The Mount Pleasant Village Board Monday failed to approve funding a study about the feasibility of organizing a school district independent of Racine Unified. With a 4-3 vote, trustees did not reach the two-thirds majority needed to approve the study. Village ordinance requires a 5-2 vote to approve budget amendments, and because the school district […]
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Video: Delagrave Supports Independent School District Study
Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave visited the Sturtevant Village Board meeting Tuesday to talk about the county’s 2016 budget and answer questions about a range of topics. In the video above, Delagrave fields a question about the upcoming independent school district study. To read the full story about the question, click here.
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Delagrave Supports School District Study, Says Racine Unified Making Positive Strides
Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave attended the Sturtevant Village Board meeting Tuesday to make a short presentation about the county’s 2016 budget and answer questions from trustees about a range of topics. Trustee Chris Larsen asked Delagrave if he could support a new school district if the results of an upcoming study show that the […]
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School Separation Study Carries $45,000 Price Tag
The push for Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant to fund a study looking at how they might pull out of the Racine Unified School District took a step forward. An Ad Hoc Committee, which had two board members from each community, learned at a meeting held Wednesday that the comprehensive study would cost about $45,000. Kevin Wanggaard, […]
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Communities Looking To Pull Out Of Racine Unified Consider Feasibility Study
Breaking up is hard to do and for a unified school district like Racine Unified to possibly lose three of the communities feeding into the district and for the communities of Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant looking to start divorce-like proceedings — it is just as difficult task. Board members from Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant met Wednesday night at an Ad Hoc Committee […]
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Feasibility Study Presentation at Independent School District Committee
Members of the ad hoc committee for an independent school district Wednesday will find out how much a study could cost and what it would include. A presentation by representatives from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Association is listed on the meeting agenda. The ad hoc committee is comprised of two trustees each from Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant; […]
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Independent School District Pancake Fundraiser Brings in Over $1,000
More than 200 people raised over $1,400 Sunday at a pancake breakfast for a feasibility study that will determine whether or not Caledonia can support its own school district. Organizers put the event together to continue pushing for an independent school district study separate from a joint study with the Villages of Mount Pleasant and […]
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Separate School District Committee Gets Underway
Trustees from Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant met Wednesday for the first time to discuss potentially funding a study to determine the feasibility of pulling away from Racine Unified. Kevin Wanggaard is serving as chair of the group that also includes David Prott from Caledonia; David DeGroot and Gary Feest from Mount Pleasant; and Chris Larsen […]
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Letter to the Editor: Residents Voted to Explore Independent District, Not New Unified
**Editor’s Note: The letter below was sent by Caledonia resident Eric Butcher to each member of the Caledonia Village Board. Dear Village Board Members, I previously expressed my concern and frustration over both the results of the feasibility study vote on July 6th, and the impact Rep Weatherston’s statements had on the board. I still […]
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Caledonia Shoots Down Feasibility Study Again, Donor Offers $5,000
In a 4 to 3 vote, the Caledonia village board rejected a motion at its board meeting Monday to reconsider paying for a feasibility study that would look at forming an independent Caledonia School District. Made by village trustee Ed Willing, the motion asked the board to reconsider paying for the feasibility in light of […]
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Letter to the Editor: Do the School District Study & Stop Wasting Time
**Editor’s Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Caledonia resident Manuel Aquis after he sent it to each of the Caledonia board members. I want to start by thanking every member that voted yes on the study. You have my deepest respect and thanks. Mr. Wishau, Mr. Wanggaard and Mr. Willing. For those […]
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Citizens For A Caledonia School District Kicks Off Fundraiser For Study
Days after the Caledonia village board voted 4 to 2 to kill funding for a feasibility study to form an independent school district, local supporters have started a fundraising campaign to come up with the $30,000 on their own, according to the Citizens for a Caledonia School District Facebook page. Caledonia residents voted 2,481 to 2,372 […]
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Village Board To Consider Feasibility Study For Caledonia Schools
UPDATE July 5: The Caledonia Village Board will consider a resolution to study creating a separate school district and request that the state change the law to allow Caledonia to separate from the Racine Unified School district. The two separate resolutions are slated for discussion at the Caledonia Village board meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, […]
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Committee Meets Monday To Talk About Caledonia Independent School District
A newly formed Ad Hoc Committee tasked with looking at the next steps in forming an independent school district in Caledonia will meet Monday, June 15. The committee is expected to talk about a feasibility study and next steps. The Caledonia Village Board voted earlier this month to create the ad hoc committee with five […]
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Letter to the Editor: Lawmakers Need to Vote on School District Bill
**Editor’s Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Sturtevant Trustee Chris Larsen. I was glad to see that Rep. Weatherston and Rep. Vos worked to allow Gateway Technical College to open charter schools. I am glad to see that they support other options when it comes to educating our children. However, they passed a bill for […]