State officials are still withholding a $16.6 million special education payment to the district because of its late financial reporting last year, Bucher said, pending better progress on MPS’ corrective action plan.
The state Department of Public Instruction needs MPS’ reports, which include audited financial statements from the 2023-24 school year, to calculate final general aid payments to all Wisconsin school districts.
Asked whether DPI was confident in MPS’ ability to hit the May 30 deadline for other reports, Bucher said state officials were “concerned about the progress toward meeting the goals and the potential impacts.”
Three other school districts are also late filing the same information DPI is seeking from MPS by May 30, Bucher said. Every district has already submitted the information MPS was due to submit May 16.
