BUDGET FACTOID:
The Board approved, unanimously, a Budget Time Line last fall. In the discussion at that time, the Board decided that it did not want the administration to provide a "cut list" to the Board, and the community, in March before the entire budget was ready. The Board's adopted time line put the presentation of the entire balanced budget (with proposed cuts of $8 M) in early May. The administration has worked to move the presentation up to late April the budget is currently scheduled to go to the Board on April 20 and the first presentation and discussion will be at the special meeting of the Board on April 24.

MARCH 22nd MEETING:
Board workshop to consider plans CP1A, 2 and 4 from the Memorial/West Task Force; this is preparation for holding a forum, hopefully in April, for community comment on the plans that will have to be implemented if the community or the Board does not support the recommendation to build an addition to Leopold and a new school on the far west side. These plans are available on the district's web site: http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/boe/longrange/ Click on the links listed under "Current Options" to see the actual maps and data. Please take time to look at these plans and provide feedback to the Board.