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Appleton School Board to rename Lincoln Elementary after Ron Dunlap

View Comments APPLETON - Exactly 20 months after Ron Dunlap, a longtime Appleton principal who was hailed as one of the most influential African Americans in Wisconsin, died, the Appleton School Board moved to rename Lincoln Elementary in his honor. After months of tense community debate, the board voted 4-3 at its Monday meeting in favor of the proposal to rename Lincoln to the Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School, Home of the Lincoln Lions. Speaking ahead of the board s vote on Monday, Yvette Dunlap urged the board to vote in favor of the proposal, saying her husband s contributions to the district and community are still blessings today. She also recounted how difficult it was at times for her husband to be a groundbreaker in the community, and he often questioned whether folks truly supported his work.

Appleton School Board endorses survey on renaming Lincoln Elementary

View Comments APPLETON - Residents of the Appleton Area School District will get their chance this week to provide feedback on the proposal to rename Lincoln Elementary in honor of Ron Dunlap. In the next step of a newly-developed district policy to address making decisions about renaming district facilities and buildings, the school board on Monday endorsed a process to notify the community of the possible change, and the format of a survey to gauge the community s perspective. The survey, which will ask respondents to rank their preferences on five renaming options, will open at 8 a.m. Friday on the district website, and will remain available through 4 p.m. June 18.

Appleton School Board: Lincoln Elementary name decision a step closer

APPLETON - The Appleton School Board is another step closer to deciding whether to rename Lincoln Elementary in honor of longtime principal Ron Dunlap. At Monday s meeting, the school board unanimously approved a new policy that spells out the process for renaming district facilities and buildings, paving the way for the board to take next steps on the proposal in May. As laid out in the policy, which states that a school or other major district facility should not be renamed except for compelling reasons as determined by the board,  members will vote on whether to proceed with the renaming request.

April 6 Election Recap: Everything You Missed

3 hours ago The 2021 Wisconsin Spring Election was held Tuesday, April 6. On the ballot for students with on-campus addresses were candidates for State Superintendent, Appleton Area School District School Board Member, Outagamie County City Court Judge Branch 6, Court of Appeals Judge District 3 and the City of Appleton Nonpartisan Redistricting Referendum.  Jill Underly won the election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the highest education position for Wisconsin. Underly received 58% of the votes over her opponent Deborah Kerr.   Underly’s campaign website provides her goal as the state superintendent: “To work with our school administrators and our different professional organizations and private-public partners in mental health to bring more training to our staff, but also provide more on-site mental health services for our students and families.” She also emphasized the increased needs of rural communities, which, along with the rest of the state’s di

Fox Valley school board election results: Who won in Appleton, Neenah

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