MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANNUAL ASBESTOS NOTIFICATION
2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

Under AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act), all primary and secondary schools are required to develop and implement a plan for managing all building materials which contain asbestos.  Included in the AHERA Act is the requirement to annually notify all workers and building occupants (or their guardians) of asbestos-related activities. 

Beginning in 1988, all buildings owned, leased, or “under the control of” the School District were inspected by EPA accredited inspectors, with building material samples analyzed by an independent laboratory.  Based on the inspection, the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District prepared and the state approved a comprehensive management plan for managing the asbestos.

Where the asbestos-containing materials are found, the District has in place an Operations and Maintenance program.

The District has accomplished the following compliance mandates regarding the administration of asbestos in school buildings: 

• Environmental Management Consulting, Inc. (EMC) was contracted to be the school’s consultant for asbestos for the 2024-2025 school year.

• The District is continuing with the Operations and Maintenance Program as designed for the School District. This ensures that all asbestos materials are kept in good condition in good condition.

• Periodic “surveillance” in each area containing asbestos has been completed every six months by our consultant.  

• Also, the buildings are re-inspected by an accredited inspector every three years. The last three-year re-inspection was conducted in September 2022 by Environmental Management Consulting, Inc. and the next inspection is scheduled for September 2025.

• In the past year the District has removed asbestos-containing building materials from the Middleton High School & Park Elementary School. The inspection and abatement of these asbestos materials were in completed within compliance of NESHAPS regulations. 

All outside contractors shall contact the Director of Maintenance person before commencing work.

Our goal at the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District is to be in full compliance with asbestos regulations.

A copy of the Asbestos Management Plan is available for review by contacting the District Office (Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 3:00PM). Copies are available at $.25 per page.

Questions related to this plan or any other asbestos concerns should be directed to the District’s Designated Person, Dale Rhodes at 608-829-2341.

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