Family Communications

As we wrap up an incredible school year, we want to thank you for your partnership and share some important end-of-year updates and summer opportunities. 

Inside this message, you’ll find key information including the last day of school, details about meal account refunds, the upcoming Commemoration for Columbus Elementary, summer food programs, and free sports physicals. We’re also celebrating record-high family engagement survey results and asking for your help in nominating outstanding AASD staff. 

Plus, don’t miss updates on summer school registration, fall calendar dates, instructional materials feedback, and community opportunities for students. Read on to stay informed and get ready for a safe, joyful summer ahead!

In this update, you’ll find important announcements and ways to get involved in our schools.

One week until Spring Break in the AASD! Read on for the upcoming Family Engagement survey dates, information about summer school and Appleton eSchool Summer Interirm, spring attendance tips, and instructional materials feedback opportunities.

It’s Valentine’s Day, so this family message will be short and sweet! Read on for information on In-District Open Enrollment opportunities for our families and a reminder about our upcoming Recruitment Event

This message contains important updates, including details on 4K enrollment, a summary of recent boundary changes in the AASD, our upcoming Educator Recruitment Event, information about the district-wide hygiene drive, attendance letter FAQs, and a reminder about our bullying and incident reporting system.

This family message includes a reminder about tomorrow’s Charter School Fair, next year’s school calendar, 2025-26 charter school application window information, a notice about the upcoming Ballard Road Interchange project, an event for special education parents/guardians, winter clothing drive information, helpful guidance to help determine if your student is well enough to attend school, a reminder of resources for homeless students, information about high school programs, an overview of weather-related school closures and Snow Day Partner Programs, an opportunity to provide feedback on materials, and Community Opportunities for Students.

This family message includes important updates and information on next year’s school calendar, the charter school application window for the 2025-26 school year (now open) and the upcoming Charter School Fair, an event for special education parents/guardians, an overview of weather-related school closures and Snow Day Partner Programs, winter clothing drive information, info about high school Explore Night, school and district state report cards, an opportunity to provide feedback on materials, and Community Opportunities for Students.

Included in this family message is

• information about the charter school application window for the 2025-26 school year and the upcoming Charter School Fair, 
• an invitation to a listening session on Sandy Slope attendance boundaries, 
• referendum project updates, 
• helpful health guidance,
• attendance reminders, 
• a summary of the weather-related school closure process, 
• an opportunity to provide feedback on instructional materials, 
• and Community Opportunities for Students.

Included in this family message is 

• a reminder about free and reduced meal applications, 
• an invitation to Fall into Wellness,
• an opportunity to provide feedback on materials,
• an overview of how we keep families informed about their students’ attendance, 
• this month’s Community Opportunities for Students.

It’s been a great start to the year! Whether this is your first year in the AASD or you are a returning family, thank you so much for choosing our District for the education of your student(s)! 

There are just a few weeks to go until the start of a new year! We hope this communication will help to prepare your student and your family for the new school year so that your first days and week are productive and exciting. Our entire staff is so excited to see our students on Tuesday, September 3!

We hope you are having a wonderful summer, and enjoying time with your family! While we are still many weeks from the first day of school, we have some important information and back-to-school reminders to share.