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Board approves preliminary 2025–26 budget, June budget amendments and employee compensation package
Summary
The Middleton‑Cross Plains Area School District board approved the 2025–26 preliminary budget for public hearing, final 2024–25 budget amendments and a 2025–26 compensation plan that includes a 5% total package for support staff and planned schedules for other employee groups.
The Middleton‑Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education approved several fiscal items Monday: the preliminary 2025–26 budget for presentation at the annual budget hearing, final budget amendments for 2024–25, and a proposed 2025–26 compensation plan for district employees.
Superintendent Dana Menoke told the board the preliminary budget remains an estimate until final enrollment, equalized property values and state general aid are known; administration recommended approving the preliminary budget so the district can present it at the required public hearing. The board approved the preliminary budget by voice vote.
Board members also approved the standard June amendments to close out fiscal year 2024–25; administration characterized those changes as “minimal” and part of the usual year‑end reconciliation. The board then approved the proposed 2025–26 compensation plan.
Compensation plan details discussed
- Support staff: The administration presented a 5% total package for support staff for 2025–26. The plan includes compensation schedules (steps and lanes) for employee groups other than administrators and supervisors; approval would finalize schedules tied to years of service and education where applicable.
- Administrators and supervisors: Administration said the compensation framework for administrators and supervisors will not use a permanent salary schedule; instead, those groups are handled differently from certified and support staff.
- Hard‑to‑hire flexibility: Board members asked whether the administration could make adjustments in response to hard‑to‑hire situations. Administrators said adjustments could be made and that schedules accommodate factors such as years of service and educational credits when appropriate.
Votes and next steps
Each item — the preliminary 2025–26 budget, the 2024–25 budget amendments and the 2025–26 compensation plan — was approved by voice vote with all members present voting in favor. Administration will present the preliminary budget at the September budget hearing and will return final levy certification and budget adoption in October as required by statute.
