Access Board Meetings Online: Community members can stay informed by watching every board meeting on our YouTube channel, MCPASD TV. In the recap below, we have provided timestamps for the various sections of the meeting. These will help you follow along and jump directly to the parts of the video that interest you the most.
3:55 – Board Committee Update
Board members discussed which of the three open committees they would like to serve on: the Policy Committee, the Legislative and Community Engagement Committee, and the Teaching and Learning Committee. These memberships, which are re-established annually after new Board members are seated, are in addition to the participation of Board members in Agenda Setting and Finance Committee meetings.
The following committee appointments were established:
Policy Committee: Bartlett Durand, Bob Green, Bob Hesselbein
Legislative and Community Engagement Committee: Jim Coursey, Catherine Kells, Bob Hesselbein
Teaching and Learning Committee: Emily Evans, Marni Ginsberg and Katie Frank
6:35 – Superintendent’s Report
In her Superintendent’s Report, Dr. Monogue started by congratulating Dr. Sherri Cyra, who is attending her last Board meeting as Deputy Superintendent. Dr. Cyra is retiring at the end of the 2024-25 school year after more than 20 years in our District, serving in multiple roles during that time. Dr. Monogue thanked Dr. Cyra for her decades of leadership and commitment to the entire MCPASD community.
Dr. Monogue also expressed gratitude for all the staff who played a role in preparing the Summer Academy program at Kromrey Middle School, and the Summer School program at Middleton High School. These programs are important educational and social resources for students, and they could not run smoothly without the support of our staff.
7:35 – Sauk Trail AGR Report
Sauk Trail Elementary School Principal Chris Dahlk shared the school’s Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) Report for Spring 2024–25. Sauk Trail began receiving funds from the state-funded AGR program during the 2010–2011 school year.
The AGR contract allows schools to implement three key strategies:
Providing professional development on small group instruction and reducing class sizes to no more than 1 teacher per 18 students or 2 teachers per 30 students. This continues to be a priority strategy for increasing student achievement.
Providing data-driven instructional coaching for classroom teachers
Providing one-on-one, data-informed tutoring for students—at Sauk Trail, this support is provided by the school’s literacy interventionists
During the 2024–25 school year, reduced class sizes and instructional coaching were implemented at the kindergarten level. First, second, and third grade levels implemented a combination of reduced class sizes, instructional coaching, and one-on-one tutoring.
Due to Act 20, required literacy assessments shifted beginning in the winter. Kindergarten students transitioned from the Fastbridge CBMR Letter Sounds assessment in the fall to the AimswebPlus Composite assessment in winter and spring. First through third grade students also transitioned to the AimswebPlus Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) assessment midyear, replacing prior assessments used in the fall.
Math assessments remained consistent throughout the year. Kindergarten students used Fastbridge Early Math, while first through third grade students used STAR Math across all testing windows.
Sauk Trail leaders will continue building:
Foundational literacy skills, including phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge
Oracy skills through targeted professional learning across the building
Academic content language through repeated exposure and intentional instructional routines
Other goals include strengthening universal practices that support social-emotional learning and finding ways to increase student attendance so all learners are present and engaged.
To review the full AGR data and assessment breakdowns,
19:20 – Board Committee Structure
The Board discussed Board Member Bartlett Durand’s proposal to align the themes and structure of current Board committees with the District’s strategy map.
Board Member Green made a motion to refer this item to the Policy Committee for further discussion and to bring a recommendation back to the Board. The motion was approved, and the item will return for consideration at the July Board meeting.
22:11 – Approval of District Continuous Improvement Package
Dr. Monogue discussed features of the District’s Continuous Improvement Package, which the Board approved for the 2025-2026 school year. This includes the Vision for Teaching and Learning: a detailed description of the strategies the District will use to engage, empower, and evolve students. The Vision is built on the core principles of grade-level standards-aligned curriculum and instruction, highly effective professional learning communities (PLCs), universal social-emotional learning (SEL) for all students, culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning, data-driven decision making, and ongoing and personalized support for staff.
The Continuous Improvement Package also looks at Strategic Goals. These include:
Create a Culture of Learning and Belonging: advancing skills related to A Cardinal’s Journey, the instructional framework, social-emotional learning, and professional learning. Key performance indicators for this goal include various AIMSweb tests, STAR tests, Pre-ACT tests, student engagement surveys, involvement in extracurriculars, and graduation rates.
Align Resources: ensuring resources are gathered and allocated in a fiscally responsible way to maximize educational benefits, and ensuring other policies, procedures, and practices align with District Goals. Key performance indicators for this goal include staff compensation, fund balance, technology, renewable energy, enrollment, and staff engagement surveys.
Engage our Community: maintaining trust with community members through transparent, two-way communication. Key performance indicators for this goal include family engagement surveys, multiple communication methods with families, course offerings for summer school and community members, and opportunities for two-way communication with the community.
23:57 – Information and Approval of Good Neighbor Festival Grounds
Organizers of Middleton’s Good Neighbor Festival shared more details about their request to use the south parking lot, and adjacent green space, for the carnival portion of the 2025 Good Neighbor Festival, from Aug. 22-24.
The board approved this motion.
47:22 – Information and Approval of 2025-2026 Preliminary Budget
The Board approved the 2025-2026 preliminary budget, which will be presented to the community during September’s budget hearing/annual meeting. Leaders also noted in the July 1, 2025 Aid Estimate Key Points that official adoption of the budget and certification of the actual levy will happen in October once September enrollment numbers, equalized values, and final general aid amounts are known.
48:35 – Approval of 2024-2025 Budget Changes
The Board approved the final amendments to the 2024-25 school year adopted budget. Changes include additional estimated revenue from fees and ticket sales, interest earned, and rentals and donations; an increase in Act 59 state special project grants; the EPA EV Bus Grant; estimated salary and benefit adjustments; and more within the General Fund (Fund 10). Other changes included estimated salary and benefit adjustments within the Special Projects Fund (Fund 20), and the Sustainability Phase 1 Estimate expenses within the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 40).
49:36 – Compensation Plan for 2025-2026
The Board approved the 2025-2026 Compensation Plan that administrators proposed and discussed during the June 9, 2025 Board meeting. The Compensation Plan considers the Consumer Price Index (CPI), set at 2.95%, as well as the need to establish equitable compensation alignment across employee groups and support employees in adjusting to inflation while maintaining educational excellence.
The total overall group percentage increase for support staff was recommended and approved at 5%, with a total budget of $948,936.27, and an individual percentage increase varying with a minimum of 3%. The total overall group percentage increase for administrators and supervisors was recommended and approved at 3.5%, with a total budget of $433,074.19, and an individual percentage increase varying with a minimum of 3.5%. The total budget and percentage amount increases for teachers are pending. The District has also developed a wage step and lane schedule that adjusts compensation for individual employees based on their job duties, experience, and years of service.
Multi-year compensation review cycles through the 2028-29 school year will continue, with teacher compensation reviewed annually, and other employee groups set for review on a rotating schedule.
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