The Conneaut district used $44 million in state aid to construct two new elementary schools, a new middle school, and to renovate Conneaut High School. The money was brought to the 2,525-student Conneaut School District through the Ohio School FacilitiesCommission. The commission makes money available to renovate and replace aging schools. Typically thelocal district is asked to put up matching funds.
Recommendations to replace Conneaut's existing schools came after inspectors surveyed the buildings. A tax levey passed in 1999 with 70 percent of the vote to provide matching funds for Conneaut's program. Such a mandate was the largest ever seen in Conneaut for a school levy.
Members of the district staffs met with the architectural firm to review the various plans for the new building constructions and the additions/renovations at Conneaut High School.
West Main, Chestnut, LakeView, and Rowe were replaced. SouthEast is being used for offices and pre-school.
Lakeshore Elementary, grades K, 1, and 2 was built on the present Chestnut property. The other new elementary, grades 3,4, and 5 was built with the Middle school on Gateway Ave., east of Rt. 7 and north of Rt.I-90
