March 8, 2018 at 7:30 AM - Budget Committee Meeting

Description:  The purpose of this agenda item is to review the 2017-2018 budget. At this time, there have been several requests approved by the School Board to utilize contingency funds. These requests include the ELL para-educator at an estimated cost of $30,000, and three elementary school special education para-educators at an estimated cost of $51,000, leaving an estimated balance of $19,000 in the contingency account. In addition, the budget committee has approved reallocating $40,000 from the district budget to assist with the cost for the summer 2018 PLC conference. 

Please be reminded that the 17-18 budget has a planned deficit of $973,525 primarily due to the completion of the Warrior Stadium project and the capital projects. The capital projects expenditures are related to the plan to increase the Fund 41 fund balance over the next 3 fiscal years and to decrease the Fund 10 fund balance related to the 2014 operational referendum question. In addition, the Board has agreed to fund the trial Wellness Clinic through June 30th, 2018, which will further increase the deficit by approximately $240,000, which will also decrease the fund balance. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ssummers@waunakee.k12.wi.us or 608-849-2000.  Thanks for your time. 

Description:  The purpose of this agenda item is to review the 2018-2019 budget timeline. Please see the attached budget timeline. Please note that the 2018-19 fiscal year is in the second year of the 2017-2019 state budget process. As a result, our budget process will not have the uncertainty that existed during the 2017-18 budget development process. The major school finance impact for 2018-19 is the $204/student categorical aid increase, compared to $200/student in 2017-18.

The Strategic Planning presentation scheduled for February 12th and the Special Board meeting scheduled for February 27th have been completed. The next major step in the budget timeline is a review and approval of the 18-19 budget planning process. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ssummers@waunakee.k12.wi.us or 608-849-2000.  Thanks for your time. 

Description:  The purpose of this agenda item is to review the 2018-2019 budget planning process. Please see the attached budget planning process document. The majority of the committee meeting will be spent reviewing the budget planning process document. After this review, administration is recommending a motion to move the budget planning process forward to the School Board for approval at the March 12th meeting. Randy and Steve are meeting with the elementary Principals on Friday morning to discuss the number of sections and class sizes for the K and 2nd grade levels. The actual enrollment (compared to the projections) is higher than what would be expected at this time of the year. Administration will have a recommendation on how to proceed with these grade levels by the time of the Budget Committee meeting.  

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ssummers@waunakee.k12.wi.us or 608-849-2000.  Thanks for your time. 

Description:   There are no proposals to review this month. 

Description:   There are no discussion items to review this month. 

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