Appleton Area School District Makes Masks Optional Starting June 7th

In its June 4th Family Letter, the Appleton Area School District announced that, starting Monday, June 7th masks will be optional for all students and staff within school facilities and on transportation vehicles. Other mitigation strategies such as social distancing/podding, hand sanitizing, contact tracing, and […]

Two Weeks Remain For AASD Residents To Provide Feedback On Proposed Renaming Of Lincoln Elementary

Two weeks remain for Appleton Area School District residents to provide public feedback on the proposal to rename Lincoln Elementary School. Residents who live within the district’s boundaries can provide community feedback regarding that question here: http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/news/what_s_new/board_seeks_public_input_on_requested_renaming Just to recap, a couple years ago Mayor […]

Appleton Area School District Opens Survey To Gather Community Feedback On Proposed Lincoln Elementary Name Change

Should the Appleton Area School District rename Lincoln Elementary? Residents who live within the district’s boundaries can provide community feedback regarding that question on the AASD website here: http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/news/what_s_new/board_seeks_public_input_on_requested_renaming. Just to recap, a couple years ago Mayor Tim Hanna formed a committee of City of […]

Board Of Education Updated On Credit Recovery, Summer School, and Fall Semester Plans

On 05/24/2021 Appleton Area School District Assistant Superintendent Steve Harrison reported to the Board of Education how student credit recovery efforts were going. They currently have approximately 46 Graduation Coaches providing support to approximately 167 Senior. They also have Approximately 50 Credit Recovery Teachers providing […]

Board Of Education Approves Survey Process To Gather Public Feedback On Proposed Renaming Of Lincoln Elementary

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 05/24/2021 and voted to move forward with the survey the Business Services Committee crafted to gather feedback on the proposal to rename Lincoln Elementary. As outlined by Board member Jim Bowman, the survey offers 5 different […]

AASD Business Services Committee Crafts Proposal To Gather Community Feedback Regarding Proposed Lincoln Elementary Name Change

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education Business Services Committee met 05/14/2021 with the aim of putting together a set of recommendations regarding gathering community feedback on the proposed renaming of Lincoln Elementary to Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary – Home of the Lincoln Lions. […]

Recap Of 05/10/2021 Board of Education Discussion Regarding Renaming Lincoln Elementary

On 05/10/2021 the Appleton Area School District Board of Education took up the issue of renaming Lincoln Elementary as Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary – Home of the Lincoln Lions. I’ve already posted the cliff notes version along with a clarifying update, but here is the […]

AASD Board Of Education Votes To Consider A Name Change For Lincoln Elementary

On 05/10/2021 the Appleton Area School District Board of Education took up the issue of renaming Lincoln Elementary as Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary – Home of the Lincoln Lions. As expected, they voted 5-2 to consider the name change. This was not a vote to […]

Over 1,000 AASD Students Quarantined Due To Close Contact Guidelines; Only 8 Have Gone On To Test Positive For Covid-19

As posted earlier, the Appleton Area School District planned to ask for a waiver so that they don’t have to meet the statutorily required minimum hours of instruction during the 2020-21 school year. Not only has AASD not provided the appropriate number of instructional hours […]