Appleton board adopts new Edison Elementary boundaries to include Columbus area and parts of Franklin and Dunlap

During a meeting of the Appleton Area School District Board of Education, board members voted unanimously to adopt new attendance boundaries for Edison Elementary that add the entire Columbus attendance area and portions of the Franklin and Dunlap areas.

The administration recommended Option 3, which combines Edison’s existing boundary with the full Columbus attendance area, the portion of Franklin south of Wisconsin Avenue, and the portion of Dunlap east of Richmond Street. Board member Edward Ruffalo moved the motion; a second was made and the motion passed on a roll-call vote of 7-0.

Administration said the option reduces the number of students required to cross Richmond Street or Wisconsin Avenue to get to school, increases walkability in the historic central neighborhood and simplifies the Edison boundary to Wisconsin Avenue on the north and Richmond Street on the west. Presenting the proposal, district staff…