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 […]
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Appleton Area School District
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 […]
AASD Teachers Group Seeking Board of Education Candidate
It looks like a group of AASD teachers called Appleton Educators United is looking for a candidate or candidates to fill the Board of Education vacancy left by Leah Olson’s resignation. That’s the bald report, now comes the editorializing…. The purpose of the Board of […]
Parent Meeting With AASD Leadership and Appleton Health Authorities 12/09/2020
On 12/09 several AASD parents with medical backgrounds met with members of the school administration team and city government and laid out their case for school to be reopened with mitigation strategies in place. The meeting consisted of the 4 parents, district Superintendent Judy Baseman, […]
11/23/2020 Board Of Education Update On Rollout In-Person Learning Options
During the 11/23/2020 Board of Education meeting there was an update on the Fully Virtual Plus rollout at the elementary, middle, and highschool levels. This was the final administrative staff report before the Board actually moved on to business. Nan Bunnow spoke about the elementary […]
Timeline and Procedures for Filling Leah Olson’s Board of Education Seat
The Board of Education held a special meeting at 12pm on 12/03/2020 to officially implement Rule 133 to fill the board vacancy left by Leah Olson’s resignation. The meeting was mercifully short and, thankfully, did not include a powerpoint by a member of the admin […]
AASD Covid Tracker Overview
And I am continuing with the 11/23/2020 Board of Education meeting recap with Julie King’s overview of the Covid Tracker. In an effort to not bury relevant information in the middle of the recap, I will say here that my impression is that Barry O’Connell […]
Special Board of Education Meeting 12/03/2020 To Respond To Leah Olson’s Resignation
The AASD Board of Education is holding a special meeting on 12/03/2020 to start the process of filling the seat left vacant by Leah Olson’s resignation. You can read the full rules and procedures for filling a vacancy here: It looks like the Board is […]
Common Council Meeting Scheduled For 12/02/2020
The Common Council is meeting 12/02/2020 at 7pm. Surprisingly, there appear to be no mayoral proclamations. There will be the ubiquitous Covid update. Of interest is the fact that they are reporting that Appleton’s burden is down to 901. They appear to be using both […]