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, […]
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Appleton Area School District
Local Good Samaritan Issues Plea For AASD Student To Return Blanket
We can only hope and pray the blanket is returned to its rightful owner.
Board Of Education Meeting 09/26/2022 – Will Discuss Curriculum Updates For Math And Music, Baseline Scores In Math And ELA For Progress Monitoring
ÂThe 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 […]
AASD Provides Additional Information On AGR i-Ready Scores
I have an update on the i-Ready scores of the Appleton Area School District’s Achievement Gap Reduction schools. Back in July, AASD Assistant Superintendent Nan Bunnow had provided the percentage of AGR Kindergarteners – 3rd Graders who had met their target growth goals for the […]
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 […]
Appleton Area School District Holding Community Linkages Event 08/15/2022
Just a reminder that there is an Appleton Area School District Community Linkages Event coming up in a couple of weeks on August 15, 2022. It will be taking place 6:30 – 8:30 PM at the AASD Welcome Center at 2701 N. Oneida Street, Suite […]
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 […]
Board Of Education Receives 2021-22 AGR Report, Does Not Discuss The Fact That 40-60% Of AGR Students Did Not Achieve Targeted Growth
[Update (07/23/2022): You can read further communication regarding K-3 proficiency rates here.] [Update (08/31/2022): 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 […]