Shawano Community High School students might be inconvenienced for a week this fall due to construction work.
Other than that, things are going smoothly for the expansion that is expected to triple space for agriculture and technical education classes, Shawano School District Superintendent Todd Carlson reported to the School Board on Wednesday.
“They are really starting to move, especially this week,” he said. “They poured the footings yesterday and are starting to move forward on the addition.”
The School Board voted May 6 to appropriate up to $900,000 for the 7,200-square-foot expansion, which includes 4,600 square feet for tech ed classes and 2,600 square feet for agriculture classes. Bayland Buildings, based in Hobart, was hired as the contractor for the project.
When the SCHS building was constructed at 220 County Road B in 1997, the educational focus was getting as many students as possible into colleges and universities, with little attention to the trades. The current educational environment encourages more hands-on, post-secondary training, Carlson told the board in May.
The construction work is being divided into three phases: the new woods and small-engine repair areas, remodeling the interior classrooms currently designated for agriculture and tech ed use, and the remaining expansion.
District administrators are meeting with Bayland at 11 a.m. every Tuesday to get progress reports, and Carlson urged board members to come if they wanted to keep apprised. He noted that the district’s Buildings and Grounds Committee will be getting regular updates as well.
The district will be able to occupy the expanded area on Sept. 8; the school year begins Sept. 1.
“We will make arrangements for the tech ed area for that first week,” Carlson said. “That is going to be an area that will be greatly utilized. We’ll get a lot for that week we’re giving.”
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