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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
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Middleton and Cross Plains, Wisconsin
District details
Superintendent: Dana E. Monogue
# of school board members: 9
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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District is a school district in Wisconsin.

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Superintendent

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Dana Monogue is the superintendent of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. Monogue was appointed superintendent in July 2019. Monogue's previous career experience includes working as the assistant superintendent for teaching and learning of the Elmbrook School District and deputy superintendent for curriculum and instruction of the Waukesha School District.[1][2]

Past superintendents

  • George Mavroulis was the superintendent of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District from 2016 to 2019.[1] Mavroulis' previous career experience included working as the district's assistant superintendent for educational services and deputy superintendent, a principal, and a middle school teacher in the Waukesha School District and McFarland School District.[3]
  • Donald Johnson was the superintendent of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District from 2007 to 2016. Johnson's previous career experience included working as a principal in the Murray School District in Utah and the executive director of instruction and technology in the Eau Claire Area School District.[4]

School board

The Middleton-Cross Plains Board of Education consists of nine members elected to three-year terms. While members are elected at large and serve the entire district, they must reside in particular geographic areas within the district to run for particular seats on the board.

The Springfield, West Middleton, and central areas—Areas I, III, and V respectively—have one member each on the board. Cross Plains, or Area II, has two members. The remaining area, Area IV, covering Middleton and Westport, has four members.[5]


Office Name Date assumed office
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area I Emily Evans April 28, 2025
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II Bob Green 2003
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area II Catherine Kells November 7, 2022
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area III Tabitha Hansen July 18, 2022
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV Jim Coursey December 16, 2024
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV Kathryn Frank April 22, 2024
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV Marni Ginsberg April 24, 2023
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area IV Robert Hesselbein October 8, 2018
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education Area V Kemper Bartlett Durand Jr. April 22, 2024


Governing majority

To read about the governing majority on the Middleton-Cross Plains Board of Education between 2015 and 2018, click "[Show more]" below.

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April 2017-January 2018

The Middleton-Cross Plains Board of Education voted unanimously on 100 percent of its votes between April 24, 2017, and January 22, 2018. The board approved 82 out of 82 of its motions during this time period, excluding roll call and adjournment votes. These votes were counted from special and regularly scheduled sessions, and exclude committee meetings. The top three issues voted on were board procedures (41.46 percent), district procedures (26.83 percent), and fiscal/budgetary matters (24.39 percent).

The voting data indicated that there was no clear governing majority or minority faction on the board. No individual board member's voting record differed significantly from that of the other board members.

Absences

Six of the nine board members missed at least one vote from April 2017 to January 2018. Anne Bauer missed the most votes (29.27 percent). Kelly Kalscheur missed 25.61 percent. Sean Hyland missed 21.95 percent, and Linda Yu missed 15.85 percent. Annette Ashley, Bob Green, and Paul Kinne did not miss any votes.

April 2016-December 2016

Middleton-Cross Plains Board of Education, 2016-2017
Annette Ashley
Anne Bauer
Bob Green
Sean Hyland
Kelly Kalscheur
Kurt Karbusicky
Paul Kinne
Todd Smith
Linda Yu

The Middleton-Cross Plains Board of Education voted unanimously on 100 percent of its votes between April 15, 2016, and December 12, 2016. This percentage represented a 3.92 percent increase from the previous time period measured. The board approved 51 out of 51 of its motions during this time period, excluding roll call and adjournment votes. These votes were counted from special and regularly scheduled sessions, and exclude committee meetings. The top three issues voted on were board procedures (54.90 percent), district procedures (19.61 percent), and fiscal/budgetary matters (13.73 percent).

The voting data indicated that there was no clear governing majority or minority faction on the board. No individual board member's voting record differed significantly from that of the other board members. The table to the left shows the composition of the board during the time period measured. (Note: A bolded name indicates the board member was newly-elected.)

July 2015-April 2016

Middleton-Cross Plains Board of Education, 2015-2016
Annette Ashley
Anne Bauer
Bob Green
Diane Hornung
Sean Hyland
Kelly Kalscheur
Paul Kinne
Ellen Lindgren
Linda Yu

The Middleton-Cross Plains Board of Education voted unanimously on 96.08 percent of its votes between July 13, 2015, and April 11, 2016. The board approved 49 out of 51 of its motions during this time period, excluding roll call and adjournment votes. These votes were counted from special and regularly scheduled sessions, excluding committee meetings. The top three issues the board voted on were board procedures (49.02 percent), fiscal/budgetary matters (29.41 percent), and district procedures (7.84 percent).

  • When the board did not vote unanimously:
    • The only "no" votes cast during this time period were both occasions of the board failing to approve a motion.
    • The first occurrence of this was when the board voted to approve a conflict-free materials resolution without a change that had been suggested. The only "yes" votes cast were by Kinne and Lindgren, with Green, Yu, Bauer, Hyland, and Kalscheur all voting "no" on the matter. Ashley and Hornung were not present at this meeting.
    • The second motion that failed was about whether or not to table the vote on a proposed change to the district's Early Voluntary Early Retirement Option, pending another review of the Compensation Committee's perspective. The "yes" votes were cast by Bauer, Hyland, and Kinne; Green, Hornung, Ashley, Yu, and Lindgren voted "no." Kalscheur was absent from this meeting.
    • When the board's votes were not unanimous, Green and Yu voted the same on both occasions, as did Bauer and Hyland.
The voting data indicated that there was no clear governing majority or minority faction on the board. No individual board member's voting record differed significantly from that of the other board members. The table above shows the composition of the board during the time period measured.

Elections

See also: Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Wisconsin, elections

Elections for the Middleton-Cross Plains Board of Education are held every year in April. If needed, primaries are held in February. Three seats are up for election each year.

Two seats on the school board were up for general election and two seats were up for special election on April 1, 2025. A primary was scheduled for February 18, 2025., but it was canceled due to lack of opposition. The filing deadline for this election was January 7, 2025.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5][6]

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,309,000 $447 3%
Local: $84,448,000 $11,396 71%
State: $30,672,000 $4,139 26%
Total: $118,429,000 $15,982
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $167,664,000 $22,626
Total Current Expenditures: $95,905,000 $12,942
Instructional Expenditures: $58,540,000 $7,900 35%
Student and Staff Support: $13,530,000 $1,825 8%
Administration: $12,821,000 $1,730 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,014,000 $1,486 7%
Total Capital Outlay: $61,766,000 $8,335
Construction: $58,597,000 $7,907
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $50,000 $6
Interest on Debt: $7,279,000 $982


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2023-2024[8] $43,163 $111,092
2022-2023[9] $42,004 $112,866
2021-2022[10] $43,100 $96,720

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 52 79 6-9 22 <50 50-54 54
2018-2019 64 85 20-24 35 <50 50-54 68
2017-2018 65 87 15-19 36 <50 50-54 71
2016-2017 68 85 15-19 36 >=50 50-54 74
2015-2016 70 85 15-19 35-39 >=50 60-64 75
2014-2015 73 80-84 20-24 40-44 >=50 60-64 78
2013-2014 76 86 30-34 40-44 <50 81
2012-2013 74 85-89 30-34 40-44 <50 78
2011-2012 73 80-84 25-29 40-44 <50 79
2010-2011 88 90-94 50-54 65-69 >=50 92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 56 73 15-19 27 <50 55-59 59
2018-2019 60 77 15-19 30 <50 50-54 65
2017-2018 60 76 15-19 35 <50 45-49 66
2016-2017 62 78 15-19 34 <50 55-59 67
2015-2016 62 76 15-19 30-34 >=50 50-54 66
2014-2015 74 80-84 35-39 45-49 >=50 65-69 79
2013-2014 57 69 20-24 25-29 >=50 60
2012-2013 54 65-69 20-24 30-34 <50 58
2011-2012 52 65-69 10-14 20-24 <50 56
2010-2011 90 >=95 60-64 70-74 >=50 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 96 >=90 >=80 >=90 PS >=80 96
2018-2019 95 >=90 60-79 >=90 PS >=80 96
2017-2018 95 >=90 60-79 >=90 >=80 96
2016-2017 91 >=90 >=80 80-89 PS >=50 91
2015-2016 89 >=90 60-69 70-79 >=50 91
2014-2015 86 >=80 60-79 60-79 >=50 89
2013-2014 84 >=90 40-59 60-69 88
2012-2013 85 >=80 50-59 60-79 PS 90
2011-2012 84 60-79 50-59 40-59 PS 90
2010-2011 87 60-79 60-79 40-59 91


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 7,263 0.2
2021-2022 7,252 -2.2
2020-2021 7,410 -1.7
2019-2020 7,534 1.1
2018-2019 7,450 1.7
2017-2018 7,325 2.8
2016-2017 7,118 1.9
2015-2016 6,984 3.3
2014-2015 6,754 1.5
2013-2014 6,654 0.6
2012-2013 6,614 2.5
2011-2012 6,446 5.3
2010-2011 6,104 4.3
2009-2010 5,840 -1.0
2008-2009 5,899 1.8
2007-2008 5,795 2.7
2006-2007 5,640 0.4
2005-2006 5,616 -0.2
2004-2005 5,629 2.3
2003-2004 5,500 3.1
2002-2003 5,330 2.0
2001-2002 5,224 1.9
2000-2001 5,125 2.1
1999-2000 5,018 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 12.4 4.2
Black 4.9 8.7
Hispanic 9.6 13.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 6.4 5.1
White 66.0 67.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District had 540.83 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.43.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.20
Kindergarten: 24.00
Elementary: 282.16
Secondary: 232.47
Total: 540.83

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District employed 8.80 district administrators and 17.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.80
District Administrative Support: 20.85
School Administrators: 17.00
School Administrative Support: 28.94
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 154.81
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 20.70
Total Guidance Counselors: 22.39
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 13.59
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 8.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.20
Library/Media Support: 5.67
Student Support Services: 81.05
Other Support Services: 146.49


Schools

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Clark Street Community School1009-12
Elm Lawn Elementary355PK-4
Glacier Creek Middle9355-8
Kromrey Middle1,1915-8
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4k278PK-PK
Middleton High2,3099-12
Northside Elementary345PK-4
Park Elementary252PK-4
Pope Farm Elementary410PK-4
Sauk Trail Elementary407PK-4
Sunset Ridge Elementary317PK-4
West Middleton Elementary364PK-4

Noteworthy events

2020: School board recall effort

See also: Robert Hesselbein and Minza Karim recall, Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin (2020)

An effort to recall Robert Hesselbein and Minza Karim from their positions on the Middleton-Cross Plains School District Board of Education in Wisconsin did not go to a vote in 2020. Recall supporters were not able to collect the 6,200 signatures required to put the recall on the ballot.[12]

The effort began after the board voted 5-4 on September 28, 2020, to keep students in virtual learning for the rest of the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The other option, which did not pass, would have allowed students in pre-school through second grade to return to in-person instruction starting on November 2, 2020.[13][14]

Hesselbein and Karim were two of the five members who voted in favor of continuing virtual learning. Recall supporters said the board members failed in their official duties by not voting for an alternative to virtual learning. Hesselbein and Karim both said they stood by their votes.[13][14]

Contact information

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
7106 South Ave.
Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: 608-829-9000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, "Monogue Named New Superintendent," accessed November 14, 2019
  2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Dana Monogue," accessed November 14, 2019
  3. ↑ Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, "Mavroulis Named New Superintendent," accessed January 25, 2017
  4. ↑ LinkedIn, "Donald Johnson," accessed July 29, 2015
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, "Board Members," July 29, 2021
  6. ↑ Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, "Board policies: Policy I-E.4 - Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed April 23, 2025
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  8. ↑ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, "Public Teacher Salary Report: 2023-2024, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District," accessed April 23, 2025
  9. ↑ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, "Public Teacher Salary Report: 2022-2023, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District," accessed July 29, 2021
  10. ↑ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, "Public Teacher Salary Report: 2021-2022, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District," accessed July 29, 2021
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  12. ↑ Middleton Cross Plains Times-Tribune, "Board Recall Petition Fails," December 14, 2020
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 ABC 27 WKOW, "Recall effort targets two Middleton-Cross Plains school board members," October 8, 2020
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 NBC 15 WMTV, "Middleton parent group starts process to recall two school board members over decision to remain virtual," October 8, 2020
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