A few weeks ago, the Madison BOE received a summary of what the board and its committees had done in its meetings during the past year. I am posting the entire document as an extended entry as community information. It provides a lot more detail, a good overview, and a glimpse at the pieces that didn’t make it into the print and broadcast media.
Common Council/Board of Education Liaison Committee – 2006/07
Members: MMSD – Lucy Mathiak (chair), Lawrie Kobza, Mary Gulbrandsen
City – Alders Isadore Knox, George Twigg, Cindy Thomas
Liaison: Mary Gulbrandsen
Meeting Date/Agenda
June 21
– Plan for Allied Drive and impact on surrounding neighborhoods
– Communication about polling place accessibility
August 16
– City requirements for mowing fields
– City and MMSD cooperation on forestry and pest control
– Demographic changes affecting neighborhoods & schools, focus on economic & linguistic changes, comparison between Allied Drive and other parts of Madison
– Changes in crossing guard staffing
– Planning for changing traffic patterns in school zones
September 27
– Traffic Safety in School Areas – changes in crossing guard staffing
– Demographic changes affecting neighborhoods and schools
October 18
-Demographic factors affecting school populations
-Traffic safety in middle and high school zones
November 15
-School safety challenges and responses panel discussion with MMSD and MPD staff
-Measures of poverty as related to school and city services planning
December 13
-School Safety presentation on disciplinary process being developed to keep children in an educational setting
-Demographic changes affecting neighborhoods and schools
January 17
-Program to increase student safety in walking or biking to school
-Traffic safety in school areas
February 28
-2005-06 Municipal Court Truancy Report
-Structure and function of the Liaison Committee
March 28
-City of Madison-MMSD Cooperation to Support Neighborhood Schools
-Structure and Function of Liaison Committee
Communications Committee – 2006/07
Members: Arlene Silveira (chair), Lucy Mathiak, Ruth Robarts
Citizen Members –
Liaison: Ken Syke
Meeting Date/Agenda
July 10
-Desired outcomes for committee
– Ways for citizens to communicate about federal and state funding to schools
August 28
Meeting cancelled – no quorum
September 11
– Communications Goal – provide information about community values, concerns, goals for school system; encouraging a sense of community ownership, responsibility for the district.
– Next Steps for the First Step of the Cycle of Engagement – coming together, moving forward, sustaining momentum
-How school board members engage in conversations about MMSD with different community members and soliciting feedback from such community members.
-Engaging the public in MMSD funding issues.
September 25
-Engaging the public in dealing with MMSD funding issues
-Modification of communications goal
-Community Conversations program
October 23
-Resolution supporting moving Security expenditures outside the Revenue Cap
-Statewide Superintendents’ response to Revenue Caps
-Resolution re: Educational Leadership for All Students
-Next steps for Community Conversations
November 27
-Update on planning for and structure of Community Conversations
-Communications to the community during a crisis
-Presentation of information to the community
January 9
-Madison Legislative Delegation
-Statute 118.24(1) Clarification
January 16
-Progress on new web page for citizens wanting to get involved
-2007-09 Legislative Agenda
February 26
-MMSD Legislative Agenda
-Analysis of Governor’s Proposed State Budget
-Planning for meeting with citizens interested in advocating for district on state budget and legislative issues
March 29 – (Special Meeting – Workshop)
-Wisconsin K-12 Public Education Funding
-Key K-12 Provisions in Governor’s Proposed Budget
-Tips for Legislative Communications
-Communication with Other Wisconsin K-12 School Districts
Community Partnerships Committee – 2006/07
Members: MMSD – Lucy Mathiak (chair), Arlene Silveira, Shwaw Vang
Citizen Members –
Liaison: Lisa Black
Meeting Date/Agenda
July 10
– Committee goals and activities
– Regular meeting schedule; establish agenda
August 21
– Strengthening partnerships with parents and caregivers
– Developing standard process for administering grants to community partners
September 11
– Parents as Partners – information gathered through SIP, communities to target for feedback, schedule for feedback sessions, ways to engage administration and school staff in feedback sessions.
– Fund 80
October 9
-Principal Panel on Best Practices for Parent Participation
-Community Service Fund grants
-Timetable and Plan for Parent Input Sessions
November 13
-Update meeting schedule for Community Listening Sessions
-Amount of funds expended for MMSD partnerships
-Review annual report African-American Ethnic Academy
January 22
-Community Organizations funded out of 2006-07 Fund 80 Budget
February 12
-Organizations and programs funded out of the Fund 80 part of the MMSD 2007-08 Budget
-MSCR student functions, supervision and operations
March 12
-Organizations and programs funded out of Fund 80 part of the 2007-08 Budget – African American Ethnic Academy, Centro Hispano, Urban League of Greater Madison
April 9
-UW Foundation Development Presentation
-Funding for Community Partners currently funded through Fund 80
-Future funding of Community Partners through Fund 80
Proposed changes to Board Policy 6491 – Use of School Buildings and Facilities
Finance & Operations Committee – 2007-07
Members: Lawrie Kobza (chair), Carol Carstensen, Lucy Mathiak
Liaison: Roger Price
Meeting Date/Agenda
July 10
– People’s Budget
– Monthly finance report
– Shared savings energy
– Energy Program re: computer shutdown project
– Making East High Field House more accessible
– Upgrading Kelliher Field
– Financing East Field House and Kelliher Field
– Leopold addition update
August 14
– Citizen’s Budget Summary
September 25
– Citizen’s budget summary
– Transportation budget analysis
– Athletics Transportation Procedures, policies, costs
– Budget calendar 2007-08
October 16
-Citizens Budget Summary
-Transportation Budget Analysis
October 30
-Citizen’s Budget Summary
November 21
-Citizen’s Budget Summary
November 27
-Process for getting feedback on the Citizen’s Budget
-Analysis of the 2006-7 Transportation budget
-Salary savings account in the 2006-7 budget
-2006-7 budget related to substitute employees
-Monthly financial report relative to the 2006-7 budget
November 29
-Citizen’s Budget Summary
-Process for getting feedback on the Citizen’s Budget
January 16
Jt w/LRP
-Considerations when redrawing boundary lines for elementary schools
-Elementary school class size
January 22
-Forecast for proposed 2007-08 budget
January 22
Jt w/LRP
-Elementary school class size
January 24
-Citizens Budget (input)
February 19
-Athletics
-Extracurricular Programs
-Citizens Budget
-Issuance of bonds and refinancing outstanding debt related to those bonds
-Impact of Governor’s proposed budget
March 7
-Citizen’s budget
Human Resources Committee – 2006-07
Members: Ruth Robarts (chair), Lawrie Kobza, Shwaw Vang
Liaison: Bob Nadler
Meeting Date/Agenda
August 21
– Committee goals and activities
– Regular meeting schedule
September 25
– WASB Presentation on Impacts of Current Health Insurance Plans
October 23
-Report on status and impact of increasing health insurance costs
-Recommendations re: district approach to health insurance costs
-Handling parent complaints about teachers, principals, or other administrators
November 27
-Review of administrative contract renewal and merit pay for administrators
-Report from Administration on
Administrative positions covered by statute governing renewal, non-renewal
Timeline for administrative lay-off, non-renewal, and renewals later in 2006-7
Policies and procedures pertaining to lay-off, non-renewal or renewal for administrative positions covered by statute
List of positions not covered by statute for administrators, supervisors, non-union professionals
Timeline for lay-off, non-renewal later in 2006-7 for administrators, supervisors, non-union professionals not covered by statute
Policies and procedures pertaining to merit pay for administrators, supervisors, non-union professionals
-Proposal to review goals and calendar for Human Resources Committee
December 18
-Recommendations re: merit pay and contract renewal of administrators
January 29
–Salary survey for administrative staff
March 5
-Annual report on minority recruitment/retention
Long Range Planning Committee – 2006/07
Members: Carol Carstensen, chair; Lawrie Kobza, Arlene Silveira
Liaison: Mary Gulbrandsen
Meeting Date/Agenda
September 18
– Overview of development for next 5-20 years and how that will impact the MMSD
October 23
-Third Friday Enrollment Counts and Districtwide Enrollment Projections
-Enrollment Projection Methodology
-Socioeconomic Status by School
-Considerations with Redrawing Boundary Lines
-Dealing with Overcrowded Elementary Schools
-Elementary Schools with Declining Enrollment
November 13
-Enrollment history and projections by school
-Elementary school potential maximum physical capacity
-Actual vs projected enrollment by school
-2007 enrollment projections and maximum physical plant capacity by attendance area
-MMSD Elementary School Boundaries in the West/Memorial attendance areas
December 18
-Considerations when redrawing boundary lines for elementary schools
-Dealing with overcrowded elementary schools
-Elementary schools with declining enrollment
-Dealing with two elementary schools that are currently overcrowded and will continue to be for the 2007-08 school year
January 10
-Ideas to address overcrowding at Lake View Elementary School
January 16
Jt w/Fin & Oper
-Considerations when redrawing boundary lines for elementary schools
-Elementary school class size
January 18
-Ideas to address overcrowding at Chavez Elementary School
January 22
Jt w/Fin & Oper
-Elementary school class size
January 29
-Dealing with overcrowded elementary schools
-Elementary schools with declining enrollment
-Proposed solutions for overcrowding at Chavez and Lake View
January 31
-Ideas to address overcrowding at Lake View Elementary School
-Long range facility use planning process, and next steps
February 6
-Ideas to address student overcrowding in the East Attendance Area
-Long range facility use planning process, and next steps
February 12
-Report on Northeast Area meetings
-Options to address overcrowded schools in the East Attendance Area
March 19 (Special BOE Meeting)
-Budget impacts of Long Range Planning re: Options to address overcrowded and underenrolled schools in the east attendance area and budget deficits
March 25 (Sunday) Warner Park
-Ideas to address the use of elementary school facilities in the East Attendance Area
-Long range facility use planning process and next steps
March 27 (Tuesday) Black Hawk
-Ideas to address the use of elementary school facilities in the East Attendance Area
-Long range facility use planning process and next steps
April 12 (Thurs) Kennedy Heights
-Long Range Facility Use Planning Process
-Ideas to Address use of elementary /middle school facilities in East Attendance Area in relation to proposed 2007-08 Budget Reductions and next steps
Community Partnerships Committee – 2006/07
Members: MMSD – Lucy Mathiak (chair), Arlene Silveira, Shwaw Vang
Citizen Members –
Liaison: Lisa Black
Meeting Date/Agenda
July 10
– Committee goals and activities
– Regular meeting schedule; establish agenda
August 21
– Strengthening partnerships with parents and caregivers
– Developing standard process for administering grants to community partners
September 11
– Parents as Partners – information gathered through SIP, communities to target for feedback, schedule for feedback sessions, ways to engage administration and school staff in feedback sessions.
– Fund 80
October 9
-Principal Panel on Best Practices for Parent Participation
-Community Service Fund grants
-Timetable and Plan for Parent Input Sessions
November 13
-Update meeting schedule for Community Listening Sessions
-Amount of funds expended for MMSD partnerships
-Review annual report African-American Ethnic Academy
January 22
-Community Organizations funded out of 2006-07 Fund 80 Budget
February 12
-Organizations and programs funded out of the Fund 80 part of the MMSD 2007-08 Budget
-MSCR student functions, supervision and operations
March 12
-Organizations and programs funded out of Fund 80 part of the 2007-08 Budget – African American Ethnic Academy, Centro Hispano, Urban League of Greater Madison
April 9
-UW Foundation Development Presentation
-Funding for Community Partners currently funded through Fund 80
-Future funding of Community Partners through Fund 80
Proposed changes to Board Policy 6491 – Use of School Buildings and Facilities
Performance and Achievement Committee – 2006/07
Members: Shwaw Vang (chair), Carol Carstensen, Ruth Robarts
Liaison: Lisa Wachtel
Meeting Date/Agenda
August 21
– Goals and Activities 2006-07
– Meeting schedule
– ESL Program
October 9
-Schedule for 2006-2007
November 13
-Report on MMSD Fine Arts Program
December 11
-Disproportionality in Special Education
-Credits for Courses Outside the MMSD
December 18
-Creation of Fine Arts Task Force
January 8
-Math Masters Grant Program
February 12
-2006 Summer School Report and 2007 Budget Recommendations
-Nuestro Mundo Proposed Expansion
March 5
-Alternative Programs
-Student Services
Special Meeting of the Board of Education – 2006/07
Members: All Board Members
Liaison: Art Rainwater, Mary Gulbrandsen, Roger Price
Meeting Date/Agenda
July 17
– Proposed Wellness policy
– Schedule, Process for Supt’s Evaluation
– Waiver to change number of days of school
August 7
– Financial Transactions
– Proposed policy – Animals on School Premises
– Modification to Policy re: Pets on School Premises
– Supts Goals Report
– Supt’s Performance Evaluation (Exec)
August 14
– Granting Supt authority to use internal promotion procedure
– Purchase of land for a school (Exec)
– Negotiations (Exec)
– Supt’s Performance Evaluation (Exec)
August 28
– Plan CP2a boundary changes if Linden Park elementary school referendum fails
– Plan CP3a boundary changes if Linden Park elementary school referendum passes
– Negotiations (Exec)
September 11
– Negotiations strategy for SEE, EA, Sec Assts, Trades, FS, Local 60, Administrators (Exec)
– Supt’s Performance Evaluation (Exec)
September 18
– Equity Task Force Interim Report
– Expulsion Process, Expungements, Early Readmission Procedure, Special Education Procedure
– Supt’s Performance Evaluation (Exec)
October 2
– Supt’s Performance Evaluation (Exec)
October 16
-Superintendent’s Goals Report (Open)
-Superintendent’s Goals for 2006-7 (Open)
-Superintendent’s Performance Evaluation (Exec)
October 23
-Expulsion
-Negotiations strategy re: SEE, EA, Security Assistants, Trades, Food Services, and Custodial Collective Bargaining units
-Compensation for administrators and other non-union represented employees
October 30
-Student Recognition
-Finalization of the 2006-07 Budget and Adoption of Tax Levy
-Resolution re: Educational Leadership for All Students
-Resolution supporting moving Security Expenditures Outside the Revenue Cap
-Ratification of Custodial contract
-Superintendent’s Performance Evaluation (Exec)
November 6
-Presentation from MATC representatives re: serving MMSD students (Pres. Betsy Barhorst and Board Member Carousel Bayrd)
-Food Service Ratification
-Play and Learn Program
-Positive Student Behavior in Safe and Secure Schools
-Superintendent’s Performance Evaluation (Exec)
November 13
-Expulsion (Exec)
-Supt’s Performance Evaluation (Exec)
-Amendments to balance the 2006-07 Budget
November 20
-Negotiations strategy re: MTI Teachers Collective Bargaining Agreement (Exec)
-Change of health insurance options for administrators, non-represented employees, security assistants (Exec)
-Options relative to the Board making health insurance contributions to administrators (Exec)
-Impact administrative salary schedule modifications on administrator salaries (Exec)
-2006-7 Goals for the Superintendent (Open)
November 27
-Movement of administrators and non-represented employees to the three HMO Plan on 7/1/07
-High Schools of the future
-Increase in building permit fees
-Waiver of requirements for hiring administrators relative to filling a newly created administrative position
-Annual salary increase for non-represented employees relative to adoption of new salary schedule (Exec)
-Negotiations strategy regarding the MTI Teachers Collective Bargaining Unit (Exec)
December 4
-Expulsions (Exec)
-Report by Madison Partners for Inclusive Education
-Increase in MMSD Building Permit Fees
December 11
-Financial Transaction
-Annual salary increase for NUP and salary increase re: adoption of new NUP salary schedule (Exec and Workshop)
-Negotiations strategy re: MTI Teachers CBA (Exec)
-Increase in MMSD building permit fees
-Positive student behavior in safe and secure schools
-Student code of conduct – Board Policy 4502
December 13
-Public Hearing re: installation of cell towers – Memorial and West High Schools
December 18
–2007-8 Budget Preparation
-2005-6 Audit Report
-Expulsions (Exec)
December 20
-Public hearing re: Studio School
-Proposed Studio Charter School
January 8
-Employment status of two administrative employees
January 16
-Positive student behavior in safe and secure schools and impact on student Code of Conduct
-Timeline for naming the new school at Linden Park Site
-Hiring a consultant to assist the Board in selecting a new superintendent
January 22
-Proposed Studio Charter School
-Superintendent’s Math Goal
January 29
-Financial transaction
-Charter school proposal date change
-Negotiations Strategy- MTI Teachers and SEE (exec)
February 19
-Professional development
-RFP/Qs for consultants to conduct Superintendent search
-Regular education transportation contracts
-Expulsions (Exec)
February 26
-Studio Charter School
-Special Education Services
-RFP/Qs for consultants to conduct Superintendent search
-Negotiations Strategy – MTI Teachers (Exec)
-Contributions for administrators for insurance (Exec and Open)
March 12
-2007-08 Proposed Budget
-Health insurance contributions for administrators
-RFPs/RFQs for consultants to conduct a superintendent search
-Potential Boundless Playground at Elvehjem
-Expulsions (exec)
March 19
-Public hearing on suggested names for the new school at Linden Park
-Budget impacts of Long Range Planning
-2007-08 Proposed MMSD Budget
March 26
-Recognition Ceremony
-Virtual campus
-Financial transactions
-Proposal to hold a referendum
-Referendum to cover the costs of 2007-08 Proposed Budget Cuts
-Impact of Budget on LRP re: Options to address overcrowded and underenrolled schools in East Attendance Area and Budget Deficits
-Joint swim team sponsorship
-Girls hockey cooperative sponsorship
March 28 (Weds)
-Public hearing re: consolidating or closing schools and moving students
-Cooperative team sponsorships
March 29 (Thurs)
-Wisconsin K-12 public education funding
-Key K-12 Provisions in Governor’s Proposed Budget
-Tips for Legislative Communications
-Communication with other Wisconsin K-12 school districts
April 2
-Expulsions
April 9
-Virtual Campus
April 16 10:30 and Noon
-Introduction of Math Task Force Members
-Charge and Expertise of the Math Task Force
-Research, surveys, analysis, resources, etc. the Math Task Force
May use
-Introduction of Proposed Oversight Committee relative to proposal requesting funding from the National Science Foundation
-Proposal requesting funding from the NSF
April 16
-Recognition of retiring Board members
-Superintendent’s Goal on Mathematics Program Evaluation
-Appointment of Math Task Force Members
-Process and Procedure the Math Task Force
May use to reply to its charge
-Equity Task Force Report
-2007-08 Proposed Budget
April 17 (Tues) LaFollette (Exec)
-Negotiations re: SEE Unit
April 17 (Tues)
LaFollette
-Public hearing on 2007-08 Proposed Budget
April 19 (Thurs)
Memorial
-Public hearing on 2007-08 Proposed Budget
April 23 Workshop
-Swearing in of newly elected Board members
-Superintendent’s Goal on Communications
-Proposed 2007-08 MMSD Budget
April 25 Workshop
-Update on legislative activities
-Planning for long-term legislative advocacy to change the revenue limit law
-Identification of people who would continue to lead the process of advocating and next steps
April 30 Workshop
-Expulsions (Exec)
-Finalization of 2007-08 Budget
May 7
-Negotiations Strategy re: Madison Teachers (Exec)
-Acquiring Land for a School (Exec)
-Proposed Contract Compliance Plan
-Summer Scheduling
May 14 Workshop
-Reconsideration of Lapham/Marquette Consolidation
-Reconsideration of Cut to Small School Allocation for Spring Harbor
-Reconsideration of the 2007-08 Budget
May 21
-Expulsions (Exec)
-Financial Transactions
-2007-08 Layoffs of employees in the MTI Teacher Collective Bargaining Unit
-Public Hearing re: Waiver of certain SAGE Requirements to continue to provide alternative SAGE block schools design
-SAGE Resolution
-Proposed Contract Compliance Plan
-Proposed changes to Board Policy 4502 Student Code of Conduct
-Reconsideration of 2007-08 Budget to complete restoration of the Lapham/Marquette pair
May 22 Workshop
-Interviews with consultants to conduct a Superintendent Search
May 23 Workshop
-Interviews with consultants to conduct a Superintendent Search
May 29
-Evaluate consultants to conduct a Superintendent Search (exec)
-Select consultant to conduct a Superintendent Search
-Establish topics the Board will consider for 2007-08
June 4 Exec and Open
-2007-08 Proposed salary increases for administrators
-Negotiations strategy re: MTI Teachers
-Wexford Ridge Neighborhood Center Financing Extension (exec and open)
-Evaluating consultants to conduct Superintendent search (exec and open)
-Expulsions
June 11 Exec and Workshop
-Negotiations strategy re: MTI teachers (exec)
-Progress on MMSD High School Redesign
-Smaller Learning Communities Grant Opportunity
June 18 Workshop
-Ratification of MTI Teacher contract
-Renaming Vang Pao Elementary
-Alternative school locations
-Transportation for Spring Harbor and Wright Middle Schools
June 20 Workshop
-Superintendent’s Implementation of MMSD Strategic Plan
-Setting Board priorities
June 27 Workshop and Exec
-Financial transactions
-Expulsions (exec)