$7.6 million seven-project building program. A site for the new
school had already been obtained in 1964, when William Rutherford
offered thirteen acres of land on the corner of Birch Street and
Washington Avenue. This area had once been a landing strip for air-
planes. Sheboygan Public Schools and the Common Council traded the
new Red Arrow School property to Mr. Rutherford for his land. The
school building was then converted into a home by him.

      On November 21, 1967, The Sheboygan Board of Education author-
 ized the letting of major bids on the new $517,466 Cleveland School.
 The plan included seven classrooms, K through 6, a cafeteria, multi-
 purpose room, and a library, to serve the pupils of the Village, the
 Township of Centerville, and Mosel in the local district.

      Opening of the bids took place December 21 at 2:00 P.M. at
 Jefferson School in Sheboygan. Construction began immediately, and
 students moved into the new facility December 2, 1968. Wilfred
 Gesch was the first principal. The enrollment totalled 187 boys
 and girls, K through 6.

     Dedication and open house took place on February 23, 1969.
 More than 1,000 persons inspected the new facility.

      Two portable buildings have been added to the school since
 1968 to provide adequate space for the increased enrollment, which,
 in this Bicentennial year was 260 students. Mr. Ervin Bach is
 the principal and the school is staffed by nine teachers.
 Specialists on the Sheboygan school staff come in for classes in
 music, reading, art, speech, and physical education. The school
 has a part-time librarian. The staff is rounded out by part-time
 food servers, two custodians, and a secretary. There is also one
 aide working full-time, a noon hour supervisor for the playground,
 and a good-sized number of parent volunteers.


                  LAKESHORE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

     In 1970 the Village was contacted by the Vocational Technical
Adult Education Board as a possible location for its new school.
After three years of study and long range planning by the District
11 VTAE Board, it was announced in March of 1971 that the 4.5
million dollar school would be built in Cleveland. Groundbreaking
took place on August 9, 1972, with the three building campus
scheduled to open its doors in the Fall of 1974. Dedication and
open house at the new L.T.I. was held April 27, 1975, drawing
thousands of people.

     L.T.I. records this year showed seventy-five full time teachers
working with 2100 full time students and 900 part time students. In
the apprentice training program, an additional 265 students received
classroom instruction offered in 11 different trades. The Lakeshore
campus offers 48 full time and part time programs. The total
number of students enrolled in evening adult continuing education
programs throughout the entire district numbers 19,000.