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Bob (district finance staff) summarized the key changes and drivers. He said staff plan to use conservative assumptions for state aid for the preliminary budget and will update estimates as the state and fall enrollment counts are finalized. \"This is the projection, as a reminder, it shows about a $40.39 million increase in terms of the total revenue limit picture in 25–26 compared to '24,\" Bob said in the presentation of revenue-limit projections.

New or refined budget items presented to the Board included:
- Building-based substitute teachers: staff referenced a previously approved Board-level motion to create 10 new FTE building-based substitute teachers at an estimated cost of about $1.2 million.
- Early college expansion: Cindy (district staff) asked the board to consider an $850,000 investment to expand early-college academies and seats. Cindy said the district currently operates an Early College STEM Academy (200 students), an early-college education academy (about 10 students) and other programs that allow part-time college coursework; she said 61% of 2023–24 graduates earned at least some college credit. The ask covers tuition increases at Madison College and seats for additional academies including biomedical and running-start liberal-arts pathways.
- Property and casualty insurance: Rachel (risk/finance staff) told the Board the district’s property and casualty premiums are rising; she cited an estimated total premium increase of roughly $570,000 and highlighted several line items including a 9.8% increase in property insurance, roughly 20% increase in general liability and about 18% increase in auto premiums. Rachel noted the market required the district to secure excess educators’ legal liability coverage from a different carrier, which changed how premiums are presented.
- Workers’ compensation and claims: staff said they expect additional workers’ compensation claim costs (self-insured layer) projected at about $1.9 million above the baseline.

Budget impact and tax-rate projection
Staff told the Board they revised equalized value projections after the City of Madison assessor published updated 2025 values. Bob said the district’s projected total property value rose and that the district’s mill rate estimate is now about 10.24. Using the assessor’s projected average home value of $480,300, staff estimated an annual tax bill increase of about $729 compared with last year’s tax bill on that average home.

What’s next
Bob said the preliminary budget will be presented for the board’s June vote and that staff will continue to refine state aid, enrollment and final insurance numbers. He said the district continues to carry contingency buckets in budgets and will update monthly reports as construction and capital spending progress.

Votes at a glance
- Motion to approve minutes from the May 12, 2025 meeting (mover not specified in the transcript). Board member Mulder called the voice vote; speakers recorded \"Aye\" and the chair stated \"Motion carries.\" The motion was approved.

Ending: Staff will present the preliminary budget for a vote at the June meeting; final state aid, fall enrollment counts and insurance invoices will inform revisions ahead of the final budget vote later in the year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6.9.25 Operations Work Group","oneSentenceSummary","District finance staff told the Board the district’s preliminary 2025–26 budget includes newly estimated insurance costs and program expansion requests, and that combined revisions increase the projected draw on the general fund compared with May projections.","taxTitle","Madison Metropolitan School District, School Districts, Wisconsin","taxId",14857,"location","Wisconsin","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6209494,"MMSD referendum team outlines design concepts, schedule and budgeting approach for five new schools",7767,431000,8198000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3734301-ab8f7a8d853c67320b8bfd0ec7614ae6&start=431&end=8198","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3734301-ab8f7a8d853c67320b8bfd0ec7614ae6/thumbnail_431000.jpg","/articles/6209494/Wisconsin/MMSD-referendum-team-outlines-design-concepts-schedule-and-budgeting-approach-for-five-new-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6209494-a0e33055d9c62bdbefbd3c4179a0b4c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941738&Signature=V9qxZ6SAGwRmwlCzmV4sp1vJiY2SK990SzUO~dZYKC-jKv-04KhD24lPRBpJzh68HRbKYL~Jw5Qg3NYu3phNKOPqyi1VPjs3P0ekxM-b4krw-VpqDnPU3wACMsWDBi1QYvuBCQZEz-FoXF77SiPtxqEhU6nbbm3RWXiqFZtKh-GWLReddKt-scJHvxHEv536uSVpj9jz6kJ81EgRb65ur2e6nWBEq1V6LtNts~vbgTPeodAETIDdbCs6fs7I4EikmXAz~BLeAqtsTN0BjW1lkItNtfR0OKrQAbxz-7Ug-PE33qbjxXwd3-CQ8FQblgLIzIL4Nt~Ho-BB80D~xHUrVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Madison — The Madison Metropolitan School District on June 9 heard a detailed update on design, procurement and community engagement for the district’s multi-year referendum program, including concept designs for Sherman/Shabazz and Blackhawk/Gompers, an early-phase schedule and a budgeting approach that staff said budgets all five new middle schools up front to avoid running out of funds later.

Scott (staff member) opened the presentation by describing the referendum’s goals and the district’s decision to bring on an owner’s representative. “In November, we passed a historic referendum,” Scott said. He introduced the district’s owner’s-rep and construction team: Concord Group, OPN Architects, Findorff and Vogel Brothers.

Kevin McGinty of Concord Group described the firm’s role: “We are construction consultants, experts in design and construction.” McGinty said Concord helps coordinate design and construction partners, translate options and keep the district’s budget on track. OPN Architects’ Wes Randall (principal, Madison studio) and project team described schematic concepts and a community-driven programming process. Randall said the design team is prioritizing flexibility and sustainable systems and noted that design development continues through the fall.

Consultants said outreach has been extensive. The team reported more than 149 meetings across staff, community, students and core and design teams, including 38 core-team weekly meetings and more than 46 design-team sessions. Engagement tools included in-person user sessions, dot-exercise feedback, QR-code remote input and benchmarking visits to other districts. A word cloud from community sessions highlighted “diversity,” “community,” “inclusiveness” and “safe” as recurring priorities.

Design and programming highlights
- Site and access: Sherman/Shabazz concepts place separate building entrances and circulation paths for Sherman Middle School and Shabazz High School while consolidating shared amenities such as gym and commons areas in the building core; designers said the layout responds to heavy public-transport ridership on Sherman Avenue. Blackhawk/Gompers concepts use the site topography to keep Gompers elementary on one level and Blackhawk middle school areas on two levels, with separate bus and car loops and adjacent outdoor play space.
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Jennifer Bridal, senior executive director of human resources, said the handbook committee received more than 80 recommendations and that the work produced a consent memo for board review. \"We reached consensus on 22 items and, we will be finalizing that consent memo and then getting it to you,\" Bridal said. The memo will include a strike-through appendix showing language changes.

The handbook process this year emphasized broader subcommittee participation, the presenters said. Anne Clark told the board the district increased subcommittee engagement by forming groups organized around elementary, middle and high schools and other topic areas; those subcommittees prioritized items and brought proposals to a joint review committee. Clark said the committee prioritized items and reached consensus on two dozen changes after discussion.

District staff told the board the $55,000 estimate for the consensus items includes a night-differential increase and other personnel-related adjustments. Bridal said the full memo will come to the board at the regular meeting on June 23 and will include language changes and an appendix showing strike-through edits.

Board members asked about the committee process. Angela Tesmer, who participated on the committee, said the subcommittee groups drafted requests and then convened in a larger joint review. Board member Boster Feltham asked the presenters to describe the framework that supported the collaboration; Tesmer said the process combined smaller, school-level groups with a larger joint committee.

The board did not take action on the handbook update at the June 9 meeting; staff asked for time to deliver the full consent memo with redline language and strike-throughs before the June 23 vote.

Ending: The board will receive the full handbook consent memo and strike-through appendix at the June 23 meeting, at which the district will ask the board to approve the proposed updates to take effect July 1.","District staff told the Madison Metropolitan School District Board that the handbook committee reached consensus on 22 items after receiving more than 80 recommendations and recommends $55,000 in investments; the full language will be presented to the board for approval June 23 with an effective date of July 1.","actionData","errors"]

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MMSD projects roughly $11.6 million draw on general fund for 2025–26; board hears requests for early college expansion and insurance increases

MMSD referendum team outlines design concepts, schedule and budgeting approach for five new schools

MMSD handbook committee finalizes 22 consensus updates, recommends $55,000 in personnel investments