On Tuesday, April 4, voters in the Oconomowoc Area School District (OASD) approved one of the two OASD facility referendum questions on the ballot. Question one passed by an unofficial vote of 54.84% yes and 44.49% no, while question two failed by an unofficial vote of 44.48% yes and 54.68% no.
Question one included projects to replace the HVAC system and the oldest roof sections at Oconomowoc High School (OHS), replace the oldest roof sections at Ixonia Elementary School, expand the number of classrooms at Ixonia Elementary School, and replace the gym floor at Ixonia Elementary School.
Question two included projects to renovate spaces within Oconomowoc High School for the music and arts programs, expand OHS with new cafeteria seating space, and expand OHS with new physical education spaces to replace the spaces being renovated for the music and arts programs.
“Our students and staff are grateful to our community for their support in addressing the infrastructure needs at OHS and the space constraints at Ixonia Elementary School. We will continue to have space constraints at our high school, and our team is committed to exploring all possible avenues to address those needs over the coming months,” said OASD Superintendent, Mike Sereno.
OASD School Board President, James Wood, said, “I want to thank everyone from our community who engaged, became informed, and voted into place our direction in Tuesday's election. Our community has always backed smart, incremental improvements to our district in support of our vision to become an unrivaled learning community. We will continue to work with the resources provided and bring back the opportunities to address capacity and the functionality of our 1965 High School when the support meets the needs.”
The OASD will begin more formal planning for the approved question one referendum projects immediately with the request for proposal process for construction management. Information about the progress of these facility projects will be shared on this page until the completion of the approved projects.