# Monona Grove School Board Annual Meeting & Budget Hearing - September 14, 2026


**Body:** Monona Community Media
**Date:** September 13, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The Monona Grove School Board’s annual meeting and 2026–27 budget hearing on September 14, 2026, reviewed district finances, staffing, enrollment, and facilities. The preliminary budget projects a $39,529,138 property-tax levy, a 1.6% increase, and a mill rate of about $9.67, with final budget figures expected in October. The district budgeted $2.216 million for nine capital projects, including Cottage Grove driveway and bus-loop improvements (72% of the capital-project budget) and $241,000 in high-school campus investments. The superintendent also reported that Taylor Prairie was not opened this fall and its students were consolidated at Cottage Grove; the district is discussing Maywood with the City of Monona, while the board decided not to pursue a different use for the Nichols building at this time. Transportation services continue with Nelson’s, but no new vendor award or contract action was reported.

The budget presentation included a projected $1.8 million operating surplus and a planned 3% wage increase across employee groups; the superintendent noted a recently established contract brought certified staff pay to the district’s 75th-percentile target and cited a 6.7% total-cost increase for certified staff. A motion and second were made to approve the tax levy at $39,529,138, but the transcript does not capture its vote outcome. Motions on board-member salaries and expense reimbursement were also presented; the reimbursement motion received a voice vote, though the count is not recorded. The board approved setting the date, time, and place of the 2027 annual meeting and budget hearing. No procurement award or bid approval was identified.

**Source:** Monona Community Media