I have been able to review most of the 11/23/2020 Board of Education meeting and can begin recapping it. I plan on tackling it in chunks over the next few days. [These things are always a bit of a bear to get through, particularly when […]
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Appleton Area School District
Board Of Education Passes Resolution Encouraging Community Members To Re-Commit To Following Health and Safety Guidelines
As per usual, Monday evening Board of Education meetings conflict with my work schedule, but I was able to tune in for the section in which the Board took up Jim Bowman’s resolution. In that resolution, the Board of Education encourages everyone in the community […]
Write-Up For 11/09/2020 Board of Education Meeting
The Board of Education met 11/09/2020. They had a work session in which they went over the I-Ready testing data (which you can read about here and here.) PUBLIC COMMENT Kay Eggert summarized the communication the Board received that was intended to be public comment […]
Barry O’Connell’s Speech At The 11/09/2020 Board of Education Meeting
At the 11/09/2020 Board of Education meeting, board member Barry O’Connell gave a 7 minute speech presenting his views about the pandemic, AASD’s response to the pandemic, and parents’ response to AASD’s pandemic response. As Deb Truyman pointed out, it seemed fairly preachy, but he […]
Superintendent Baseman’s Report At 11/09/2020 Board of Education Meeting
I’m not sure how useful it is to post Superintendent Judy Baseman’s reports/speeches from each of the Board of Education meetings because they seem fairly similar. Nevertheless, here is her report from the 11/09/2020 meeting. [Just as a note, although the statewide coronavirus numbers she […]
AASD To Remain Virtual For Remainder of Semester Hopefully Start Hybrid Instruction 01/19/2021
AASD leadership just sent out a letter regarding their plans for the rest of the semester and the steps they will be taking to increase in-person learning. They will remain fully virtual for the remainder of the semester and hopefully start a hybrid model of […]
Contact Info For Board of Education Members and AASD Administrative Staff
A reader had asked if there was a list of emails for Board of Education members. Here is a list for Board members and administrative staff. Board of Education members: AASDBoard@aasd.k12.wi.us jamesrbowman@aasd.k12.wi.us kayseggert@aasd.k12.wi.us jahnkegary@aasd.k12.wi.us barrypoconnor@aasd.k12.wi.us leaholson@aasd.k12.wi.us deborahctruyman@aasd.k12.wi.us Administrative Staff: basemanj@aasd.k12.wi.us Kopplingerclar@aasd.k12.wi.us HARTJESGREG@aasd.k12.wi.us KingJulie@aasd.k12.wi.us VANDENBOOGAARD@aasd.k12.wi.us vogelben@aasd.k12.wi.us
AASD Enrollment Down 5 Percent From Last Year
Greg Hartjes reviewed the Appleton Area School District’s enrollment numbers at the 11/09/2020 Board of Education meeting. The state requires them to count enrollment on the 3rd Friday in September. On that day the total number of enrolled students was 15,690 students, which was 377 […]
AASD Fall i-Ready Results For Math
I have had a chance to write up the i-Ready math results which were presented at the 11/09/2020 Board of Education worksession. (To Review how the i-Ready assessment works and see the Reading results, go here.) Steve Harrison was doing the presenting. There were slight […]
Almost 200 People In 1 Week Sign Petition To Open AASD Schools
The petition for AASD to open its schools has gotten 198 signatures within 1 week. I’m curious to see where they end up topping out at. https://www.change.org/p/appleton-area-school-district-aasd-allow-the-parents-a-choice-to-return-to-school