The La Crosse School Board has promised more opportunities for citizens to offer their opinions on a $53 million elementary school building project, which includes a new elementary school at the site of the Hogan Administration Center and an addition to State Road Elementary School. The board has launched a series of community engagement sessions, and board members promised more sessions during the summer.
The third of four community engagement sessions Tuesday night brought together community members, teachers and board members to talk about the referendum that proposes the consolidation of elementary schools in
The La Crosse School District has launched a community engagement campaign to pass a $53 million building referendum this fall, which calls for building a new $42 million elementary school and an $11 million addition at State Road Elementary School. The district is facing an annual operating deficit of $2 million and is seeking to upgrade facilities and reduce square footage during a time of declining enrollment.
Two new La Crosse School Board members, Jim Bagniewski and Adam Manka, have expressed reservations about a $53 million building referendum this fall. Bagniewski criticized the referendum for not addressing the district s two middle schools, both of which are more than 80 years old, and suggested a plan that converts Central and Logan high schools into combined 6-12 high school/middle school sites.