As posted on Saturday, the Appleton Area School District is discontinuing its Covid mitigation measures starting 06/06/2022. It wasn’t clear to me whether that change only applied to the summer semester or would also be in place for the 2022-23 school year, so I reached […]
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Appleton Area School District
Board Of Education Reviews Preliminary Survey Results Showing Strong Support For AASD Referendum
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 05/23/2022. During the meeting they received a brief overview of the preliminary results of the community survey that was sent out regarding the potential school referendum. Chief Financial Officer (and soon to be Superintendent) Greg Hartjes […]
AASD To Discontinue Covid-19 Mitigation Protocols Starting 06/06/2022
In a letter sent to families on 05/27/2022, the Appleton Area School District indicated that it will be discontinuing its current Covid-19 protocols and no longer maintaining its Covid-19 dashboard as of 06/06/2022. They state, “With summer school being at a time in which more […]
Neighborhood Program Spring Meeting Scheduled 05/26/2022 – Greg Hartjes Will Talk To Neighborhood Leaders About AASD Referendum
On 05/26/2022 from 6PM to 7:30PM at Wilson Middle School, the City of Appleton is holding a Neighborhood Program Spring Meeting. Participants must reside in a neighborhood registered through the city’s Neighborhood Program. You can learn more about the Neighborhood Program and view a map […]
Board Of Education Meeting 05/23/2022 – Will Review Preliminary Results Of Referendum Community Survey
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 05/23/2022 at 6PM. There are a number of items on the agenda including the charter contract renewal for Renaissance School for the Arts and the Mega Results Interpretation and Indicators. The item probably of the […]
AASD Piloting New Dress Code – Includes New Language Regarding Students’ Rights And Equitable Enforcement
The Appleton Area School District is currently piloting a revised dress code. Per an email sent to families 05/17/2022, key changes include… Gender Neutral language Allowing students to come to school wearing comfortable clothing that allows them to be authentically themselves. Language on how things […]
Board Of Education Votes To Approve Purchase Of Spanish Language Readers And 8th Grade U.S. History Curriculum
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 05/09/2022. One of the items they took up was the purchase of high school Spanish language and 8th Grade U.S. History materials. This had originally been put on the 04/11/2022 meeting agenda, but then removed and […]
AASD Superintendent Judy Baseman Declines To Answer Multiple Questions Regarding District’s Transgender Policy
Some parents have been wondering what the Appleton Area School District’s policies are surrounding transgender students. Earlier this year, on behalf of those parents, then Board of Education candidate Andrea Klitzke contacted AASD Chief Financial Officer and soon to be Superintendent Greg Hartjes with some […]
Transit Commission Discusses “Trippers”, Lack Of Coordination Between Transit Schedule And School Start And End Times
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 04/26/2022. One of the items they discussed was the “Tripper” routes. I didn’t know what “Trippers” were, but apparently, they’re special routes that Valley Transit runs during the school year that students can ride for free. The Appleton Area […]
Another AASD School With Low Enrollment Numbers Enters 14 Day Mandatory Masking Period
Appleton Public Montessori has hit the two percent threshold for positive Covid-19 cases among students and will spend the next 14 days under a mandatory masking rule. As was recently illustrated by Columbus Elementary, the Appleton Area School District’s current masking protocols disproportionally and inequitably […]