Board Of Education Meeting 02/17/2022 – Will Vote On Covid Mitigation Measures Including Masking

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 02/17/2022. They will hold a special meeting at 7:30AM and then conduct a work session at 8:30AM or upon conclusion of the special board meeting, whichever is later. At the 7:30 meeting, they will be […]

AASD Assistant Superintendent Steve Harrison Answers Questions About The Use Of Supplemental Materials In Classrooms, Declines To Explain How Members Of The Public Who Do Not Have Students In A Specific Class Could View Course Materials, Explains That Supplemental Materials Do Not Require Board Approval

In 2021, in order to gain a better understanding of what was being taught in public schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty made open records requests to the nine largest school districts in the state. They asked for materials from several English and […]

Superintendent Baseman Suggests That Next Fall AASD Will Respond To Covid Like It Responds To Flu, Does Not Provide A Timeline As To When That Change Will Be Implemented

Public school open enrollment and private school voucher open enrollment are both currently taking place. The public school open enrollment window ends April 29, 2022 and the private school voucher open enrollment ends April 15, 2022. In light of the fact that parents, particularly those […]

Appleton Assembly Rep Lee Snodgrass Deletes Tweet Suggesting Only Parents Who Can Afford Private School Should Have A Say In Their Children’s Education, Posts Clarifying Follow-Up Tweets

Screenshots of a since deleted tweet by Appleton Assembly Representative Lee Snodgrass are making the rounds on social media. I’ve included both the deleted tweet and her follow up tweets regarding it.

Compilation Of Questionnaires With Board Of Education Candidates

The February 15, 2022 primary is fast approaching. Appleton’s District 4 Aldermanic position will be on the ballot, but the most high profile race in Appleton is that for the Appleton Area School District Board of Education seats. There are currently 9 candidates. The February […]

Board Of Education President Kay Eggert Does Not Explain How Community Members Can Indicate Their Desire To Serve On Superintendent Search’s Community Advisory Committee

On 01/24/2022, the Appleton Area School District Board of Education discussed the timeline for the Superintendent search and reviewed the proposed interview process. It was reported that in addition to the Board of Education, interviews would also be conducted by two advisory committees one of […]

Private School Choice Enrollment Website Crashes On First Day Of Sign-up Period

Today was the first day of the Private School Choice open enrollment period. The enrollment website crashed due to high usage. It will be interesting to see what the Appleton Area School District’s enrollment numbers look like in the fall and how many families leave […]

League Of Women Voters Posts Interview Videos With Board Of Education Candidates

The Appleton League of Women Voters has posted a series of videos in which they interviewed each of the Appleton Area School District Board of Education candidates. Instead of doing it as one long forum, they opted to film individual videos for each candidate in […]

Board Of Education Receives Presentation On School Resource Officer Program

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 01/24/2022. During the meeting they received a special presentation regarding the role and daily activities of a School Resource Officer. AASD Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes reminded the Board that at the November 8th Board meeting […]

Board Of Education Discusses Timeline Of Superintendent Search, Creation Of Staff And Community Advisory Groups To Interview Candidates

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 01/24/2022.  One of the items on the agenda was an update on the Superintendent Search and Selection process. They spent some time going through the tentative schedule. On 02/21/2022 they plan to review all of the applications that […]