District overview

Monona Grove School District

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

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Who decides at Monona Grove School District?

Seven elected board members, four standing committees, and an annual meeting that adopts the tax levy

Monona Grove serves the City of Monona, Village of Cottage Grove and surrounding areas in Dane County. A seven-member elected Board of Education meets on the second Tuesday of most months and sets policy, adopts the budget and hires the superintendent, Dr. Tanya Fredrich. Four committees (Personnel, Policy and Legislative Engagement, Teaching, Learning and Equity, and Finance and Operations) review items and recommend them to the full board. Like all Wisconsin districts, funding comes from state aid and property tax under a per-student revenue limit.

Committees

Policy items get a committee review, then two readings by the full board. Teaching, Learning and Equity and Finance and Operations committees include community members.

Annual meeting

The Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing was held Sept. 14, 2026; its agenda includes adopting the tax levy and board member pay.

Budget cycle

Preliminary budget in spring, adjusted budget and levy in October after state aid is known (Oct. 27 special meeting agenda).

Property

The board is exploring selling Maywood School to the City of Monona and recently voted to end the Granite Ridge School polling place agreement with Cottage Grove (12 months notice).

This page rests on agendas and minutes from the district website. It does not show budget totals or per-student spending because the budget documents were not in the collected record.

Where the district stands

Board and committee agendas and minutes collectedcontext

104 documents

Elected board membersverified

7 members

Major projects

Maywood School property

letter of intent received from City of Monona

After hiring a broker in December 2025 and focusing on Maywood in May 2026, the board asked for a non-binding letter of intent from the City of Monona (due Aug. 31). The letter was reported Aug. 11; contract talks start only after board review.

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Dec 16, 2025Board authorizes real estate broker (7-0)
Jun 9, 2026Board seeks letter of intent (6-1)
Aug 11, 2026Letter of intent reported

Funding

Possible one-time sale proceeds; amount not stated

2026-27 capital projects

in preliminary budget

The Finance and Operations Committee approved the 2026-27 capital projects list in March 2026 and the district's budget was adjusted in October.

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Mar 26, 2026Capital projects approved for the preliminary budget
Aug 27, 2026Capital projects update

Funding

Included in the 2026-27 preliminary budget; amounts not collected

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Built from the board meeting page on mononagrove.org: agendas and minutes for the full board and four committees, Nov 2025 to Nov 2026.

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