Prior to the Christmas break, I emailed Appleton Area School District Superintendent Judy Baseman and asked her if, in light of the Omicron coronavirus variant, AASD was still going to have masking be optional starting January 18th. I received no response. I emailed her again […]
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Board Of Education Discusses In Greater Detail The Details And Timing Of A Referendum
Now that the Appleton Area School District has committed to going to a referendum to ask the taxpayers for more funding, I thought I would recap the key meetings that lead up to that decision. The AASD Board of Education had their discussion at the […]
Board Of Education Receives Presentation On Finances And Enrollment Numbers Related To Referendum – If Referendums Don’t Pass, Taxes Will Go Down By $100 For A $100,000 Property
Since the Appleton Area School District Board of Education has decided to continue on the path of a referendum, I thought I should go back and review the information from some of the previous meetings regarding this. Yesterday I posted a recap of the first […]
Board Of Education Receives Overview Of Proposed $98 Million Referendum
Now that AASD has committed to going down the referendum path I thought it would be a good time to go back and review the factors that are driving that decision. During the 09/30/2021 Board of Education work session, Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes reviewed […]
AASD Board Of Education Receives Updates On Referendum Process And Plans
Planning surrounding a potential Appleton Area School District referendum has been discussed at both the November 22, 2021 Board of Education meeting as well as the most recent meeting on December 13, 2021. On November 22, AASD Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes reviewed the draft […]
Board Of Education Meeting 12/13/2021 – Will Go Into Closed Session To Discuss School Administrator Resignation
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 12/13/2021 at 5PM. The Board will be going to closed session for the purposes of considering individual administrator and teacher contract matters. I would assume this is related to the resignation of Ian Schaefer, the […]
AASD Board Of Education Seeking Community Feedback As They Begin Search For New Superintendent
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education has begun the search process for a new superintendent to take over from Judy Baseman who is retiring in June. They are seeking feedback from the community regarding what they would like to see in a new […]
Board Of Education Holding Two Meetings 12/07/2021 – One To Start The Processes of Finding A New Superintendent, One To Plan For A Future Referendum
There are two Appleton Area School District Board of Education meetings scheduled for 12/07/2021. The first meeting, scheduled at 7:30AM, is a special meeting of the Board to start the process for finding a new Superintendent. The second meeting, scheduled at 6:30PM, and is a […]
Board Of Education Holding Special Meeting 11/28/2021 Regarding Superintendent Judy Baseman’s Retirement
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting on 11/29/2021 at 6PM. They will be hashing out details related to Superintendent Judy Baseman’s upcoming retirement. They will be going into closed session, so there may not be much of interest […]
Board Of Education President Gives No Time-Frame For Return To Public Attendance At Meetings
I reached out to the Appleton Area School District Board of Education and asked them what the time-frame was for a return to in-person public attendance at meetings. I also asked them if they had consulted with the City of Appleton about how the city […]