School District of La Crosse superintendent Dr. Aaron Engel joins to talk about the next step in the $53.5 million referendum plan, plus the Wisconsin state budget passing and potential fallout from more federal funding freezes.

We began the show, though, talking quick about the upcoming musical, Once Upon A Mattress — the La Crosse Community Theatre's musical performed entirely by high school students.

After that, we discuss State Road Elementary School additions. This is the much quieter part of last November's referendum, which will also see a new elementary school built, upon tearing the Hogan Administration building down. State Road is set to get $11.5 million in updates and the district will soon take bids for those 10 new classrooms and new gymnasium.

Engel also discussed the impact of the Wisconsin state budget passing, where the district will get more in special education funding — eventually. Plus, there are some federal funding freezes that could impact La Crosse schools.

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