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Residents of Brandon-Evansville School District to vote on $14.5 million building referendum
The Brandon-Evansville School Board approved a resolution calling for a Nov. 2 special election at its regular meeting Monday night. Written By: Travis Gulbrandson | ×
A referendum to provide funding for a building project for the Brandon-Evansville School District will be on the ballots Nov. 2.
The Brandon-Evansville School Board approved a resolution to issue general obligation school building bonds and calling for the special election at its regular meeting Monday, July 19.
According to the resolution, the amount of money would not exceed $14.5 million and would go toward the betterment of school sites and facilities.
Brandon-Evansville School District inches closer to finalizing plans for a November referendum
The estimated cost is at $15.2 million, which would include an additional eight to 10 new learning spaces. 5:27 pm, May 27, 2021 ×
Brandon-Evansville Superintendent Don Peschel goes over floor plans of the $15.2 million proposed remodel and addition project as school board members look on and listen. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
The Brandon-Evansville School District needs more educational space in their two schools, according to district leaders. And if a proposed referendum gets passed this November, there could be an additional eight to 10 new learning spaces – at an estimated cost of about $15.2 million.
Currently, there are 50 kindergartens signed up for this fall. 6:53 pm, May 18, 2021 ×
To keep class sizes from being too large, the Brandon-Evansville School Board approved three sections for this fall’s incoming kindergartens – a first in the district.
The number of students enrolled in previous years has kept the district to just two sections of kindergartens.
Superintendent Don Peschel, who asked for the approval at the Monday, May 17, regular school board meeting, noted that there are currently 50 students registered for kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year. And he anticipates there will be more.
Don Peschel
Prior to the approval, there was plenty of discussion with Peschel asking school board members if they were comfortable with having 25 – or more students – in each class. He said he wasn’t and that there is plenty of research that indicates 25 kindergartens in one class is too many.
Students and staff required to wear masks in school and on buses. 1:16 pm, May 14, 2021 ×
Governor Tim Walz announced an end to the statewide mask mandate, but for school districts, the mandate is still in place. Students and staff must wear masks in school buildings and on buses through the end of the 2020-21 school year, per guidance from the Minnesota Department of Education. (Contributed)
Gov. Tim Walz may have put an end to the statewide mask mandate beginning today, Friday, May 14, but his ruling will not apply to schools per Heather Mueller, Minnesota commissioner of education.
In a statement released to school leaders Thursday, May 13, Mueller stated: “Through the end of the 2020-21 school year (last teacher contact day), masks must continue to be worn by everyone inside school buildings or on a school bus.”