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 […]
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Appleton Area School District
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 […]
Leah Olson Resigns From AASD Board of Education
Leah Olson has resigned from the AASD School Board. I guess this explains why she wasn’t at the 11/23/2020 Board of Education meeting. Per Leah’s statement: “The continuing pandemic has forced me to evaluate my priorities and commitments. At this moment, I need to spend […]
AASD Outlines Details of K-6 Hybrid Learning Model
AASD has sent out a letter to parents of K-6 students explaining how the hybrid learning model they intend to start on January 19 will look. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday students will receive ½ day in-person instruction and ½ day virtual instruction. Students will […]
Overview Of AASD’s Substitute Pool
We continue our recap of the 11/23/2020 Board of Education meeting with Julie King’s presentation on AASD’s pool of substitutes. The district is currently at 57% of their substitute pool compared to 2019. They had 469 last year but only 269 this year thus far. […]