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Middleton School District reports rising enrollment, seeks $2.47 million levy; CTE building set for Oct. 6 ribbon-cutting
Summary
Superintendent Gaitley told the City Council that Middleton schools are over capacity in several buildings, the district will ask voters for a two-year $2,470,000 supplemental levy to maintain staff and programs, and a new career-technical building will hold an open house Oct. 6.
Superintendent Gaitley told Middleton City Council on Sept. 17 that student enrollment has risen across the district and several schools are operating at or above capacity. He said Middleton High School is at 1,572 students (about 101% of capacity) and the middle school is at 1,064 students (about 101% of capacity). Gaitley said elementary boundary adjustments and the purchase of additional portable classrooms are part of a phased response to overcrowding.
Gaitley said the district will place a two-year supplemental levy on this fall’s ballot asking for $2,470,000 to fund positions currently paid with levy dollars, teacher aides, one of the district’s school resource officers and curriculum adoption, and to begin a year-by-year plan to replace…
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