Presenter outlines Elmbrook School District 20-year facility plan and three funding options

Presenter updated the Board of Education on the Elmbrook School District’s effort to complete a 20-year facility plan by June 30, 2026, outlining renovation needs at four aging schools and presenting three funding scenarios. She said the options were developed with Bray Architects and CG Schmidt Construction and are intended to balance student learning environments with fiscal responsibility to taxpayers.

The presenter said the district identified four schools with material facility needs: Tonawanda Elementary (built 1969), Swanson Elementary, Pilgrim Park Middle and Wisconsin Hills. She described Tonawanda as an open-concept building with three pods of pie-shaped classrooms that are 10–15% smaller than district norms and said Tonawanda’s enrollment has grown by more than 150 students in the last 10 years; the proposed Tonawanda renovation was listed at $33,000,000. Swanson’s needs focus on creating dedicated academic-support and small-group instruction spaces and an updated library; the cost estimate presented was $9,000,000. At Pilgrim Park, the presenter highlighted accessibility…