Muskego-Norway School District board meeting, Oct 19, 2026
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Muskego-Norway board approves 2026-27 budget and $37,036,247 tax levy 1:24:17
- The Muskego High School administrative team gave its annual report to the board, covering ACT scores, areas of growth for the year and career readiness programs. 10:54
- Terri Boyer reported that drivers have been passing district buses that have steady red lights on. 57:49
- Board members discussed the cost and reimbursement of Early College Credit Program and Start College Now credits before the motion to approve the credits passed. 1:09:13
- The board approved the 2026-27 budget and a total combined tax levy of $37,036,247. 1:30:00
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Item by item (13)
- Community partner recognitions 1:51
- A speaker recognized Lakeview Shell Gas Station for dedicating a gas pump to give back an amount on every gallon sold to support the high school. 2:42
- Recognitions also went to Muskego Community Center and Lake Point Church, Oliver Construction and Comet Inc., which provided welding training for high school staff and donated welding supplies. 2:42
- Public comment and consent agenda 5:39
- Student representative report 7:29
- Superintendent report and high school review 10:33
- A staff member reported an overall ACT score of 22.8 compared with a county average of 22.2, and an ELA proficiency score of 74.4%, the highest it has been. 15:28
- A staff member said goals for the year include raising daily attendance from 93.8 to 94.0 and lowering chronic absenteeism from 13% to 12%, and later reported that 191 students held paid internship positions at an average wage of $14.61. 17:19
- Asked about survey participation, a staff member said 1,122 out of about 1,600 students took the student survey last year. 55:45
- Drivers passing stopped school buses 57:28
- Terri Boyer said the police department will partner with the district for a couple of weeks in areas where drivers are passing buses with steady red lights, and that the fine in the city of Muskego is $1,300. 57:28
- Terri Boyer said anywhere between 10 and 20 drivers had been contacted since the beginning of school. 1:01:44
- Terri Boyer said a representative from the bus company will attend the business services committee meeting to discuss the issue. 1:02:26
- Board member and committee reports 1:05:02
- Tracy Blair said CESA updates had been sent to board members by email. 1:06:46
- Laurie Kontney thanked administrative staff for putting together guidebooks, and Christopher Szolyga reported on policy reviews including AI. 1:07:13
- Jason Szemborski said the business services committee met to discuss the school day resolution. 1:07:37
- School start date resolution 1:07:52
- Early college credit programs 1:08:50
- One board member said the programs are a humongous cost to the district with very little reimbursement and said the issue should be raised with legislators in February. 1:09:13
- A speaker asked whether the credits were costing $121,000 for 18 students for the fall, and a staff member said requests last October totaled about $56,000 while the district ended up paying $18,000. 1:11:12
- A speaker asked staff to put together historical data on what was requested, taken and paid. 1:16:18
- The motion to approve the credits passed. 1:23:05
- BMIT programming and board goals 1:23:13
- Preliminary budget comparison 1:24:07
- A staff member said the district is down about 128 FTE, open enrollment revenue in was almost $900,000 more, and the Fund 10 levy will go down about $447,000, and presented a balanced budget. 1:24:39
- Tracy Blair asked how the student count is taken, and a staff member said it is based on the 3rd Friday of September. 1:28:17
- Terri Boyer announced that the motion passed. 1:30:00
- Final tax levy 1:30:00
- The motion set $30,310,684 for general district operations, $6,210,563 for debt service, $500,000 for capital expansion and $15,000 for community service, for a total of $37,036,247. 1:30:06
- A staff member said the overall increase is 4.91%, compared with over a 6% increase approved at the annual meeting. 1:30:58
- Terri Boyer announced that the motion passed. 1:31:25
- Gifts, grants and bequests 1:32:20
- The donations included $1,000 from Tri-Town Heating and Air Conditioning Incorporated for girls flag football, $100 from the Wisconsin Association of School Board Business Officials Foundation and a 2013 Chevy Equinox valued at approximately $4,000. 1:32:24
- Terri Boyer announced that the motion passed. 1:33:08
- Closed session 1:33:08
- Terri Boyer read a motion to go into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85 to consider employee compensation, specifically salaries, and a roll call followed. 1:33:08
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