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. […]
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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 […]
Over Half Of AASD High School Students Had At Least One D Or One F On First Quarter Report Card; How Will They Compare At The End Of The Year?
With only one month left before the end of the school year, now is a good time to note where the AASD high schools started the year grade wise. Once the year ends we’ll be able to compare where they ended up to where they […]
AASD Accepting Public Comment On Proposed Science Curricula
The Appleton Area School District is accepting public comment on proposed science curricula for grades K-5 and grade 6. The deadline to submit those comments is 5pm on Thursday May 6, 2021. The K-5 curriculum is called “Mystery Science” and looks like it was created […]
AASD Has No Records Regarding The Number Of Students Offered Virtual Plus Services
I have been trying to get a handle on what the Appleton Area School District has been doing in response to the academic struggles of their high school students. Those struggles were apparent as early as when the first quarter grades were released. For example, […]
Board Of Education Meeting Scheduled For 04/26/2021
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 04/26/2021 at 6PM. This will be the first meeting that Ed Ruffolo will be participating in as a Board member. They will be electing Board officers and appointing a CESA 6 Representative and a WASB […]
Board Of Education Votes To Add 2.67 Additional Hours of Instructional Time Per Week To 9-12 Grade Schedule For Last 5 Weeks Of School
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education held a special meeting 04/21/2021 to consider the addition of a new learning model for the grades 9-12 educational framework. The original proposed plan would have kept Wednesdays virtual and then added 15 minutes of additional instructional […]
Board Of Education To Consider Changes To 7-12 Instructional Model
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting tonight, 04/21/2021, to consider changes to the learning model for grades 7-12. Per the memo attached to the meeting details, the school administrative team is proposing to keep Wednesdays fully virtual but […]