At the Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting on 03/08/2021 the results of the most recent Studer Pulse survey were reviewed. Those results seemed to indicate a general overall improvement in the confidence parents had in the district. However, one issue with the […]
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Appleton Area School District
Ben Vogel Responds To Concerns That AASD In-Person Days Are Shorter Than Normal
One of the criticisms of the current hybrid instructional model being utilized by the Appleton Area School District is that the two days students receive of in-person instruction are not full school days but only 4 to 5 hours. The concern also is that, when […]
Highlights From The 03/22/2021 Appleton Board Of Education Meeting
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met earlier this evening. They had planned to be in closed session for 1 hour but ended up being in it for almost 2 so the open portion of the meeting got a very late start. Highlights: […]
Board of Education Coherent Governance Training Session Scheduled For 03/19/2021
Have an extra 9 hours lying around today? Feel free to spend it watching the Appleton Board of Education’s Coherent Governance training. Disappointed that you work all day and won’t be able to tune in? Never you worry, they’ll be holding another session all day […]
AASD Policy Review Committee Considers Changes To Facility Naming Policy To Allow Renaming
I watched the first hour and 20 minutes of the Board of Education Board Policy Review Committee that met 03/09/2021. The Committee is currently comprised of Kay Eggert, Barry O’Connor, and Kris Sauter. Judy Baseman and Greg Hartjes also attended. I’ve probably remarked upon this […]
Conversation With Board of Education President Kay Eggert
On 03/04/2021 I spoke with Appleton Area School District Board of Education President Kay Eggert. I specifically reached out to her to learn more about whether Ed Ruffolo was actively seeking a position on the Board of Education after he told the Post Crescent that […]
Kay Eggert, Jim Bowman Speak About The Right Of Board Members To Participate In Political Campaigns
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 03/08/2021. Board member Jim Bowman’s participation in a private campaign event for Ed Ruffolo was briefly touched; although, somewhat bizarrely, there has been, as of yet, no public acknowledgement from Ed Ruffolo as to whether or […]
AASD Board Policy Review Committee To Consider Changes to Facility Naming Policy
The Appleton Area School District Board Policy Review Committee, is meeting 03/09/2021 at 8:30AM. They will be reviewing and discussing the current policies surrounding (1) naming school facilities, (2) Sponsorships, and (3) Gifts and Bequests to Schools. They will then be voting on revising the […]
Two Members of AASD Leadership Team Retiring; Board of Education To Enter Closed Session To Discuss Professional Staff Contract Matters
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education Meeting scheduled for 03/08/2021 at 7pm promises to be interesting. Two members of the leadership team members are retiring–James Huggins the Assistant Superintendent in charge of the middle schools and Ben Vogel the assistant superintendent in charge […]
AASD Says Proposed Lincoln Elementary Name Change Isn’t About Removing Anyone, But They’ve Already Received 12 Calls To Remove Columbus Instead Of Or In Addition To Lincoln
In among all of the feedback the Appleton Area School District received regarding the proposal to rename Lincoln Elementary to Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary – Home of the Lincoln Lions, were 12 separate calls to rename Columbus Elementary instead of or in addition to renaming […]