Superintendent update: donations, PD trips and construction progress noted

The board received a routine superintendent’s report covering donations, upcoming professional development, and construction progress.

The board recognized several donations, including $125 from an anonymous donor for districtwide need; gifts from Irving Perch PTO earmarked for yearbooks and a student field trip; a $1,000 grant from a local science-teachers group for hydroponics; and a $1,250.55 donation from Kish and Sons to provide pizzas for Onalaska Middle School students after a gas-line incident. The presenter said the line that was hit "was not properly marked," and that Kish and Sons stepped in to cover the expenditure incurred.

Administrators previewed staff professional-development activities: teachers will visit regional partners — including a UW technical/apprenticeship center and Fort McCoy’s medical training area — to broaden staff knowledge of non–four‑year pathways for students. The district is also preparing for incoming sixth-grade parent meetings and staff-appreciation week May 5.

Construction photos and updates showed drywall work in the new instrumental music area (to be split into two rooms), a dance studio due in July pending flooring and acoustic panels, a new welding booth and shop area, and plumbing and locker-room work in Fayette Hall. Presenters said the new eighth-grade and Allied pods are projected to be turned over to the district in mid-May, which will allow staff and students to move out of older building sections.

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