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Middleton-area superintendent reports high ACT ranking, full staffing and cautious budgeting
Summary
Superintendent Dana Monog told the Middleton Common Council the district began the year fully staffed, saw a slight enrollment increase (including open-enrollment students), and that its high school ranked second in Wisconsin by ACT composite score; she cautioned the council about uncertain future federal and state funding.
Dana Monog, identified in the transcript as superintendent of the local school district, updated the Middleton Common Council on the start of the school year during the Oct. 7 meeting. Monog said the district opened the year fully staffed across transportation, food service and other departments and that enrollment increased slightly, helped in part by open-enrollment seats.
Monog highlighted academic and reputational measures: she said the district’s current high school seniors placed the district second in Wisconsin by ACT composite score last year, behind Whitefish Bay, and noted the district was again ranked No. 1 in the Greater Madison area on niche.com for the sixth consecutive year. She described the district’s Cardinals Journey preparedness framework and said it has been implemented systemwide.
On finances, Monog said federal funding the district expected has been delivered but future funding is uncertain; state funding has not kept up with inflation, she said, so the district is cautious about long-term budgeting and seeks efficiency. Monog asked the council to engage and praised community support.
The council responded with thanks and personal endorsements of district programs. Monog invited questions and noted the district would return for continued engagement at future meetings.
