South Milwaukee School District Seeks Feedback on Plans for Student-Built Homes Near Blakewood Elementary School

From the South Millwaukee School District

The South Milwaukee High School Career and Technical Education Program has a unique opportunity to give our students hands-on homebuilding experience.

The School District is considering developing a number of parcels near Blakewood Elementary School into homes. The current proposal would be to construct one house a year for the next several years.

This program could begin in the 24-25 school year in partnership with the Oak Creek-Franklin School District. OCFD has a robust program that teaches homebuilding to its students. South Milwaukee High School’s partnership with OCFSD would ideally lead to South Milwaukee being able to develop its own construction program in the future.

If the two districts agree to the partnership, South Milwaukee students could begin receiving on-site building instruction while adding to South Milwaukee’s building stock during the 2025-26 school year (at the earliest).

Learn more at the project informational meeting at 5 p.m. this Thursday, November 14. Details here.

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2 responses to “South Milwaukee School District Seeks Feedback on Plans for Student-Built Homes Near Blakewood Elementary School

  1. Alexander Breest's avatar Alexander Breest

    Implementation of the 15 min. cities agenda?

  2. Maria fischbach's avatar Maria fischbach

    I understood that there was a long term limit on allowing building there. So the apple orchard owners 100 year limit is up? Homes wouldn’t be very big. It is not a big space. Would it be tiny homes for vets? this would be a nice plan.

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