On 11/09/2020 the Board of Education had a work session to review the Fall 2020 i-Ready student assessment results. These meetings are pretty much always a slog, and this one is no exception. They covered both the Math and Reading assessment results in this presentation, […]
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Appleton Area School District
AASD Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes
Brian Dimmer, a (former) teacher at Wilson Middle School and coach at Appleton West has been charged with 4 felonies after engaging in sexually inappropriate behavior with a middle school student that included exposing his penis to her and asking her for nude photos. To […]
AASD Virtual Model Plus Overview
The Board of Education met tonight, but my work schedule always cuts into my ability to watch that live, so instead of coming in in the middle I decided to finish up a synopsis of the final section of the 10/26/2020 Board of Education meeting […]
Board of Education Scheduled To Review AASD i-Ready Results
The AASD Board of Education has a work session scheduled 11/09 at 4pm to review the i-ready test results. This should be interesting. I would suspect that the results will be presented in such a way that it will be very difficult to tell how […]
Change.org Petition Asking For AASD To Open Scools
Looks like one of the AASD Parents has started a Change.org petition asking for AASD to give parents a choice to send their kids back to school. They’re only seeking 100 signature and are already over a quarter to their goal after only two hours. […]
10/26/2020 Board of Education Presentation of Social and Emotional Learning During the Pandemic
The AASD Board of Education met 10/26/2020. After an opening update and discussion about coronavirus, the administration staff gave a presentation on Social and Emotional Learning in the district during these unprecedented times. Poyee Xiang, a member of the school climate team as well as […]
Deb Truymann’s Question During the 10/26/2020 Board of Education Meeting
During the opening discussion of the 10/26/2020 Board of Education meeting Deb Truymann asked why the district wasn’t looking to the data from surrounding schools and districts that are open and having it influence our decisions. It seemed like an obvious question, but it resulted […]
Covid Update and Opening Discussion For 10/26/2020 Board Of Education Meeting
The AASD Board of Education met 10/26/2020. They had two presentations, one on social and emotional learning and one on the new Virtual Plus education model. The meeting started out with a Covid update and discussion which is the focus of this post. Board President […]
Percentage of Positive Tests Not A Factor In Determining Educational Models
Clara Kopplinger got back to me and confirmed that “the percentage of positive tests is not a criterion that the AASD is using to determine our educational model.” Good to know.
AASD Superintendent’s Direct Email Disabled
I tried to email AASD Superintendent Judy Baseman at her direct email to ask for clarification regarding whether percentage positive for coronavirus tests is a factor in moving beyween educational models. I received an automated reply claiming that her email had been disabled due to […]