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 […]
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Appleton Area School District
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 […]
Public Feedback Regarding Proposal To Rename Lincoln Elementary
The public feedback comments regarding Appleton Area School District’s proposal to change the name of Lincoln Elementary to Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary – Home of the Lincoln Lions have been posted. There are formatting issues with the PDF the district has provided and some of […]
Question And Answer Session At The 02/22/2021 Board of Education Meeting
During the 02/22/2021 Appleton Area School District Board of Education Meeting, there was a question and answer session after the leadership team announced that 5-6 grades would be returning to 5 day a week in-person instruction starting March 15 and 7-12 grades would be moving […]
Public Comment From 02/22/2021 Board of Education Meeting
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education received quite a number of emails intended for public comment at the 02/22/2021 Board of Education meeting. 34 separate individuals contacted them which is slightly more than double the 15 people who contacted them for the 02/08/2021 […]
AASD Eyes March 15 And April 5 For Increased In-Person Instruction For Grades 5-6 and 7-12
Some fairly big news from the 02/22/2021 Board of Education meeting. The Appleton Area School District is planning to return 5-6 graders to 5 day a week in-person instruction and move 7-12 graders to 4 day a week in person instruction. March 15th is the […]