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Board approves budget draft, fiscal revisions, lease and staffing adjustments
Summary
The board approved Draft 2 of the district budget (pending state budget finalization), added a 1.0 FTE nurse for an elementary student, approved a nominal lease increase for Wisconsin Youth Company, accepted audited fund-balance classifications, and authorized year-end budget revisions.
The Waunakee School Board approved several finance items on June 9, following recommendations from the budget committee.
Key actions approved:
- Budget Draft 2: The board approved Draft 2 of the district budget. Administrators said the draft uses current assumptions pending the final state budget and includes minor changes to fund 50 and fund 21.
- Nursing staff: The draft budget adds 1.0 full-time equivalent district nurse to serve a student at an elementary school; administrators said employing a district nurse is expected to be more cost-effective than contracting the service.
- Lease agreement: The board approved a one-year lease increase for Wisconsin Youth Company, raising the annual fee from $2,900 to $3,000 for space in district K–4 buildings.
- Fund-balance classification: The board approved final audited numbers for the 2023–24 year, which will remain unchanged until the 2024–25 audit is completed.
- Year-end budget revisions: The board approved adjustments for grant allocations, the final common school fund allocation, and transfers among funds to present a balanced fiscal year budget.
Ally (staff member) presented the budget items and said the district continues to work with state budget assumptions until the Legislature finalizes the state budget. The motions were approved by voice vote; no roll-call tallies appear in the public transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to approve Draft 2 of the 2025–26 budget: approved (voice vote). - Motion to approve the Wisconsin Youth Company lease increase: approved (voice vote). - Motion to approve fund-balance classification (final audited numbers for 2023–24): approved (voice vote). - Motion to approve year-end budget revisions and transfers: approved (voice vote).
