Referendum 2025

On January 8, the Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education approved a resolution to place a $197.8 million capital referendum on the April 1, 2025 ballot. This referendum focuses on the district’s facilities consolidation plan, prioritizing student safety and improving learning spaces while maintaining a $0 tax increase to the debt levy. If approved, the referendum will allow the district to:

• Build a new consolidated middle school at the Shapiro site (close South Park and Perry Tipler, reducing from three to two westside middle schools)
• Additions and renovations at Franklin, Carl Traeger and Oakwood Elementary Schools (close Roosevelt and Shapiro, reducing from seven to five westside elementary schools)
• Convert Perry Tipler Middle School into a pre-kindergarten center and recreation department
• Add an auditorium at Oshkosh North High School 
• Install air conditioning (AC) at Emmeline Cook, Lakeside, and Read Elementary Schools

Why We Need These Improvements