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 […]
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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 […]
Board Of Education Receives Update Regarding Second Round Of Referendum Focus Group Sessions
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 01/24/2022. AASD Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes gave them an update on the referendum focus group meetings that had taken place on Tuesday January 18th and Thursday January 20th. The focus group attendees had been asked […]
Assistant Superintendent Polly Vanden Boogard And Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Officer Pa Lee Moua Answer Questions About AASD Staff Affinity Groups
As you may recall, back at the end of September, the Appleton Area School District Leadership Team and Board of Education reviewed the district’s 2020-21 scorecard and goals. One of the action steps brought up was the creation and maintenance of the employee affinity groups […]
AASD Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes Answers Questions About Proposed Referendum
I’ve been engaging in an email conversation with Appleton Area School District Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes regarding the proposed referendum. He was kind enough to answer a number of questions. I briefly considered trying to organize them by subject matter but ultimately decided to […]
Campaign Pages For AASD Board Of Education Candidates
February 15 is the date of the spring primary election. There are currently 9 people running for 4 spots on the Board of Education for the Appleton Area School District. The February 15 election will bring that down to 8 who will go on to […]
Public School Open Enrollment And Private School Voucher Enrollment Windows Both Opening At The Beginning Of February
It’s no secret that there have been a lot of intense emotions and discordant viewpoints among parents and the community regarding the Appleton Area School District’s pandemic response over the last two years. Some people have very much appreciated AASD’s choices, while some people have […]
Board Of Education Receives Presentation On Current Covid Data And AASD Staffing Issues; Votes To Extend Mask Mandate Until February 17
On 01/10/2022 the Appleton Area School District Board of Education voted 6-1 to continue universal masking until February 17, 2022. Superintendent Judy Baseman reminded the board they had several key goals with the Covid-19 mitigation process which were (1) to mitigate the spread of Covid, […]