The Board of Education met tonight and selected a candidate to fill the vacancy left by Leah Olson. In Round 1 they weeded the field down to 3 candidates: Edward Ruffolo, Marie Waddell, and Katherine Van Groll. Sheri Hartzheim and Amber McGinley, the two candidates […]
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Appleton Area School District
Board of Education To Choose New Member on 01/04/2021
The Board of Education is meeting 01/04/2021 at 4pm to pick a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Board left by Leah Olson’s resignation. There were 9 original candidates, but two have withdrawn their applications, so the Board has 7 people to choose from. […]
AASD Teachers Pulse Survey Results (56% of Staff Not Confident AASD Will Overcome Current Challenges)
I covered the AASD Parents Pulse Survey results earlier, but there was a teachers survey that warrants highlighting also. The survey results were presented by AASD’s Studer Corporation coach JoAnn Sternke to the Board of Education at the 12/14/2020 Board of Education Work Session (which […]
List Of Candidates Hoping To Fill The Board of Education Vacancy
The candidates seeking to fill Leah Olson’s vacancy on the Board of Education are all in. As reported by an attendee of the orientation meeting: “Sheri Hartzheim- Parent w/ student in district, former business owner, financial and accounting experience Marie Waddell- substitute teacher for AASD, […]
Wage Negotiations Begin Between AASD And Teachers Union – District Administration Moves To Give All Employees In Good Standing Raises
There was a meeting today between AASD and the Appleton Education Association. This 5 minute meeting was a legally required step to open wage negotiations. Prior to this meeting, some parents were concerned that its purpose was for the teachers union to in some way […]
Board of Education and Teachers Union To Meet 12/16/2020
The Board of Education is meeting with the Appleton Education Association on 12/16 at 3pm. Per the agenda they’ll be exchanging “initial proposals for a successor agreement with the Appleton Education Association pursuant to State Statute 19.86”. State Statute 19.86 pertains to collective bargaining negotiarions. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]