Students Who Never Attend Class Considered Enrolled But Do Not Bring In Funding – AASD Does Not Clarify If It Has Confirmed That 20 Non-Attending Students Are Still Living In Appleton

On 04/14/2025, the Appleton Area School District Board of Education received a presentation on truancy issues at AASD and the steps the Leadership Team was taking to lobby the City of Appleton to implement a truancy ordinance to help combat this problem. During this presentation […]

Board Of Education Receives Attendance Update, Discusses Truancy Issues And Possible Truancy Ordinance

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/14/2025. One of the information items they received was an update on student attendance numbers, the District Leadership Team’s efforts to get a anti-truancy ordinance passed by the Common Council, and the Leadership Teams reasoning for […]

Board Of Education Meeting 04/14/2025 – Will Receive Updates On Future Referendum Request, Truancy Issues

The Appleton Area School District Board Of Education is meeting 04/14/2025. The meeting is scheduled to start in closed session at 5:30PM and will enter open session at 6PM or whenever the closed session ends, whichever is later. During the closed session portion of the […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Public Comment On Truancy Resolution – Residents Express Concern About How A Truancy Ordinance Would Impact Students Who Are Low-Income, Neurodivergent, Depressed, Or Victims Of Bullying

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/26/2025. The item that took up the most amount of time was the discussion on the resolution calling for the creation of a truancy ordinance in the city. The resolution ended up being placed on hold until the 05/14/2025 […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Holds Truancy Resolution Until 05/14/2025 Committee Meeting – Alderpersons Express Desire For More Details Prior To Moving Forward

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/26/2025. The item that took up the most amount of time was the anti-truancy resolution. During the 03/19/2025 Common Council meeting, Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes had given a presentation on truancy rates in AASD high schools […]

Alderperson William Siebers Introduces Resolution To Bring Back Appleton’s Former Anti-Truancy Ordinance – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Expresses Concerns About Lack Of Data From AASD And Speed At Which Resolution Is Being Taken Up

During the 03/19/2025 Common Council meeting, the Common Council received a presentation from Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes requesting that the Common Council create a local anti-truancy ordinance. At the end of the meeting, Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) introduced a resolution to […]