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Votes at a glance: Appleton Area School District board approves consent items and two charter renewals
Summary
The board approved the meeting agenda, two sets of minutes, superintendent consent items, the February check register, and five‑year renewals for Kaleidoscope Academy and Appleton Public Montessori. Roll calls were unanimous on recorded votes.
At its February 25 meeting the Appleton Area School District board took several routine approvals and renewed two charter school contracts.
Key outcomes
- Agenda: The board approved the meeting agenda by voice vote after a motion and second. (Outcome: approved)
- Board consent agenda (minutes): The board approved two sets of meeting minutes by roll call. Roll‑call ayes recorded: Nick Ross; Kaye Eggert; Chris Sauter; James Bacon; Ed Ruffalo; Peng Tao; Jason Kolpak. (Outcome: approved)
- Superintendent’s consent agenda: The superintendent presented six items (including summer school course approvals and personnel items reported earlier). The board approved the superintendent’s consent agenda by roll call. (Outcome: approved)
- Accounts payable check register (February): The board approved the accounts payable check register for February by roll call. Recorded ayes included Peng Tao; Jason Kolpak; Nick Ross; Chris Sauter; Kaye Eggert; others present. (Outcome: approved)
- Kaleidoscope Academy contract renewal: The board approved a five‑year charter renewal for Kaleidoscope Academy. Roll‑call ayes recorded: Chris Sauter; Nick Ross; Ed Ruffalo; Kaye Eggert; Jason Kolpak; James Bacon; Peng Tao. (Outcome: approved)
- Appleton Public Montessori contract renewal: The board approved a five‑year charter renewal for Appleton Public Montessori by roll call. (Outcome: approved)
What was in the consent items
Superintendent and personnel consent items included summer school course approvals for 2025, four new educator hires (two for this year, two for next year), contract changes for educators who earned master’s degrees, 1,274 educator contracts for the upcoming year (approximately 1,241 FTE referenced), six educators who earned master’s degrees during the second semester, two educator resignations, and one administrative resignation. The administration reported roughly 55 vacancies for the upcoming school year.
No board member requested to remove items from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The recorder performed roll calls for items requiring recorded votes; all recorded roll calls on consent and contract renewals were in the affirmative as listed above.
Next steps
Items that required further discussion (budget scenarios and debt issuance options) were handled separately in board business and will return for formal action at the March 31 meeting. The charter renewals will be executed consistent with their five‑year contracts.
