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Board awards about $57.4 million in bids for new middle school
What happened
On December 15, 2025, the board awarded construction bids of about $57.4 million to build the new Wallace Aylesworth Middle School. Building starts in late summer or fall 2026, and students are expected to move in for the 2028-29 school year. Leaders said it is the district's first new school building since 1979 and that it is being paid for without a referendum.
Why it matters to families
This is the biggest building project in decades. It will change where middle schoolers go to school.
The evidence
In the December 15, 2025 recording, the construction manager reviews the bids and the timeline, and the board votes to award the bids. The total is read aloud as about 57.4 million dollars.
The source
12/15/25 Regular School Board Meeting (recording)See the full record for Portage Township Schools.
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