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October 29, 2005

Finance and Operating Committee Goals UPDATE from May to October 28th

Finance and Operating Committee Goals UPDATE

New Budget Process that will encompass the following:
1. State and Federal Mandates
2. Affirmation of Board Goals and Strategic Priorities*
3. Board Members suggestions to the management team i.e.
a. increasing class sizes in certain areas
b. increase in fees*
c. suggest changes in curriculum or how its delivered
Timeline: Spring ‘06
*Action Taken: #2 affirmed by use during the Superintendent Evaluation
3b beginning discussion 10/17
**Development of $100 Budget Process for community participation in budget process


The 2005-06 Budget will produce 3 books
1. Superintendents proposed budget that will move away from same service
2. BOE will propose amendments
3. Final Adopted Budget
Timeline: Spring ‘06
*Action Taken: None
**Athletics and Capital (Referendum Monies) will be separated.


Policy Changes
1. Business Partnerships/Advertising*
2. Naming Rights*
Timeline: Active
*Action Taken: Sub-Committee formed by Board of Education


Fund 80
1. Reports of programs funded by Fund 80*
2. Cost recovery of adult programs*
Timeline: Complete
Action Taken: #1 On 10/17 reports were given by the staff of the African American Ethnic Academy, Project Bootstrap, Urban League, and Centro Hispano. #2 Cost recovery of adult programs is a charge of the Partnership Committee. MSCR gave a report to the committee on 10/24


Future Land Acquisition
1. For new schools
Timeline: Active
*Action Taken: BOE meeting in Executive Session


Better Communication with the public via
1. MMSD e-newsletter
2. Cable Channel 10
3. and school newsletters
4. We will also communicate thru non-traditional means such as Blog sites, list serves and others.
Timeline: Active
*Action Taken: BOE meeting November 28

Six F/O committee meetings have been held on:
October 17, 2005
September 26, 2005
August 29, 2005
August 8, 2005
June 13, 2005

June 6, 2005


Posted by Johnny Winston, Jr. at 4:30 AM

October 24, 2005

Monday October 17th Meeting

On Monday October 17th, The Finance and Operations Committee heard reports from the African American Ethnic Academy (Dr. Virginia Henderson, Andreal and Arlington Davis), Project Bootstrap (Dick Anderson), Centro Hispano (Peter Munoz) and the Urban League of Greater Madison (New President and CEO Scott Gray and Ed Lee). All of these programs receive Fund 80 from the school district. The committee heard about the nature and scope of their services, physical site, evaluation processes and the responsibilities for the programs. The discussion was excellent.

There has been talk amongst some board members and community that the board should cut Fund 80 dollars from the budget. It was asked that if board members wished to do that they should make formal motions soon so service providers have the opportunity to make adjustments to their budgets. I don’t agree with this.

I believe that the board is not only using the Fund 80 appropriately, it should be used more. These community partnerships should be used to fund programs for Southeast Asian students, LGBTQ students, and schools without community centers, TAG students and more.

Expansion is definitely on my “to do list.”

We also discussed student fees and asked Administration to give a list of all extracurricular activities that have a paid staff. If this is something that the board is going to consider, we should talk about it in October and not in the spring (during our budget season). In addition, we should get feedback from parents, coaches, community members etc.

Wisconsin State Journal reported on the meeting
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=wsj:2005:10:18:531404:LOCAL/WISCONSIN

Posted by Johnny Winston, Jr. at 2:36 AM

Advertising and Sponsorship Subcommittee

Jodi Bender Sweeney, President
Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools

Melanie Schmidt
Timpano Group/AdHouse Creative

Vince Sweeney, Senior Associate Athletic Director
UW-Madison

Mike Tierney

Jim Armstrong
Good for Business

Jim Zellmer

Johnny Winston, Jr., BOE Member

Roger Price, Asst. Supt. - Business Services

Ken Syke, Coordinator, Public Information
& Business Relations


Posted by Johnny Winston, Jr. at 1:14 AM