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 […]
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Appleton Area School District
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 […]
AASD Board Of Education Holding Two Community Linkage Events In Next 6 Weeks – Events Capped At 40 Attendees Each
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding two community linkage events in the next 6 weeks. Per the official notice “The ‘Community Café’ is an informal way of gathering Board Members and community members to share thoughts, ideas and questions about AASD […]
Board Of Education Meeting 06/27/2022 – Will Receive Multiple Reports Including An Update On Dress Code
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 06/27/2022 at 6PM. They will be receiving a number of reports including a summary of the Houdini Family survey, the Annual Notice of Academic Standards, a couple of proposed materials updates, the Achievement Gap Reduction […]
Board Of Education Meeting 06/06/2022 – Will Review Community Survey Results Regarding Potential Referendum
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting on 06/06/2022 at 7PM. The purpose of the meeting is to review the community survey results regarding the potential referendum. The preliminary results were reviewed at the 05/23/2022 Board of Education meeting, […]
Future AASD Superintendent Indicates He Anticipates Minimal Covid Mitigation Measures For 2022-23 Fall Semester
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 […]
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 […]