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Board reviews budget proposals: MSCR funding, middle‑school CTE expansion and proposed member amendments
Summary
District staff presented proposed 2025‑26 budget additions including MSCR operating support and a plan to expand middle‑school CTE; board members proposed targeted budget amendments that administration said would need funding direction and could total millions of dollars if all adopted.
District leaders presented a package of proposed 2025‑26 budget priorities and program requests that included added support for Madison School & Community Recreation programs, a planned expansion of middle‑school career and technical education (CTE), and several board members’ proposed budget amendments.
MSCR/after‑school requests: Mary Roth of MSCR told the board MSCR requests total about $678,000 to maintain and expand after‑school programming. The expenditure items included sustaining full‑time site directors at middle schools (to support increased participation), maintaining late‑run transportation at 18 schools, a $1 per hour base‑pay increase for seasonal MSCR staff to aid recruitment and retention, and funds for Windows‑11‑compatible devices at sites that lack…
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