11 Sessions Set for January 24, 25 & 26

All MMSD staff members, parents and residents are invited to make suggestions and set priorities for budget reductions necessary for next year in an exercise called the $100 Budget.

Eleven sessions are scheduled on the evenings of January 24, 25 and 26.

The $100 Budget reflects the proportionate share for 47 major program areas of the actual MMSD budget.

The exercise will also show the difficulty of making up to $10 million in budget cuts for next year, and improve understanding of the impact of budget reductions.

It does not matter which session one attends. The sessions should run between 1 hour 30 and 1 hour 45 minutes.

Residents can get more information about the $100 budget exercise and can work on their own budget reductions at the $100 Budget web site.

Tuesday, January 24
Cherokee Middle School	6:00 p.m.	4301 Cherokee Dr.	LMC
Sennett Middle School	6:00 p.m.	502 Pflaum Rd.	Cafeteria
Hamilton Middle School	7:00 p.m.	4801 Waukesha St.	Cafeteria
Sherman Middle School	7:00 p.m.	1610 Ruskin St.	Cafeteria

Wednesday, January 25
Jefferson Middle School	6:00 p.m.	101 S. Gammon Rd.	Cafeteria
O'Keeffe Middle School	6:00 p.m.	510 S. Thornton Ave.	Cafeteria
Spring Harbor Middle School	7:00 p.m.	1110 Spring Harbor Dr.	Gym
Whitehorse/Schenk Schools	7:00 p.m.	218 Schenk St.	Cafeteria

Thursday, January 26
Wright Middle School	6:00 p.m.	1717 Fish Hatchery Rd.	LMC
Toki Middle School	6:30 p.m.	5606 Russett Rd.	Cafeteria
Black Hawk/Gompers Schools	7:00 p.m.	1402 Wyoming Way	Cafeteria

Every MMSD resident is invited to participate, but each is limited to participating one time.

Participants will be asked to determine — both individually and in groups of four - which program areas should be cut and by how much to reach the projected maximum of $10 million that the school district will have to cut for next year to comply with state-imposed revenue limits. In the $100 budget model, $10 million equals $3.85.