Cadott School Board - Timing is perfect for competitive project bids

During the regular meeting, the board of education accepted the resignation of Janet Finke, effective Dec. 30, as well as the hire of elementary special education paraprofessional Angie Sonnentag and junior high basketball coach Mathew Struensee. Photo by Ginna Young

By Ginna Young

As the commercial end of things slows down, now is the perfect time to put out a call for bids, for the projects at the Cadott Middle/High School. With a combination of referendum funds and maintenance money, the project will see a new district office, safe and secure entrance, and fitness center, as well as a bigger tech ed space.

“We’ll get over 20,000 square feet,” said district administrator Josh Spaeth, Sept. 9.

The overall layout of the project can be found on the district website, with Spaeth expecting competitive bids to come in. Once everything is done, there will also be air conditioning throughout the whole high school building.

“We’re sitting in a good spot,” said Spaeth. It was agreed that a full overview of the project and

(To the left) Deb Delyea, Cadott School District director of special education, spoke Sept. 9, about how they are working to improve interventions and assessments, as well as how to detect when they are needed.

referendum funds will be presented at the annual school board meeting, Oct. 21.

Also talked about, was how things are going at the middle/ high school, since moving from a block schedule to an eight-period day. Since the start of the school year, students are no longer wandering the halls, but are on task, in the classrooms.

That doesn’t mean teachers aren’t keeping an eye on what’s going on outside their door.

“I’ve been really adamant that they be in the hallways, that we’re supervising,” said high school principal Christi Machler.

Meanwhile, at the elementary, the theme this year, is to be intentionally welcoming.

“Some people really need to focus on that intentionality,” said elementary principal Brad Rogers.