Budget Discussion Items

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The mission of the Madison Metropolitan School District is to assure that every student has the knowledge and skills needed for academic achievement and a successful life.

The priorities of the MMSD that move us toward our vision are:

Improving student achievement
- All students reading at grade level by third grade
- All students completing Algebra and Geometry by the end of 10th grade
- All students attending school at least 94%
Offering challenging, diverse and contemporary curriculum and instruction
Assuring a safe, respectful and welcoming learning environment
Recruiting, developing and retaining a highly competent workforce that reflects the diversity of our students
Strengthening communication to improve partnerships with the community and families
Using resources efficiently and strategically

To ensure that all children have the greatest opportunity to become successful adults, our system is built around student learning, keeping students connected to school, and creating meaningful relationships that keep them in school.

The core curriculum of the Madison Metropolitan School District is the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards adopted by the Board of Education July 27, 1998. The Standards establish clear expectations for what all children should know and be able to do at key points in their educational experience. While the Standards describe the content of instruction, the District continually examines and adopts the best instructional practices to deliver the curriculum. Educating teachers in these instructional practices ensures that each child has the optimum opportunity for achieving the Standards. The combination of Board adopted Standards and District initiated instructional best practices defines the learning environment for our students.

The discussion items included in this document represent the possible areas of budget reduction necessary to produce a balanced budget for the 2003-04 school year. Each of the items has an impact on our students. Although it is impossible to truly measure the long-term effects on student performance, each of the discussion items contains a description of our best analysis of what that impact might be.

Each individual item was considered in relationship to the Board's six strategic priorities and three student achievement goals, and its impact on being able to deliver the curriculum represented by the District adopted Standards.

The Items

Download the entire list of discussion items (258 pg, 617 kb) or choose specific sections from the list below. Each sub-section below contains the Introduction and complete Table of Contents from the original list.

Additional items added after March 10 are below this list.

Elementary (30 pg, 101 kb)
Item		Page Number	FTE	Amount	Note
Freeze School Based Formula, SIP And Staff Development Budgets (9 pg, 33 kb)		1		88,601
	K-8 or 3-8 Combination Schools	2	2.00	155,996
Increase Elementary Allocation Factor by 1.5		5	55.76	2,704,537	(1)
	Increase Class Size	8			(1)
	Increase Specials Ratio to 25	10			(1)
	30:1 Ratio for Specials in Grades K-1 in SAGE Schools	12			(1)
	REACH	13			(1)
	Strings 4th and 5th Grades	15			(1)
	Consolidate Music and Grades 4 and 5 Strings	17			(1)
	Open Classrooms	18			(1)
	Elementary Assistant Principal	19			(1)
	Supplemental Factor	20			(1)
Instructional Resource Teacher –UW/MMSD Partnership		22	1.05	50,925
Ready Set GO Conferences		23		136,486
Elementary Lead Principal		26	1.00	105,329
High School (19 pg, 61 kb)
Increase High School Allocation Factor by 1.5		29	23.09	1,120,064	(2)
	Supplemental Factor	31			(2)
Assistant Principal at High Schools		33	1.00	93,151
Minority Service Coordinators (MSC)		34	4.00	264,388
The 4-Block at La Follette		36			(6)
Extra Curricular Activities Participation Fee		38		100,000
Extra Curricular Activities		40		31,058
Middle Schools (13 pg, 55 kb)
Increase Middle School Allocation Factor by 1.5		42	29.08	1,410,532	(3)
	Supplemental Factor	44			(3)
Increase Discretionary Allocation Factor at Middle Schools by 25 (was 100:1)		47	10.99	532,918
Convert Spring Harbor to a Sixth Grade Center		49
Athletics Administration (22 pg, 65 kb)
Coordinator of Athletics		52	0.50	50,680
No Cut Freshmen Sports		54		50,000
Extra JV Teams at West and Memorial		55		12,000
JV Boys and Girls Basketball Schedule		56		5,000
Varsity Reserve Football Schedule		57		3,400
Cheerleading / Pom Poms		58		46,300
9th Grade & JV Boys and Girls Golf Program		59		28,500
Girls Gymnastics		60		41,000
Wrestling		61		57,000
Increase Hockey Fee		62		33,600
Raise Athletic Participation Fee		63
Coaching Positions		64		72,444
High School Athletic Directors		65		232,369
Reduce Athletic Secretarial Staff		66		10,433
General Administration (14 pg, 50 kb)
Assistant Superintendent of Educational Information, Planning, and Development		68
Freeze on Inflationary Increases Included in Same Service Budget		70		318,110
District Clerical Staffing		71
Grow Our Own Principals		73		44,705
Parent Community Response (17 pg, 63 kb)
Special Asst. to the Superintendent for Parent Community Relations		76	2.00	255,154
Coordinator of Parent Community Relations		79	1.00	99,504
External Support		81		25,871
Parent Community Relations Teachers		82	2.00	97,000
Student Leadership		84		16,912
Teaching and Learning (61 pg, 183 kb)
One Yr Moratorium on Conference Attendance for T/L Staff		87		53,600
Student Participation in National Competitions		89		18,000
Resource Teacher Support for Science		91	1.00	48,500
Planetarium Programming		93	0.30	14,550
Science Materials Center		95	1.75	108,108
Student Transportation for Environmental Education		97		10,600
H.S. Science Research Program Teacher		98	0.20	13,770
One Yr Moratorium on Purchases for Biotechnology Classes		100		8,000
Physical Education/Health Coordinator		101	0.50	49,060
One Yr Moratorium on ELM Purchases		102		839,760
CTE - One Yr Moratorium on Equipment Purchase from Local Funds		104		55,000
CTE - Extended Employment Compensation		106		34,100
Youth Apprenticeship Programs		109		35,000
Resource Teacher Support for Mathematics		111	5.00	260,895
Resource Teacher Support for Language Arts/Reading		115	2.50	121,250
Gateways to Literacy Program		118	6.00	336,515
Reading Recovery		121	19.00	1,101,994
TAG Support for Student Transportation		124		20,000
TAG Resource Teachers		125	8.00	388,000
TAG Student Programming		127		84,090
One Yr Moratorium on Purchase of New Musical Instruments		129		77,000
Summer Music Experience		131		7,448
Library Media Services Resource Teacher		132	1.00	78,132
Library Materials Cataloging Operations		133	1.00	69,097
IMSC and/or ERL		135	3.00	162,753
EA Support for Building LMC Programs		140	7.83	314,415
Educational Information, Planning, and Development (18 pg, 62 kb)
Replace the Registrar Position with a Clerical Position		142	1.00	27,521
Administration of the Terra Nova –Grades 5,6,7		145	0.10	91,793
Summer School		147
Staff and Organizational Development		149	5.00	294,112
Summer Institutes		151		361,083
Educational Services (29 pg, 90 kb)
Increase Cross Categorical Pupil: Teacher Ratio by 1.0		154	93.45	3,529,847
Early Childhood Teacher/SEA Classroom/Itinerant		156	2.20	93,422
Professional Development		157			(5)
Professional Development – EA CBA		158		25,000
Building Modifications		159			(5)
Instructional Travel		160			(5)
Staff – Clerical Support		161			(5)
Staff – Therapy Assistants		162	23.04	401,331
Staff – Program Support Staff		164	2.00	126,376
Positive Behavior Support Teams		166	6.50	345,731
PST-Summer Extended Contract for Evaluations		168		14,147
Cell Phones – Building Based Staff		169			(5)
Computer Technology – Upgrades/Replacements		170			(5)
Extended Learning Summer School		171			(5)
CBA – Additive Duties		172			(6)
Instructional Materials/Supplies - CC		173			(5)
Professional Development/Conferences/Consultants		174		41,000
Student Services (16 pg, 62 kb)
Nurse and Nurse’s Assistant		177	3.00	82,224
Psychologist Functions at the Elementary Level		179	27.70	1,830,887
Social Work Functions		181	38.30	2,531,515
Safe and Drug Free Schools Grant		184	2.60	208,921
GLBT		185	1.00	48,500
Alternative Education (13 pg, 36 kb)
Alternative Programs: General		187	3.40	252,812
Alternative Programs: School Within School		189	8.90	458,392
Alternative Programs: Homeless Program		191	3.00	133,021
Business Services (32 pg, 88 kb)
Grant Support Analysis		194
Accounts Payable		195	1.00	56,931
Every Other Day Mail (Delivery) Service		196		13,433
Printing Services		198	0.50	27,943
Risk Management		199		97,388
Transportation Efficiencies: Middle/High School Start - Stop Times		201		35,000
Transportation Distance (1.5 to 2.0 miles)		202		20,055
Pupil Transportation to Spring Harbor/Wright Middle Schools		203		246,000
Building Maintenance		204		500,000
Building Improvements		205		391,000
Custodial Positions		206	16.00	918,926
Custodial Substitutes		207	16.00	918,926
Lawn Care		208			(4)
Maintenance Workers		209	3.00	212,403
Overtime – Building Services		210		100,000
Outsourcing Snow Plowing		211			(4)
Teachers Crew		212		87,000
Trades Positions		213	2.00	141,602
Trash Collection		214		68,611
Vehicle Replacement		215
Electronic Repair		216	1.60	89,417
Technical Services Clerical Staffing		217	0.20	11,177
Breakfast Program Subsidy		218		35,000
Human Resources (35 pg, 71 kb)
Teacher Emeritus Retirement Plan (TERP)		220			(6)
Ten Percent Payment of GHC for MTI Unit		221			(6)
Prorate Teacher Benefits for Part-Time Teachers		222			(6)
Ten Percent Payment of Health Insurance for Custodians		223			(6)
Administrative Retirement Plan		224
Ten Percent Payment of Health Insurance for Administrators		225			(6)
Recruitment Division		226	1.00	124,400
Ten Percent Payment of Health Insurance for Food Service		227			(6)
Ten Percent Payment of Health Insurance for Non-Represented		228			(6)
Ten Percent Payment of Health Insurance for Trades		229			(6)
Human Resources Clerical Staffing		230	0.50	27,943
Permit Holder Training		231		10,000
Arbitrate Only With WERC Arbitrators		232		10,000
Internal Employee Assistance Program		233		5,650
External Employee Assistance Program		234		5,000
District Retirement Reception		235		4,925
New Teacher Orientation		236		3,775
Service Awards to Employees		237		625
Prorate Administrative Benefits for Part-Time Administrators		238
Invoicing Retirees for Insurance Coverage		239		1,440
Advertising for Vacant Positions		240		10,000
Overtime for Non-Represented Professional Employees		241		12,000
Conference/Seminar Budgets		242		151,320
Stop Payroll Move		243		30,000
Bargain After Hours		244		3,600
Mandatory Direct Deposit		245
Automation of Payroll Reporting System		246
Sick Leave Payout		247			(6)
Personal Illness for Substitute Teachers		248			(6)
MSCR (10 pg, 40 kb)
Community Service Analysis		250
		Totals:	453.54 FTE	$27,872,729

(1)(2)(3) Allocation Factor Increase impacts the pool of staffing available at each level; changes in use of allocation are indicated for discussion.
(4)Requests for proposals would be necessary to calculate net cost savings.
(5)Items that were funded from IDEA that would need to be discontinued to adjust for fewer dollars available from carryover funds.
(6)Impacted only as part of negotiations/package costings.

Items Added After March 10, 2003

Item	Page Number	FTE	Amount
Additional Items - March 13, 2003 - (10 pg, 37 kb)
Program Support Counselor	1	0.50	46,250
Eliminate All High School Athletics	2	9.50 270 Coach pos.	1,413,494
Eliminate All Extracurricular Activities	5		105,546
Organizational Dues, Conference Attendance, and Tuition Reimbursement	7		35,000
Technology Environment: Current and Future State - March 13, 2003 - (24 pg, 1,031 kb)
Technical Services Review of Statement: "MMSD can realize savings by using Macintosh computers" - April 1, 2003 - (4 pg, 42 kb)

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