The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 09/10/2025 at 5:30PM. The agenda item of most interest to the public is the vote on Resolution 3-R-25 which, if passed, would reinstate a truancy ordinance in Appleton. The Appleton Area School District’s request for a truancy ordinance […]
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Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses Truancy Initiative With AASD Representatives, Reviews AASD’s Recommended Dispositions For Potential Truancy Ordinance
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 08/13/2025. They spent slightly over an hour receiving an update from Appleton Area School District staff and asking questions regarding the push to implement a new municipal truancy ordinance. AASD Superintendent Greg Hartjes presented some information on the number […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 08/13/2025 – Will Receive AASD Truancy Ordinance Initiative Update, Conduct Public Appearances For Businesses Convicted Of Dispensing Alcohol To Minors
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 08/13/2025 at 5:30PM. The action items all appear to be routine license-related items. The main items of interest at the meeting will probably be the information items. They will be receiving an update on the AASD Truancy Ordinance […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses Truancy Ordinance With AASD Staff
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 07/09/2025. Over an hour of the meeting was taking up with a discussion about the Appleton Area School District’s request for the City of Appleton to reinstitute a truancy ordinance. AASD Superintendent Greg Hartjes brought in three AASD staff […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 07/09/2025 – Will Hold Alcohol License Violation Appearances For 3 Establishments, Vote On Alcohol License Change Of Agent Application For Hank And Karen’s Pub And Grill, Receive Update On AASD Truancy Initiative
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 07/09/2025 at 5:30PM. As action items mostly consist of license-related items. They have a lot of license renewals, one new license application, a few premise amendments related to Mile of Music, one liquor license change of agent application […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Presentation On District Efforts To Curb Student Absenteeism And Truancy
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 06/11/2025. The committee spent nearly 40 minutes receiving and discussing an update from the Appleton Area School District regarding the initiative to bring back an anti-truancy ordinance in the City of Appleton. AASD Superintendent Greg Hartjes as well as […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Holds Truancy Resolution With Expectation It Will Be Brought Up For Further Work In The Fall – Will Receive Regular Informational Updates During Interim
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 05/14/2025. One of the items they took up was the resolution calling for the creation of a truancy ordinance. Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes has submitted a request that the item be held until further stakeholder meetings […]
AASD “99% Certain” 20 High School Students Who Have Not Attended Class This Year Are Still Living Within District Boundaries – Non-Attendance Not Considered A Sign Of Potential Neglect Or Abuse
The Appleton Area School District has been taking steps to try to get a truancy ordinance passed in the City of Appleton. One of the drivers behind this push is that there are around 20 AASD high school students who have sever attendance problems. Per […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 05/14/2025 – Will Consider Request From AASD Superintendent To Delay Action On Truancy Ordinance, Vote On Requests To Deny Taxi-Cab License Applications For Two Applicants With Long Criminal Histories
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 05/14/2025 at 5:30PM. The Resolution to establish a new Truancy Ordinance will be before them once again. It appears that Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes is requesting that the committee delay action on the resolution “so […]
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 […]