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MPS superintendent details lead remediation progress, new staffing and outreach
Summary
Superintendent Brenda Cassellius outlined progress on lead remediation at Milwaukee Public Schools buildings, announced interim facilities leadership and a public health hire, and described communications and next steps after a town hall attended by more than 200 people.
Superintendent Brenda Cassellius told the Milwaukee Board of School Directors on April 2025 that lead remediation remains a top district priority and provided timelines for three buildings currently closed because of remediation work. "As of tonight, three of our buildings remain closed," Cassellius said, naming Fernwood Montessori School, La Follette School, and Storms Early Childhood Center.
Nut graf: The superintendent described cleaning and inspection steps that could return students and staff to Fernwood within days, outlined a multistep renovation timetable for the other sites, and announced two staffing changes intended to accelerate remediation and inspection work while increasing district coordination with public-health partners.
Cassellius said renovations and painting at Fernwood are complete and that a thorough cleaning was expected to finish over the weekend; she said the City of Milwaukee Health Department would inspect the building the next…
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