As renovations wrap up, teachers are beginning to set up their classrooms at KTEC School of Innovation’s new campus at 1901 63rd St. in Kenosha.
KTEC, a STEM-focused, public K-12 charter school, marked the grand opening of its new facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. KTEC’s $10 million renovation project transformed a former Pick ‘n Save into a school equipped with lab spaces for construction, robotics, transportation and welding programs.
From Gateway Technical College to Snap-On, local partners will play a key role on the new KTEC campus, school officials said.
In the welding lab, for example, students will work with a Gateway Technical College welding instructor and can earn their technical diploma before they graduate from KTEC.
The new facility will open its doors to students for their first day of school Sept. 1.
“I’m so proud and so excited for what this means for students,” KTEC CEO and Executive Director Angela Andersson said. “We did get to do a sneak peek with our students. We’ve seen kids in the building, and the level of excitement about having a new space, having the labs that really meet their needs, not having to try to find transportation to Gateway to do some of the programs that we can now do in house.”
KTEC purchased the former Pick ‘n Save building at 1901 63rd St. for $5 million last year. The 56,000-square-foot facility closed in 2017 but now serves as KTEC’s new permanent home following months of renovation. Madison-based Findorff is the general contractor for the project and Kenosha-based Partners in Design is the architect.
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