The Chief Financial Officer of the Appleton Area School District will take on a new title come July 1st.
Greg Hartjes is named the district’s next superintendent.
Hartjes has served with the Appleton Area School District for 30-years, as a teacher, basketball coach and assistant principal.
In a statement Hartjes shares,
“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to lead the district that has been my professional home for the past 30 years, and I certainly understand the great responsibility that comes with leading a district with 15,000 students and 2,000 staff members. I have dedicated my professional career to the children of the Appleton community, and I will continue to bring that same passion, compassion, and commitment to the students and families in the AASD in my new role as superintendent.
I have had the great fortune of working with and learning from Lee Allinger during his 10 years as superintendent, Don Hietpas during his time as our CFO, and Judy Baseman during her 5 years as superintendent. Appleton is my community, it is our community, and I will do everything I can to bring our community and our school district together to provide the best possible education for our 15,000 students. They are our community’s future, more specifically, they are our future plumbers, doctors, bus drivers, nurses, teachers…and our future leaders…we have no choice but to do everything we can to help them succeed.”
Hartjes also served as principal of Appleton West High School, Appleton Technical Academy and Renaissance School for the Arts. He became chief financial officer in 2017.
The district is now finalizing contract details and is expect to act on that agreement at its March 21st meeting.
