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Appleton Area School District recently added a PAES Lab to its collection of tools to help students in special education identify skills and prospective jobs.
The vote comes as school districts across Wisconsin and the nation grapple with conflicting guidance as the school year inches closer. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said vaccinated students and school staff can leave their masks at home in its updated guidance earlier this month, the American Academy of Pediatrics soon after recommended all students and school staff wear face coverings, regardless of their vaccination status. The CDC did acknowledge that schools may need to consider masking if vaccination rates are low or community transmission is increasing. But the...
Jul 26, 2021 | 10:28 PM The Appleton Board of Education is looking for two new board members. The vacancies are due to the resignations of Board members Barry O’Connor and Gary Jahnke. Both were elected to serve through 2023 and will step down effective July 31. O’Connor submitted his notice of resignation Monday, less than a week after Jahnke informed the board of his resignation. Candidates for the board seats have two weeks to apply for the posts. The successful candidates will serve until next April’s election.
View Comments APPLETON - Exactly 20 months after Ron Dunlap, a longtime Appleton principal who was hailed as one of the most influential African Americans in Wisconsin, died, the Appleton School Board moved to rename Lincoln Elementary in his honor. After months of tense community debate, the board voted 4-3 at its Monday meeting in favor of the proposal to rename Lincoln to the "Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School, Home of the Lincoln Lions." Speaking ahead of the board's vote on Monday, Yvette Dunlap urged the board to vote in favor of the proposal, saying her husband's contributions to t...
APPLETON - Appleton Area School District high school classes will be extended by 10 minutes starting May 3 through the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. Approved unanimously at a special school board meeting on Wednesday, the change maintains the district's four-day schedule for high school students but adds nearly three more hours of face-to-face class time per week. The updated plan also calls to expand the district's in-person "targeted support" for students in need in grades 7-12 on Wednesdays, when instruction will remain online for most. But district officials didn't provide m...