The Board of Education is meeting 01/11/2021 at 6pm. Of particular interest is that they “will entertain a motion to convene in closed session, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(f) and under the attorney-client privilege to review and discuss social or personal histories and/or specific charges concerning […]
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Board of Education’s Coherent Governance Work Sessions Posted
On 01/08 and 01/09 the Board of Education held two marathon work sessions with a consulting group about the Coherent Governance model of school board governance. I will be honest, these meetings are probably chock full of relevant and interesting tidbits. Certainly the way the […]
Appleton Area School District’s Ties To The Appleton Education Foundation
With the appointment of Edward Ruffolo, the current Vice President of the Appleton Education Foundation, to the AASD Board of Education it is very easy to start wondering why AEF members are so strongly represented on the Board of Education. Ed Ruffalo is the current […]
Edward Ruffolo’s Answers To Board Of Education Interview Questions
As reported yesterday, the Board of Education chose Ed Ruffolo to fill the board vacancy. I did get a chance to watch the video of the meeting. The interview process consisted of 2 rounds. The first round consisted of the 6 candidates who showed up […]
Edward Ruffolo Chosen To Fill Board Of Education Vacancy
The Board of Education met tonight and selected a candidate to fill the vacancy left by Leah Olson. In Round 1 they weeded the field down to 3 candidates: Edward Ruffolo, Marie Waddell, and Katherine Van Groll. Sheri Hartzheim and Amber McGinley, the two candidates […]
Board of Education To Choose New Member on 01/04/2021
The Board of Education is meeting 01/04/2021 at 4pm to pick a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Board left by Leah Olson’s resignation. There were 9 original candidates, but two have withdrawn their applications, so the Board has 7 people to choose from. […]
AASD Teachers Pulse Survey Results (56% of Staff Not Confident AASD Will Overcome Current Challenges)
I covered the AASD Parents Pulse Survey results earlier, but there was a teachers survey that warrants highlighting also. The survey results were presented by AASD’s Studer Corporation coach JoAnn Sternke to the Board of Education at the 12/14/2020 Board of Education Work Session (which […]
List Of Candidates Hoping To Fill The Board of Education Vacancy
The candidates seeking to fill Leah Olson’s vacancy on the Board of Education are all in. As reported by an attendee of the orientation meeting: “Sheri Hartzheim- Parent w/ student in district, former business owner, financial and accounting experience Marie Waddell- substitute teacher for AASD, […]
Board of Education and Teachers Union To Meet 12/16/2020
The Board of Education is meeting with the Appleton Education Association on 12/16 at 3pm. Per the agenda they’ll be exchanging “initial proposals for a successor agreement with the Appleton Education Association pursuant to State Statute 19.86”. State Statute 19.86 pertains to collective bargaining negotiarions. […]
Board of Education Votes Down Additional Hybrid Options
Tonight the Board of Education voted on whether to amend the learning matrix and add additional hybrid models. As you may be aware, the district has been planning to return to school on January 19 with a hybrid model that would have split the k-6th […]