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Mukwonago School District committee meeting, date not confirmed yet

3 h 16 min · 10 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Mukwonago staff outline $5.8 million weight room option and 7.3% tax levy increase 1:16:32

  • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to keep Eagleville open, and one speaker questioned the cost of the fitness center proposal. 38:37
  • A district administrator reviewed a budget forecast showing a $938,000 deficit next year rising to $3.7 million, along with options including shared services, a hypothetical consolidation with the Palmyra Eagle School District and the costs of Eagleville Elementary Charter School. 1:39:17
  • A district staff member said the board would adopt the final budget and final tax levy next week and that the combined tax levies are going up 7.3%. 2:33:48
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and roll call 13:19
    • The meeting opened with a roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, and the presiding officer said the meeting had been posted as an open meeting. 13:19
  2. Recognitions and school update 13:36
    • A district official named a staff member at Clarendon Avenue Elementary School the Employee of the Month, citing the staff member's response to building needs. 14:09
    • A student presented an update on learning, staff, the parent group fundraiser and behavior programs at Clarendon Avenue. 16:24
    • The school's principal said the school met some of its goals last year, had used 11 different measures for ELA, which the principal called way too much, and narrowed this year's ELA goals to 3 measures. 21:24
  3. Public comment 32:42
    • A speaker read the public comment guidelines, which allot each speaker 3 minutes. 32:46
    • Several speakers at public comment described their experiences at Eagleville Elementary Charter School and asked the board to preserve the school, with one speaker suggesting adding a 4K program and marketing to boost enrollment. 38:37
    • One speaker at public comment questioned the fitness center proposal, saying the 175 denied enrollments seemed like a scheduling issue rather than a facility issue. 46:16
  4. High school fitness center proposal 1:05:00
    • Staff said 175 student requests for weights classes were denied this year due to lack of space and described crowding of 4 to 5 students per rack as a safety concern. 1:11:30
    • Staff presented a first option budgeted at $16.2 million and $19.4 million, and a second option with a $5.8 million weight room and $2.4 million locker room renovation, and said the first option cost too much. 1:17:40
    • A speaker asked what evidence showed a need to more than double the existing fitness space if student enrollment is declining, and a district staff member said enough funds were set aside in Fund 41 and Fund 46 to pay for a project like this. 1:19:30
  5. Budget forecast and enrollment options 1:38:57
    • A district administrator said the forecast assumed losing 75 students per year and showed deficits of $938,000 next year, $1.89 million, $2.7 million and $3.7 million in following years. 1:39:17
    • The administrator said a hypothetical consolidation with the Palmyra Eagle School District would add about $790,000 a year and that the Eagleville charter requires a minimum enrollment of 80 students, with current enrollment at 86. 1:46:07
    • The administrator said Eagleville costs $15,314 per pupil to run and faces approximately $675,000 in projects over the next 10 years. 2:01:19
  6. Consent agenda minutes 2:30:51
    • The board considered approval of the minutes of the September 21st, 2026, meeting. 2:30:51
    • The presiding officer said the motion carried. 2:30:51
  7. Food service agreement with neighboring district 2:30:51
    • A district staff member said the district is helping run food service for the Palmyra Eagle School District until mid-December and will bill every 30 days for the actual costs of the employees. 2:31:25
    • A district administrator said a formal agreement approved by both boards would come back if the arrangement became long-term. 2:33:18
  8. Budget and tax levy 2:33:43
    • A district staff member said the board will adopt the final budget and tax levy next week and that the tentative budget shows $69.9 million in revenues and an equal amount in expenditures. 2:33:48
    • The staff member said the operating levy is projected to rise to $29.7 million and the combined tax levies are going up 7.3%, and attributed the increase in part to diminishing state support. 2:36:33
    • The staff member said the weight room expansion would be paid from Fund 41 and Fund 46, which hold $8.1 million, while the locker room work would come from Fund 49. 2:47:09
  9. Gifted and talented program review 2:52:45
    • A district staff member said the district is shifting the name of its Advanced Learner Program to gifted and talented programming and developing differentiated education plans for identified students. 2:52:45
    • The staff member said a revised gifted and talented plan would come to the board for approval later this year. 2:52:45
  10. World language program review 2:59:05
    • The staff member proposed exploring keeping in-person Spanish while offering virtual options for other languages, with a goal of remaining budget neutral. 2:59:05
    • A district staff member said Spanish enrollment was 674 students this year and German enrollment declined from 148 students to 111. 3:01:00
  11. Pre-employment screening and school calendar 3:09:12
    • A district staff member said the final proposal keeps the drug screen and TB screener and eliminates the physical health screen for employees not required by the insurance policy to complete one. 3:09:19
    • The staff member said the draft calendar places a professional development day on May 26th and that a resolution and the calendar would be brought for approval next week. 3:10:25
  12. Policy review 3:11:58
    • The policies were set to be brought forward for action next week. 3:13:26
  13. New hire approval 3:13:30
    • The staff member said only certified staff and administration resignations and retirements come to the board and that departing employees may complete an exit interview. 3:14:06
    • The presiding officer said the motion carried. 3:14:40
  14. Closing announcements 3:14:40
    • A speaker mentioned an upcoming Mukwonago Education Fund event and a Mukwonago Library open house, and another speaker noted an ASE certification for the CTE program. 3:14:40

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Video: posted by the district as “Committee of the Whole/School Board Meeting - 10/12/26”