School district projects building capacity below limits; district to revisit building‑capacity formula this spring

Monona Grove School District Superintendent Tanya (surname not specified) and Assistant Superintendent Kristen Sozinski (participating via Zoom) presented updated enrollment forecasts and building capacity figures to the Cottage Grove Village Board. The district reported average building occupancy at about 72 percent across its elementary schools (Taylor Prairie 70 percent; Cottage Grove School 70 percent; Granite Ridge 78 percent; Glacial Drumlin 77 percent) and noted combined capacity for 1,854 students in the service area under the current capacity assumptions.