Board of Education candidate and AASD parent Amber McGinley has released a statement in response to having been banned from AASD property. I am an outspoken advocate for kids with disabilities in a district that doesn’t want kids with disabilities in its classrooms. The District’s […]
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Board Of Education Candidate Amber McGinley Banned From AASD Property
School Board candidate and Appleton Area School District parent Amber McGinley has been banned from AASD property. The Post Crescent has written a very thorough article about it. Highlights include… In the Feb. 22 letter — addressed to McGinley from Nan Bunnow, assistant superintendent for […]
AASD Summer School Plans Reported To Board of Education
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 03/22/2021. After the Safe and Resilient Return Report was presented and the Studer Pulse Survey results were reviewed, Assistant Superintendent Steve Harrison reported on the district’s ongoing progress monitoring efforts and plans for Summer School. Steve […]
Recap Of 03/22/2021 Board Of Education Safe And Resilient Return Report – No Plan For When Case Numbers Improve
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met on 03/22/2021. After spending almost 2 hours in closed session, they returned to open session. They had a special presentation by Student Board Representative Ellie Behnke from East High School. After that, they moved into public […]
Fox 11 News Reports On AASD’s Lack Of Plan To Return To Full Time Instruction
Fox 11 News ran a story about the most recent Board of Education meeting. Key highlights: “It’s like we’re planning for something to go wrong, are we planning for something to go right? Because now things are going right, and the kids still aren’t in […]
Results of AASD February Parent Poll Broken Down By Elementary Vs Secondary Level
At the Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting on 03/08/2021 the results of the most recent Studer Pulse survey were reviewed. Those results seemed to indicate a general overall improvement in the confidence parents had in the district. However, one issue with the […]
Ben Vogel Responds To Concerns That AASD In-Person Days Are Shorter Than Normal
One of the criticisms of the current hybrid instructional model being utilized by the Appleton Area School District is that the two days students receive of in-person instruction are not full school days but only 4 to 5 hours. The concern also is that, when […]
Highlights From The 03/22/2021 Appleton Board Of Education Meeting
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met earlier this evening. They had planned to be in closed session for 1 hour but ended up being in it for almost 2 so the open portion of the meeting got a very late start. Highlights: […]
Board of Education Meeting Scheduled For 03/22/2021
The Board of Education is scheduled to meet 03/22/2012. They will meet in closed session starting at 5pm and then in open session at 6pm or as soon as the closed session is over, whichever is later. The closed session will happen “pursuant to ss. […]
Board of Education Coherent Governance Training Session Scheduled For 03/19/2021
Have an extra 9 hours lying around today? Feel free to spend it watching the Appleton Board of Education’s Coherent Governance training. Disappointed that you work all day and won’t be able to tune in? Never you worry, they’ll be holding another session all day […]