Education
La Crosse School District’s $53.5 million referendum for elementary schools easily passes; Superintendent Engel will join WIZM on Wednesday morning
Voters passed the School District of La Crosse $53.5 million referendum Tuesday.
The plan to build a new elementary school and update another passed with 60.9% of the 34,240 votes.
La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, will be on WIZM’s La Crosse Talk in the 6 a.m. hour on Wednesday. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska).
The biggest part of the district’s plan is to tear down the Hogan Administrative site and build the new elementary school there. It will also update State Road Elementary with eight new classrooms and a gymnasium.
Three elementary schools will close — Hintgen, Emerson and Spence.
Libertarian Guy
November 6, 2024 at 12:26 am
Congratulations Aaron Engel. The outcome was pre-ordained. You had no organized opposition. You had the teachers union and teachers in your pocket. You threatened them with being fired. You used tax money to send flyers via US mail twice filled with your propaganda. You held as many information meetings as needed to secure the outcome. With the support of the board president you got the board to speak with one voice instead of allowing all board members to speak freely. You distorted the real cost to taxpayers with EZ payments and saddling us with 20 years of debt. And you got neighbors to raise taxes on neighbors. And with all that power, you only got 60% of the vote. This should look real good in your bid to become state superintendent. Congratulations Aaron Engel.