Appleton Area School District

The meeting was conducted virtually due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, with no opportunity for public comments. Key agenda items included a virtual meeting notice detailing access methods. The committee also addressed personnel items in Closed Session regarding Leaves of Absences, followed by an Action Agenda Item concerning a Leaves of Absence Recommendation. A future meeting date was set for May 25, 2021.

The meeting agenda included the adoption of the Coherent Governance Board Annual Work Plan. Key discussions involved reviewing community feedback regarding the renaming request for Lincoln Elementary School and the potential action to rename it to Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School. Reports covered Summer School updates, the 2020-2021 Achievement Gap Reduction End-of-Year Report, the Common Bell Schedule for East, West, and North High Schools for the upcoming year, and an update on second-semester grades. Personnel actions included approvals for new professional educator hires, contract changes, resignations, and an administrative resignation. The meeting concluded with recognition for retiring Assistant Superintendents and a scheduled closed session for the Superintendent's formal evaluation conference.

This virtual meeting, conducted due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, focused on essential operational items. Key discussions included the introduction of the new Student School Board Representatives. Board Business covered an update on public input and in-person meeting procedures. Reports addressed public input communications, the Safe and Resilient Return progress, and various Business Services topics, such as the Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2020, potential referendum planning, ESSER II Funding, and fundraising efforts for North High School Outdoor Facilities. Program reports included mid-year updates for AGR and charter contract renewals for Appleton Bilingual School and Wisconsin Connections Academy. The agenda also included a Closed Session to discuss individual professional staff contract matters. Open session items addressed the renewal of the Appleton Bilingual School Charter Contract, the request for Wisconsin Connections Academy Charter Contract Renewal, and a policy update regarding student use of personal electronic communication devices. Business Services reviewed the February 2021 AP Check Register and 2020-2021 Grants. Personnel Services included numerous contract changes, layoffs, non-renewals, resignations, and retirements for professional educators and administrators.

The meeting commenced with a closed session to discuss Personnel Items related to Compensation Increases for All Staff and Substitutes, returning to open session afterward. Key discussions in open session included reports from the Superintendent regarding a proposed revision to OE-3 Treatment of Community Stakeholders, and updates from the Chief Human Resources Officer. The Board approved the agenda and subsequently addressed several Coherent Governance Items, approving revisions to OE-3, OE-5 Financial Planning interpretations and indicators, OE-6 Financial Administration interpretations and indicators, OE-7 Asset Protection interpretations and indicators, and OE-9 Communicating With the Public interpretation. Under the Consent Agenda, the Board approved 2021-2022 Grants, Professional Educator New Hires and Resignations. Following a scheduled recess, the meeting allowed for Public Input. Business items included a report and consideration of Updated AASD Mitigation Protocols and a process for the Board Vacancy Appointment. The Board interviewed applicants and appointed Amanda Stuck and James Bacon to fill the vacant School Board Member positions with terms expiring April 24, 2022. The meeting concluded with a debrief and adjournment.

The meeting covered several key agenda items, commencing with the Official Oath for Newly Appointed Board Members, followed by the approval of the agenda. Discussions during reports included an update on the new AASD COVID-19 Dashboard from the Superintendent's Team, policy review reports concerning OE-3 (Treatment of Community Stakeholders) and OE-4 (Personnel Administration), and reports on overnight travel, materials purchases (ELA and AP History), seclusion and physical restraint data for 2020-21, personnel updates, and the 2021-2022 Preliminary Budget. Board Business included consideration for revision of the Board's Annual Work Plan and interpretation/indicators for OE-3 and OE-8. The consent agendas covered approval of previous meeting minutes and administrative actions such as overnight trip approvals, materials purchases, AP check register review, grant approvals, and professional educator hiring, changes, and resignations. The meeting concluded with a Board Meeting Debrief.