The Delavan-Darien School District is going to referendum Nov. 3 to ask taxpayers to help fund $6.5 million in upgrades to athletic facilities in and around Borg Stadium.
The century-old school building was closed last school year, but students and teachers will fill the halls again when the new school year starts Sept. 3.
Students continue to open enroll out of the Delavan-Darien and Beloit school districts in staggering numbersand the losses are costly.
State Rep. Tyler August says he believes Gov. Tony Evers' proposed $1.4 billion hike in education funding is unrealistic. But after touring two Delavan-area schools Monday, he said he expects some kind of funding increase to pass the Legislature.
The Learning Curve,a full-service day care center in Elkhorn, is expected to open another location at Wileman Elementary in Delavan in August.
Wileman Elementary School in Delavan likely will become a tuition-based, early-childhood learning center by August after the Delavan-Darien School Board approved renting part of the building to a private day care Monday night.
Four candidates are running for three open seats on the Delavan-Darien School Board.
Delavan-Darien School District enrollment is expected to continue dropping for the next five years, according to the districts projections.
Burgeoning development and limited childcare options in Delavan have Delavan-Darien School District officials feeling cautiously optimistic a proposed early childhood learning center at Wileman Elementary would be viable.
Darien Elementary School will reopen next school year under an elementary school realignment approved by the Delavan-Darien School Board, ending months of speculation about the school's future.