Annual Meeting & Budget Hearing | Sun Prairie Area School District 10/5/26

The Sun Prairie Area School District’s annual meeting and 2026–27 budget hearing was held October 5, 2026. The business and finance director presented a balanced general-fund budget of approximately $67 million and a total district budget of $226.1 million. The presentation described a projected federal-funding reduction of $157,000, a net reduction of 2.0 staff positions through attrition, and referendum-funded allocations that include $200,000 to expand the dual-credit program and $1 million for support-staff compensation. The district also discussed projected enrollment, fund balance, staffing and benefits costs, property-tax calculations, and the timing of the final budget adoption and audit review.

Qualified electors approved a school tax levy of $99,300,032 for district operations, community-service programs, and school debt. Other annual-meeting motions addressed school-board salaries, reimbursement of necessary board expenses, and the timing of the next annual meeting; the transcript does not provide the approved salary amount. Community members raised questions about legal expenses, vehicle and building costs, school capacity, fund balance, and transparency around charter, voucher, and open-enrollment impacts. No contract awards, vendor selections, or specific procurement actions were identified.