Courtney
Freedlund
ALPENA New principals will greet students at Ella White Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Thunder Bay Junior High School when school begins in August.
Courtney Fredlund, who is currently principal at Ella White, has been named principal at Lincoln Elementary School. Fredlund will replace Principal Hans Stevens who is retiring after 31 years with Alpena Public Schools.
Alpena High School Principal Tom Berriman will relocate to Ella White Elementary School and AHS Assistant Principal Katie Lee has been named principal of Thunder Bay Junior High School. Lee will replace Principal Steve Genschaw who is retiring after 30 years with the district.
Mar 8, 2021
∫ The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education approved nearly $6 million of contracts for work to begin at Ella White Elementary School. The approved contract work included about $1.3 million for the Spence Brothers, $626,050 in roof work from Great Lakes Roofing and Insulation, nearly $240,900 for L and L Contracting for ceiling and drywall work, $2.3 million in mechanical work to Johnson and Wood Mechanical, and $430,000 for John’s Electric to do electrical work.
The board also approved a $616,000 contract to Beyer Roofing Co. for roof work on Besser Elementary School.
The board also accepted a little over $14,050 in gifts during its February board meeting, which included a $12,000 donation from James Apsey, who donated the money from an IRA charitable rollover.
ALPENA, Mich. – Plans for the renovation of a few Alpena Public Schools is getting that much closer to a green light. The committee overseeing the district’s bond–funded renovations has reviewed the design budget for Ella White Elementary School.
According to Alpena Schools administrators, they are hoping to get the ball rolling on all major projects very soon.
“For Ella White we’ve got just a couple more steps, because that is a much larger project than each of the other projects,” said Alpena Schools Superintendent David Rabbideau. “So, we have some finalizations of internal plans, drawings, and blueprints, that sort of thing.”
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∫ The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education’s Property Committee on Monday learned the committee overseeing the district’s bond-funded renovations had reviewed the design budget for changes at Ella White Elementary School.
Trustee Steven Donajkowski, who serves on both committees, said the district is on track with its plans and the amount allotted for Ella White. He said bids for Wilson, Besser and Lincoln elementaries are expected in January and the committee will review those on Jan. 12.
Associate Superintendent for Business and Operations Mary Lyon recently shared with the full Board of Education that its insurance company paid the district $37,873 for 146 Chromebook laptops and 719 carrying bags damaged by mold when they were stored last summer at Thunder Bay Junior High School. She said the money would be put in the district’s long-range technology fund for future Chromebook purchases.