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Madison Metropolitan School District
Madison, Wisconsin
 
Art Rainwater, Superintendent
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Minutes for Budget Seminars
September 25, 2003		   Doyle Administration Building
545 West Dayton Street, Room 103
Madison, Wisconsin

The Budget Seminar was called to order by Carol Carstensen at 7:03 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Carol Carstensen, Bill Clingan, Bill Keys, Shwaw Vang (arrived 7:10 p.m.)

MEMBERS ABSENT: None

SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS PRESENT: Kirby Brant, Matt Calvert, Joan Eggert (arrived 7:45 p.m.), Joann Elder, Kristin Forde, Robert Godfrey, Nancy Harper, Jill Jokela, Bruce Kahn, Doug Keillor, Paul Kusuda, Don Nymann, Sharon Redinger, Barb Schrank, Richard Seaman, Don Severson, Mary TeSelle, Lisa Wiese, Marcia Wright

  1. Public Appearances

    There were no public appearances.

  2. Announcements

    There were no announcements.

Items 3-6 were taken up together.

  1. Overview of the State of Wisconsin's Financing of K-12 Public Education
  2. District's Budget Process
  3. Review of the 2003-04 District Budget
  4. Functions under General District Administration as they relate to the Budget

    Carstensen presented an overview on state financing of K-12 education. She described existing state and federal mandates, state revenue caps, and the QEO. She provided handouts on the Board's budget priorities and the timeline for dealing with the budget for 2004-05. There was discussion about how the Board measured progress on the strategic priorities and an explanation of the origin of the Board's three main priorities. The timeline for notifying administrators and teachers of layoffs was discussed.

    The (pink) budget for 2003-04 was distributed; the group walked through the way the budget was laid out and what the various funds were. There was discussion about what programs were funded through Fund 80.

    Carstensen promised to bring back answers for the following questions:

    1. How does the equalization aid formula work? What is negative aid? How did the referendum last June affect negative aid?
    2. How many students are categorized as EEN?
    3. How many years, on average, does a student stay in ESL classes?
    4. What does the complete Strategic Plan look like? How is progress in each area tracked?
    5. Can we get a summary of the budget which shows the total amount allocated to salaries and benefits?
    6. What are the past figures for total enrollment?
  5. Other Business

    No discussion.

  6. Adjournment

    The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. by the unanimous consent of those present.

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