Teutopolis Board Seeking State Approval of High School Plans

Teutopolis school board members this week agreed to seek State approval of plans for replacement work at Teutopolis High School.

The Board is seeking the State's okay to use health/life safety funds to finance the project. The proposal would allow construction of a replacement of the 1929 portion of the high school building. Superintendent Bill Fritcher said, should the State give its approval to using health/life safety dollars, the district could then seek approval for the teardown of the 1929 portion, also utilizing health/life safety funds.

Fritcher said seeking approval for the construction comes first, since studies have shown construction of a replacement of the 1929 portion would cost less than renovating the 1929 portion. Less square footage would be involved in the new construction than in a renovation project, one factor in a lower cost for that work.

Fritcher hastened to remind that the action taken by the school board does not obligate the Board to a project; both renovation and new construction are options, as is the do-nothing option.