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Buildings & Grounds

Overview

Welcome to the Buildings and Grounds web page. Our department is committed to providing a safe, caring, and well-maintained environment for students, staff, and the community.

Facility Rental

The School District of La Crosse believes that its buildings should be open to the community as much as practical provided that such use does not interfere with school programs. Given school funding constraints, the District can not offer that opportunity at the cost of regular educational programming and therefore finds it necessary to charge a fee for the use of school buildings and facilities by organizations not directly associated with the schools. These fees will be used to defray a portion of the expense caused by increased use of utilities and staff services.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns not addressed on our web page, please feel free to contact us

Joe Ledvina

Supervisor of Buildings & Grounds
(608) 789-7627

Responsible for maintenance, custodial personnel, recruitment, evaluation, training programs, capital improvement and referendum projects, and department budgeting and operation.

Ann Endres

Buildings & Grounds Manager
(608) 789-7636

Responsible for personnel scheduling, development, equipment maintenance/repair, capital improvement projects supervision, department purchasing, environmental and occupational safety, and workers compensation.

Jeff Elsen

Energy & Transportation Manager
(608) 789-7663

Responsible for managing energy reduction and education program, and environmental stewardship program.  Oversees all district student transportation.

Jen Larson

Administrative Assistant
(608) 789-7666

Capital Maintenance and Improvements

Goals

  • Provide a plan for maintenance, repair, renovation or replacement of buildings and grounds to maintain an optimal learning environment.
  • Minimize facility deterioration; avoid deferred maintenance to prevent excessive funding needs for future remedial work.
  • Annually audit district facilities conditions including physical adequacy of construction, materials and fixed equipment, and instructional functional performance.
  • Plan short term capital maintenance and improvements.
  • Plan long term capital maintenance/renovations.

    Process

    Each year the Buildings and Grounds Supervisor meets with building principals, instructional, and business supervisors to develop a plan for current and future capital maintenance and improvements projects.

    Decision Making Criteria

    • Safety/Security/Regulatory Compliance
    • Provide for Necessary and Ongoing Maintenance
    • Improve/Maintain Learning Environment
    • Consider Priorities Provided by Individual Building Teams
    • Consider Operating Costs
    • Consider Level of Community Support

    Facility Info

    Central High School

    Date Built: 1967

    Date of Addition(s): 1988, 1996

    Overall Site Size: 17.9 Acres

    Building Size: 288,907 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 212 regular, 6 handicap, 12 visitor

    Logan High School

    Date Built: 1979

    Date of Addition(s): 1987, 1994, 1996, 1997

    Overall Site Size: 29.3 Acres

    Building Size: 216,000 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 289 regular, 7 handicap

    La Crosse Polytechnic School

    Date Built: 1905

    Date of Addition(s): 1979

    Overall Site Size: 0.2 Acres

    Building Size: 17,000 sq ft

    Lincoln Middle School

    Date Built: 1924

    Date of Addition(s): 1958, 1973, 1991, 1997

    Overall Site Size: 2.1 Acres

    Building Size: 97,115 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 2 handicap

    Logan Middle School

    Date Built: 1939

    Date of Addition(s): 1957, 1962, 1971, 1979, 1986, 1998

    Overall Site Size: 5.5 Acres

    Building Size: 147,797 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 56 regular, 2 handicap

    Longfellow Middle School

    Date Built: 1939

    Date of Addition(s): 1939, 1946, 1965, 1973, 1977, 2018

    Overall Site Size: 4.3 Acres

    Building Size: 139,850 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 2 handicap

    Emerson Elementary School

    Date Built: 1939

    Date of Addition(s): 1956, 1972, 1992

    Overall Site Size: 2.6 Acres

    Building Size: 57,600 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 55 regular, 2 handicap, 5 visitor

    Hamilton/SOTA I Elementary School

    Date Built: 1961

    Date of Addition(s): 1984, 2021

    Overall Site Size: 2.6 Acres

    Building Size: 64,950 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 1 handicap

    Hintgen Elementary School

    Date Built: 1968

    Date of Addition(s): 1971

    Overall Site Size: 7.9 Acres

    Building Size: 60,263 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 41 regular, 2 handicap

    Northside Elementary School

    Date Built: 2014

    Date of Addition(s):

    Overall Site Size: 3.6 Acres

    Building size: 86,767 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 38 regular, 2 handicap

    North Woods International School

    Date Built: 1992

    Date of Addition(s): –

    Overall Site Size: 10.9 Acres

    Building Size: 68,599 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 49 regular, 2 handicap

    Southern Bluffs Elementary School

    Date Built: 1992

    Date of Addition(s): –

    Overall Site Size: 8.1 Acres

    Building Size: 71,483 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 71 regular, 4 handicap

    Harry Spence Elementary School

    Date Built: 1953

    Date of Addition(s): 1955, 1962, 1973, 1992, 1994

    Overall Site Size: 7.9 Acres

    Building Size: 60,190 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 72 regular, 4 handicap, 2 visitor

    State Road Elementary School

    Date Built: 1957

    Date of Addition(s): 1959, 1969, 1989

    Overall Site Size: 10.4 Acres

    Building Size: 58,882 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 59 regular, 4 handicap

    Summit Environmental School

    Date Built: 1954

    Date of Addition(s): 1972

    Overall Site Size: 9.7 Acres

    Building Size: 58,273 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 62 regular, 3 handicap

    Hogan Administrative Building

    Date Built: 1921

    Date of Addition(s): 1948, 1983

    Overall Site Size: 4.7 Acres

    Building Size: 53,716 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: 71 regular, 4 handicap, 3 visitor

    District Shop

    Date Built: 1961

    Date of Addition(s): –

    Overall Site Size: Site is owned by the City of La Crosse

    Roof Area: 9,960 sq. ft.

    Parking Lot Capacity: none