Failing At Least 1 Class
In response to a Freedom Of Information Act request by a parent, AASD has released information regarding the number of high school students who had at least 1 F on their 1st quarter report card. 21.46% of high school students received at least one F […]
Dr. Lee Vogel’s Speech. On Polarization Between Community Members And Health Officials
Dr. Lee Vogel gave a speech at the 12/09/2020 Board of Health meeting. This isn’t the first speech of hers that I’ve posted and it probably won’t be the last. I post this one because I think it demonstrates a big disconnect between our public […]