All four of North Haven’s current elementary school buildings may not be around much longer. Board of Education Chair Ronald Bathrick announced at Thursday’s school board meeting that they could soon be rebuilt. Following an audit team’s assessment into what work needs to be done to get the district’s six school facilities “up to par,” Bathrick said it became evident that financially, the best course of action is to replace the four elementary school buildings. Bathrick added that it is likely Ridge Road Elementary and Montowese Elementary would be built first as those students can stay in the old building while the new one is under construction. When the new Ridge Road and Montowese buildings are done, the students will move into the schools so Green Acres and Clintonville students could move into the old Ridge Road and Montowese schools while their new buildings are being built. “The entire process should take approximately four years from start to finish,” Bathrick said. It is too early to say when construction could take place as it will take Bathrick and district officials another four to six months to prepare a formal rebuild plan. But Bathrick said the plan, once it’s ready and approved, is to get everything done “as soon as we can.”
All four of North Haven’s elementary schools could be rebuilt, board chair says
