The Board of Education is meeting this evening 02/08/2021 at 6pm. The item of most interest on the agenda is the filling of the Board vacancy. They will, however, be covering other items as well. They’ll be voting on the 4k calendar for the 2021-2022 […]
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Appleton Area School District
4 Candidates Vying For Board Of Education Post To Be Filled 02/08/2021
On 02/08/2021 the Board of Education will be choosing a candidate to fill the current board vacancy. As you may recall, this seat is vacant because Leah Olson resigned and Ed Ruffolo, the Board’s first choice to fill the seat, declined to accept the appointment […]
Student Enrollment Down 428 Since September — Potentially Down Over 1000 From Prior School Year
As you may remember, schools officially count the number of students enrolled on the 3rd Friday in September and the 2nd Friday in January. Per Greg Hartjes, on the 3rd Friday in September, 2020, AASD’s enrollment stood at 15,710. As of the 2nd Friday in […]
Board of Education Responds To Presentation On 1st Semester Grades
I continue my slog through the Board of Education 01/27/2021 work session and have been able to watch the “Notice/Wonder” segment immediately following the presentation on where Appleton Area High Schoolers are academically. This was not a traditional Question and Answer session, but rather an […]
27.59% of Appleton Area School District High Schoolers Are Failing At Least One Class
AASD parents and, to some degree, members of the community at large have been itching to find out what students’ 1st semester grades are this year as compared to their grades last year. On 01/27/2021 the Board of Education held a work session to, among […]
Board of Education’s 01/27/2021 Work Session Available To View
The Board of Education met 01/27/2021 and conducted a work session on student engagement. As per usual, my work schedule clashed with the meeting so I have only been able to review a little of it at this point. I should have more to recount […]
Process For Filling Board of Education Vacancy Explained
I have finally been able to start reviewing the 01/25/2021 Board of Education meeting. AASD Board of Education President Kay Eggert review the process the Board will use to fill the Board vacancy left by Leah Olson’s resignation and then Ed Ruffolo’s refusal to accept […]
Board of Education Reviews More In-Person School Plans
We continue our long slog through the 01/11/2021 Board of Education Meeting. You can view it in its entirety here. As already covered… (a) Ed Ruffolo declined to fill the board vacancy.(b) The Board considered and voted on the resolutions up for a vote at […]
Board of Education Reviews Planned Return To School
The Board of Education met 01/11/2021. The biggest news from the meeting was that Ed Ruffolo, the person they had chosen to fill the Board vacancy called them and declined to accept the position. After the extended closed session in which they discussed the Ed […]
Board Of Education Approves All Proposed WASB Resolutions
During the 01/11/2021 Board of Education meeting, the Board considered the 10 resolutions that the Delegate Assembly of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) will be voting on during the annual state education convention held online this year from January 20-22. Each school district, […]