Referendum Updates
In April 2024, the residents of South Milwaukee voted to approve a non-recurring 5-year operational referendum allowing the District to levy $2 million above the revenue limit.
The District also committed to be open and clear about how those additional resources are used. You can find the latest news about referendum spending on this page.
Latest Updates
Principal Mike Arendt updates parents that vape detectors have been installed in all 11 bathrooms in the high school to discourage vaping of any kind and explains what happens when one goes off.
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Business Manager Dan Arnold updates the School Board about safety improvements paid for by the 2024 referendum.
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An engineering firm is compiling a report on the traffic on 15th Avenue and Rawson Avenue to give data for the District to make decisions.