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La Crosse school board reviews middle school facility options at workshop 1:02

A district staff member said the workshop followed a January retreat where the board showed interest in middle school facilities as one of its higher priority needs. 0:43
A presenter outlined space programs and addition, renovation and new-building options for the Logan and Longfellow middle schools, along with a possible 7⁠-⁠12 grade configuration and high school tech ed expansions. 9:00
The presenter reviewed cost estimates and a draft schedule, and a staff member said new buildings would cost more than 4 times the cost of renovation. 48:18

Item by item (8)

Workshop overview 0:39
- A district staff member said the district had spent the last 6 months doing a gap analysis comparing existing facilities with an ideal middle school plan. 0:43
- A presenter said the review also covered high school tech ed needs, budget summaries and a draft schedule. 3:09
Middle school space programs 3:47
- A presenter said the Logan attendance boundary pointed to a need for approximately a 450-student middle school serving 6 through 8. 3:47
- The presenter said that school would need roughly 157,000 square feet, compared with roughly 147,000 in the current Logan building. 6:24
- A staff member said the current 147,000 square feet may not be the most efficient use of space. 7:26
Longfellow program and addition concepts 7:50
- The presenter said the Longfellow boundary pointed to roughly 650 student capacity and roughly 179,000 square feet for a new facility. 7:50
- The presenter described a Logan Middle addition for band, music, choir and tech ed, a new cafeteria, and for Longfellow a new gym with the original gym becoming a cafeteria. 12:32
- Asked about library furniture, a staff member said the budget probably had close to $750,000 for furniture that could be used in library spaces. 19:41
Grade 7-12 configuration options 27:35
- A presenter said Central High School could absorb one of the grade levels, but the connection would not be entirely clean. 28:11
- A staff member said there was no real way to share space at Logan High that keeps kids separate. 34:43
- A Logan Middle staff member said middle school students need to be together to build their own identity and self-esteem. 40:21
High school tech ed expansion 43:37
- The presenter said the Central tech ed concept aimed to minimize the impact on tennis and baseball. 43:37
- The presenter said the Logan concept could likely keep the current softball facility in its location. 45:30
- A speaker said the CTE spaces need a facelift. 46:32
Cost estimates and schedule 48:18
- The presenter said the budgets include inflation factors, furniture and contingencies, and forecast that the work likely won't happen before 2028. 48:41
- The presenter said dropping 6th grade would not save a lot of money. 50:03
- A staff member said new buildings would cost more than 4 times the cost of renovation. 59:22
Auditorium use and building condition 1:00:56
- A speaker said the Logan Middle auditorium is where LCT holds its rehearsals and performances. 1:02:09
- A staff member said recreating that auditorium would probably cost at least $20 million. 1:02:57
- The presenter said community engagement could start as early as the first part of 2027. 1:06:33
Motion to go into closed session 1:07:19

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Workshop - June 15, 2026”