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| BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes for Special Meeting - Open Session March 6, 2006 |
Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street, McDaniels Auditorium Madison, Wisconsin |
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Special Meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by President Carol Carstensen at 6:09 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Carol Carstensen, Bill Keys, Lawrie Kobza, Juan José López, Shwaw Vang, Johnny Winston, Jr.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ruth Robarts
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
ABSENT: Connor Gants
STAFF PRESENT: Sue Abplanalp, Mary Gulbrandsen, Pam Nash, Doug Pearson, Roger Price, Art Rainwater, Ken Syke, Barbara Lehman-Recording Secretary
1. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Bill Keys and seconded by Shwaw Vang to approve the minutes of the Special meeting dated December 5, 2005 as distributed. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
The Superintendent distributed a chart showing square footage per student per school and a chart showing building area square footage by school (copies are attached to the original of these minutes).
2. Public Appearances
Deb Gilbert distributed MMSD long range options projected to 2010-11 for students moved from Leopold (a copy is attached to the original of these minutes). She wanted her children to start at Leopold in 2007. She indicated that the numbers shared last week were too high and that these numbers were right and it still shows over capacity at Midvale. The subdivisions where they live are that big that they tip it over. She felt the long-term answer was to build another school for this area. She was not sure if the numbers for Franklin indicated overcrowding.
There was some discussion relative to growth from the new development and also from established areas and the way Franklin utilizes their building.
3. Announcements
There were no announcements.
Items 4 and 5 were taken up together.
4. Five Year Districtwide Plan for Construction and Land Acquisition Needs relative to Elementary Schools in the MMSD
(Packets included a memorandum from the Superintendent (3/2/06) and the conceptual plan (3/2/06). Copies are attached to the original of these minutes.)
5. Plan for Addressing the Overcrowded Student Population at LeopoldElementary School
(Packets included materials from Mary Gulbrandsen related to the cost of adding a cafeteria and kitchen to Leopold while gaining additional classroom space rather than adding a seven-room addition to Leopold, including schematics and a timetable; answers to questions from Lawrie Kobza related to Plan LK 02-09-06 Coliseum to Franklin-Randall, Bay View to Lapham-Marquette; and an analysis from Peter Gascoyne related to MMSD growth patters. Copies are attached to the original of these minutes.)
The Superintendent reviewed the proposed plan for school years 2006-07 through 2010-11. He was asked to talk about the Leopold addition/remodeling plan. He noted the actual cost of $2.7 million that the district would bond with the debt service under the review cap to make Leopold viable for the next 4 to 5 years. They would try to funnel the cost of that addition into a larger referendum. The district could lease-purchase or seek its own bond. The diagram of the smaller addition was reviewed. If it is kept a K-5 school, the enrollment cap would be 735. If it is changed to K-2 and paired with a school in South Fitchburg, the cap would be 588 with the same floor plan. Mary Gulbrandsen reviewed the floor plan.
Discussion: Needs discussion and public input. Alternative to proposed addition that the Task Force recommended. No good boundary changes that solve the Leopold problem. Cost to individual homeowners will be infinitesimal.
It was moved by Johnny Winston, Jr. and seconded by Bill Keys that the Administration bring forth funding plans for a Leopold addition or remodeling by bonding source and the budget impact and a timeline.
Discussion: Parts of the renovation can be done by the fall. A seven-room addition cannot be done without going to referendum. The smaller addition can be folded into a referendum later. Funding proposals will be ready for the next special meeting that addresses this issue, including interest rates, etc. There will also be completion times and staging plans for the building. The district would continue to pay on the bond, have the money in hand, then fold into a referendum the debt service on that payment outside the revenue cap. If a referendum failed, it would stay under the revenue cap and be paid over ten years at $343,000 per year. There was some discussion about specific program uses for the renovated spaces. It was clarified that there is sufficient space at Leopold to build a middle school, like the Hamilton and Van Hise campus (probably not connected), though one is not needed in the near future. If the renovations are not done, the other short-run plan is making the boundary changes and putting students on buses 45-50 minutes. Issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Trying to unite the board and make sure a referendum passes. It was suggested that the March 22 workshop include alternative plans if no referendum is passed.
FOLLOW UP: More specific funding plan, timeline, and boundary impact. Have more board discussion then get Leopold and general community input. Timeline should include the option of waiting to go to referendum instead of borrowing under the revenue cap. Analysis will include plans that are currently on the table if there is no new construction. Costing will include busing to show the offset if the boundary changes are implemented.
4. Other Business
There was no other business.
5. Adjournment
It was moved by Bill Keys and seconded by Juan José López to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 p.m. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
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