Schools

A Reedsburg School District Board of Education seat will remain empty next year unless someone steps up to fill it.

Current board member John Laukant has filed paperwork of non-candidacy for the Area III seat. As of the Indy’s deadline this week, no one had filed papers indicating their interest in the seat.

The following students were asked what they planned to do for New Year’s Eve or goals for 2021. Responses are as follows.

Ms. Sterkowitz’s fourth-grade class, Prairie Ridge Intermediate School

The Reedsburg School District wants to offer more support for employees affected by COVID-19, but actions by the state or federal government may affect the decision.

Students won’t be staying home for school the week of New Year’s.

At Monday night’s special meeting, the Reedsburg School District Board of Education voted to remain at hybrid education Jan. 4 through 8. A proposal on the agenda called for only virtual education that week, but the board rejected the idea.

It may not be the new year yet but the Reedsburg School District is pushing hard toward finding its next administrator.

Current Administrator Tom Benson announced he plans to retire after this school year.

It’s already looking like there will be at least one contested race on the Reedsburg School District Board of Education.

According to the latest numbers from the executive assistant’s office, Leo Almeida of Reedsburg has filed papers to run against incumbent Alice Heckenbach for the city of Reedsburg seat.