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Sandy Slope School Boundaries

Next fall the Appleton Area School District will open Sandy Slope Elementary School, the district’s 17th neighborhood elementary school. Sandy Slope will be located on the northeast side of Appleton, near Appleton North High School.

To prepare for this, Superintendent Greg Hartjes and AASD leadership are gathering community input on established criteria that will be used by the Board of Education in setting attendance boundaries for Sandy Slope Elementary School. These new boundaries will determine student enrollment at Sandy Slope and ensure the efficient use of resources. The goal is to balance enrollment, staffing, and student support across all AASD schools.

In addition, the Executive Team held two listening sessions, one at Huntley and one at Ferber Elementary School. These meetings were open to the community, including parents and staff.

Timeline

Monday, October 28, 2024

  • Superintendent Hartjes and Assistant Superintendent Ebony Grice presented decision-making criteria for school attendance boundaries to the Board of Education. Watch the meeting here.

Monday, November 11, 2024

  • The Board of Education approved decision-making criteria and reviewed options for Sandy Slope attendance boundaries. Watch the meeting here.

Family & Community Listening Sessions

  • Wednesday, November 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Huntley Elementary. 
  • Thursday, November 21, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Ferber Elementary.

Monday, December 9, 2024

  • District Leadership will present the feedback received to the Board of Education during their regular meeting and submit a Superintendent Recommendation to the Board for approval. Watch the meeting here.

Criteria used by our Board of Education

  • Geographic proximity 
  • Enrollment capacity and current enrollment 
  • Feeder patterns to align with middle and high school boundaries 
  • Transportation and accessibility 
  • Neighborhood Integrity
  • Growth and future development
  • Demographics

Finalized Boundaries

At the December 9, 2024 Board meeting, the Board of Education approved the below:

  1. Huntley northern attendance boundary to change from Broadway Drive to Highway 41.
  2. Sandy Slope attendance area will have its northern boundary at Broadway Drive, its eastern boundary at the eastern boundary for the district , and Highway 41 for its southern boundary. The western boundary will be Meade Street from the intersection of Highway 41 to the intersection of Edgewood, at which point the boundary will become Richmond Street. (see the map to the right
  3. Changes may be made to the Sandy Slope boundary pending development of the Thrivent property shown in the green square.
Option 4
AASD - Option 4
apples colored

Options Considered for Sandy Slope Attendance Boundaries

Option 1
This screenshot of a map shows option 1.

Sandy Slope boundaries to include all areas north of Highway 41 currently in the Huntley attendance area.

Option 2
This screenshot shows option 2.

Sandy Slope boundaries to include all areas north of Highway 41 currently in the Huntley attendance area except for north of Edgewood and west of Meade. This area would be assigned to Ferber.

Option 3
This screenshot of a map shows option 3.

Sandy Slope boundaries to include all areas north of Highway 41 currently in the Huntley attendance area except for north of Edgewood and west of Meade shown below in red, and a portion of the Thrivent development shown below in green.  Both of these areas would be assigned to Ferber.

Option 4
AASD - Option 4
Sandy Slope boundaries to include all areas north of Highway 41 currently in the Huntley attendance area. 
 
Future consideration for the southwest quadrant of the Thrivent property (green box).