Monroe School District board meeting, Jul 13, 2026

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Monroe school board approves academic standards, sets annual meeting for October 19th 12:53

  • The board approved the consent items and the 2026⁠-⁠2027 academic standards by voice vote. 13:10
  • District staff gave the board an update on the new high school building project, saying the building was largely completed with a number of punch list items still to finish. 18:08
  • A staff member said the project had nearly $101 million in funding sources against a total budget line of $100.4 million, leaving about $550,000 in funds beyond what was committed, and said no action was sought that night. 20:07
  • A motion was made to move into closed session to discuss administrator and exempt staff compensation. 41:38
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and agenda 1:57
    • The roll was called, and Teresa Keehn said one member would be joining later. 1:57
    • Teresa Keehn called for a voice vote on a motion to approve the agenda for July 13th, 2026. 3:05
  2. Recognition of school resource officer 3:17
    • Teresa Keehn said the board was recognizing the school resource officer. 3:17
    • District staff members described the officer's relationships with students and communication with administrators. 4:08
    • Teresa Keehn presented the recognition on behalf of the board, and the officer said the district had made the officer its first school resource officer. 8:18
  3. Consent items 11:22
    • A staff member said the aide positions replaced individuals who retired and were not new positions. 12:22
    • Teresa Keehn announced the motion carried. 12:53
  4. Annual academic standards approval 12:53
    • A staff member said the board approves the academic standards annually and that the district uses the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards. 13:22
    • A speaker asked about the ACT readiness standards, and a staff member said they provide a common benchmark across the state for college and career readiness. 14:33
    • Teresa Keehn announced the motion carried. 16:04
  5. Annual meeting date 16:04
    • A staff member suggested holding the annual meeting on the third Monday in October, which is October 19th. 16:28
    • A speaker noted the date was also the night of NHS induction, and staff said the meeting start time was moved up last year for that reason. 16:58
    • The motion set the meeting for 5 PM on Monday, October 19th, 2026, at the Bauer Center. 17:53
    • Teresa Keehn announced the motion carried. 18:08
  6. High school building project update 18:08
    • A staff member said the district has occupancy of the new high school, with a comprehensive punch list under review at weekly meetings and exterior signage work planned for the first week of August. 18:21
    • A staff member said the servery and kitchen passed a health inspection and that boosting cellular coverage in the building would cost right around $200,000, with wayfinding signage probably around $60,000 or less. 20:07
    • A staff member said approval for the cell coverage would likely be sought at the next board meeting. 33:00
  7. Administration and board reports 37:42
    • A staff member said the new Monroe High School grand opening would be Thursday, August 13th, from 6 to 8 PM. 37:51
    • Caleb Ahrens reported nothing for the committee and said Caleb Ahrens attended the middle school summer school musical. 39:22
    • A speaker said a data retreat would be held Monday, August 3rd. 40:11
  8. Closed session 40:11
    • A staff member said no action would follow the closed session and the board would adjourn from it. 41:22

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Regular Meeting - July 13, 2026”