Administrators described distributed leadership, use of Wayfinder and PLCs, and reported sharp attendance gains at the district's alternative model schools; board members pressed for data on benchmarks, ACT writing and how scheduling supports belonging.
Administrators proposed bumping next‑year capital maintenance spending to $1.2 million to accelerate a chiller replacement and to fund a major field‑house bathroom remodel; funding options discussed included under‑spent balances in fund 141 and contributions to fund 46.
The board approved administrator and supervisor contracts, school resource officer contracts and the 2026–2027 open‑enrollment plan by voice votes; a WASB convention report highlighted AI policy gaps, resolutions on student nutrition and concerns about special‑education funding.
Board members heard a presentation on a student‑led refresh of the district logo developed by four high‑school CAPS students with support from the Berry School of Communications; the new mark emphasizes a shooting‑star/North Star motif and a hexagon representing three pillars.
District officials held a Jan. 15 community presentation explaining how state aid is calculated and said recent changes at the state level are affecting the district; the district directed families to the Community Compass newsletter and online school funding resources for details.
The district recapped recent arts and music highlights: a Jan. 7 choir concert, a concerto/aria competition, a Jan. 16 jazz cabaret and a Project Joy gallery at Middleton High School; senior Ava Greenberg advanced to the finale of a national competition in New York.
Superintendent Dr. Dana Monog visited Little Red Preschool to showcase the district's play-based 4K partnerships, describe early-literacy instruction and invite families to a Feb. 24 event introducing a new full-day 4K pilot; a Little Red teacher said the class of 17 has responded well to the district's literacy curriculum.
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District honored Middleton High School's one-act play cast and crew for an All-State award and recognized Dr. Irene Resemley as the National Council for the Social Studies middle-level teacher of the year.
The board voted to convene in closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(c) to discuss personnel matters (financial/medical/personal data) and to conduct the superintendent's annual performance evaluation.
Board selected a substitute delegate and authorized its attending delegate to vote on convention resolutions as they saw fit; the board discussed coupling/decoupling tax-resolution options and one member recused from the delegate vote.