THE AHS BOARD HAS HEARD YOU.
The revised and reduced one building consolidation project lowers the cost of needed facilities improvements while investing in AHS students.
On April 1, voters will have the opportunity to consider a new solution to AHS’ facilities needs. The proposed referendum consolidates the AHS school buildings under one roof by renovating and expanding the North Campus building.
The revised and reduced plan lowers the cost of building and site improvements to $136.2 million.
Click here for the press release announcing the unanimous vote to present the reduced and revised facilities plan on the April 1 ballot.
Click here for the referendum postcard to be mailed to all district homes by mid-February, 2025.
Click here for the referendum fact sheet.
THE NEEDS
THE SOLUTION
THE INVESTMENT
THE QUESTION
VOTING INFO
CONTACT US
THE NEEDS
- Safety and security issues need to be addressed.
- Many educational spaces are inadequate, lacking flexibility and adaptability and are inappropriately sized.
- Both buildings are aging and have significant capital maintenance needs.
- The current two-building campus is inefficient.
- The pool infrastructure is failing.
Images of Aging Facilities
THE SOLUTION
The proposed plan includes consolidating the AHS buildings and making significant facilities improvements by renovating and expanding the North Campus building.
- Enhance safety and security by consolidating into a single school at the North building. The plan constructs secure entrances at North Campus, ensures the entire building has a sprinkler system, and improves traffic flow.
- Renovate and expand high-priority educational spaces such as science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. Renovated and expanded portions of North Campus will include large and small group instruction spaces and more flexible classrooms.
- Improve efficiency by repairing and replacing critical mechanical systems that operate our school. In addition, the plan better utilizes our space by repurposing duplicate areas. This plan avoids the $17 million in capital maintenance to our South Building, eliminates approximately $750, 000 in inefficiencies, redundant costs, and duplicated services and equipment.
THE INVESTMENT
Assumptions (prepared by Robert W. Baird & Company):
- 20-year borrowings amortized using planning interest rates ranging from 4.25%-4.50%.
- Mill rate based on the 2024 Equalized Valuation (TID-OUT) of $9,951,403,874 with annual growth of 1.50% thereafter.
- Hold-Harmless Estimate: $900,000 every-other-year.
- Tertiary Aid Impact (2024-25 October 15 Certification): -69.80%.
- *Represents an estimate of the maximum projected annual mill rate for referendum approved debt service.
Note: Planning estimate only. Significant changes in market conditions will require adjustments to current financing plan.
THE QUESTION
The following language will be on the April 1, 2025 ballot:
Shall the Arrowhead Union High School District, Waukesha County, Wisconsin be authorized to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $136,200,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of a school building and facility improvement project consisting of: construction of additions and renovations to the current North Campus building to consolidate into one high school building; demolition of the current South Campus building; site and athletic facility improvements; and acquisition of furnishings, fixtures, and equipment?
⬜ Yes
⬜ No
VOTING INFO
Contact your local municipal clerk to request a mail ballot. Most residents must request mail ballots each calendar year.
Contact your local clerk or MyVote.WI.gov for additional information about voter registration, mail balloting, in-person absentee ballots, or your local polling location.
CONTACT US
Questions? Please contact AHS to schedule a meeting, presentation, or tour:
Email: referendum@arrowheadschools.org Phone: 262-369-3611
