The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 04/25/2022 at 6PM. The 4 newly sworn in board members will be affirming that they have taken and filed he Oath of Office and they will recite the Board of Education Member Commitment. The Superintendent’s […]
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Board Of Education Election Winner Files Amended Campaign Finance Report
Appleton Area School District Board of Education candidate, and soon to be newest member, Pheng Thao has filed an amended campaign finance report, correcting the issue with his previous filing.
Pheng Thao Responds To Questions About His Campaign Contributions, Does Not Indicate When He Will Correct Issue
Pheng Thao did respond to me after I posted about the issues with his campaign contributions. I had sent him an email on 04/15/2022 to the email address he had opted to include on his campaign finance disclosure form. After not hearing back from him […]
Newly Elected Board Of Education Member Pheng Thao Appears To Have Violated Campaign Finance Laws
A reader had asked if I was going to post the campaign finance documents for the Appleton Area School District Board of Education candidates. You can download those all below: An interesting item of note, newly elected Board of Education member Pheng Thao appears to […]
Board Of Education Receives Presentation On Spanish And US History Materials Purchases – Assistant Superintendent Harrison Explains How AASD Is Trying To Improve Awareness Of Public Feedback Periods
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/11/2022. Two of the items that were presented to them and discussed were (a) the purchase of Spanish language reader materials and (b) the purchase of “Cengage National Geographic U.S. History American Stories, Survey” for 8th […]
Board Of Education Discusses Retention And Resignations Of Special Education Teachers
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/11/2022 and during the Personnel Services update they had a brief discussion about educator retention and the reason for resignations. The Personnel Services Report included 5 personnel-related items—22 new educator hires (9 of which were rehires […]
Board Of Education Meeting 04/11/2022 – Will Vote On Salary Increases, Purchase Of Spanish Language And American History Textbooks
The Board of Education is meeting 04/11/2022. They will hold a work session at 4PM and then their regular board meeting at 6PM. The work session will be focused on reviewing and discussing the drafts of the Learning Environment/Student Behavior Interpretations and Indicators document and […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton Apologizes For Comment Made On Mike Schinke’s Campaign Page – “not [a] comment on anyone’s right to run […] I also believe that we can move past our mistakes if we acknowledge them in good faith. I hope that is the case here.”
Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6) has responded to my email asking her about the comment she had left on Board of Education candidate Mike Schinke’s campaign page. She acknowledges the comment was ill-advised, says she called Mr. Schinke and apologized to him, and clarifies that […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton Voices Opposition To Local School Board Candidate Remaining Civically Engaged
[Update: Alderperson Fenton has apologized for the comment and clarified that she was referencing the end of the election and not commenting on anyone’s right to run.] During the recent election, Mike Schinke had been running for a spot on the Appleton Area School District […]
Thao, Bacon, Bowman, And Truyman Are AASD Board of Education Election Winners
Calumet County finally reported their complete election tallies last night at 11:23 PM. The results from the remaining precincts did not change the overall ranking of the Appleton Area School District Board of Education candidates. The four candidates with the most votes remained: Pheng Thao […]