Board Of Education Receives Presentation On 2022-2023 AASD Budget, Votes To Approve – Total Enrollment Up 52 Compared To Last Year, Over 100 Students Use Vouchers To Enroll In Private Schools

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 10/24/2022. At 6PM, they held a public hearing for the 2022-2023 budget, and a 6:45PM they held their regular board meeting at which they approved the budget. During the regular board meeting, Superintendent Greg Hartjes also […]

AASD Announces Referendum Now Only Projected To Increase Taxes $4 Per $100,000 Worth Of Property

The Appleton Area School District has announced a new projected cost to taxpayers if the referendum is passed next month. They had originally estimated that it would cause property taxes to go up by $39 per $100,000 worth of property. They are now estimating that, […]

Board Of Education Meeting 09/26/2022 – Will Discuss Curriculum Updates For Math And Music, Baseline Scores In Math And ELA For Progress Monitoring

­The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting this evening, 09/26/2022, at 6PM. They will be receiving reports on proposed updates to the Math Topics curriculum and the middle school b and, choir, and orchestra curriculum. Although the agenda does not include any […]

Board Of Education Meeting 09/12/2022 – Will Discuss Cost Of Holding Referendum

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 09/12/2022 at 6PM. The agenda does not appear to be particularly heavy. They will be talking about the expected cost to hold the referendum. They will be voting on a monitoring report for personnel administration, […]

AASD To Hold Series Of Community Listening Sessions Aimed At Educating Public About Fall Referendum And Receiving Feedback On Public’s Priorities

During the months of September and October, the Appleton Area School District will be hosting a series of Community Listening Sessions at various schools across the District. Those sessions will include a presentation and question and answer session about the referendum on the November ballot […]

Board Of Education Reviews Draft Referendum Questions

During the upcoming 08/08/2022 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting, the Board will be voting on whether or not to approve the AASD capital and operating referendum questions for the November 2022 election. During the 07/25/2022 Board meeting, Superintendent Greg Hartjes reviewed the […]

Follow-Up Regarding Reading And Math Proficiency Rates Of K-3 AASD Students

[Update: during the AGR report to the Board of Education, an AASD employee incorrectly equated a student reaching 100% of their targeted growth with achieving proficiency. Some of the actual proficiency rates for the District are similar to the percentage of AGR students who reached […]