The Sherrard School Board has approved establishing an alternative school for the 2022-2023 school year for junior high and high school level students.
Sherrard High School principal Tim Wernentin says they’ll use a conference room that contains two offices and a storage room at the junior high unless a more suitable option is found.
The board is looking at more permanent options in the future – like adding on to the junior high/senior high building or erecting a separate stand-alone building on the property, among other ideas.
Also in the Sherrard School District, the board has approved moving forward with bids on the expansion construction project underway at Sherrard Elementary.
Bids will be due in April. If one of the bids is approved, construction will begin this summer and be completed in August of 2023. The expansion will add an additional 15,000 square feet to the elementary school including a gymnasium, two classrooms, two conference room areas, two offices and a set of restrooms. The estimated project budget is $6.7 million to be paid for with part of recently restructured bonds totaling $11.1 million – set to be paid off in 14 years.