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Superintendent reports bill 166 and state budget timeline; district watching special-education funding
Summary
Superintendent Scott summarized a legislative briefing he attended: lawmakers were advancing bill 166 on college- and career-readiness reporting, and budget work will intensify in early May; he also relayed lawmakers' comments on special-education funding and the state's roughly $4.3 billion surplus.
Superintendent Scott told the board about a legislative briefing held in Sheboygan and summarized updates from area legislators on K-12 issues.
Scott reported that Lindy Brill "spoke at length about a bill number 166 that actually was going to the floor today," describing the bill as focused on college- and career-readiness reporting and statewide uniformity in related reporting practices. Scott said that another legislator, Joe Sheehan, indicated he intended to support the measure and that special-education funding remains a topic of concern, though more detailed budget conversations are expected in May.
Scott also relayed that Senator Devin Lemieux discussed the state budget process and that legislators are awaiting updated revenue numbers for their May work. Scott reported a figure for the current state surplus of about $4,300,000,000 and said one legislator suggested $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion could be applied to the current budget without eliminating the surplus; Scott emphasized the district's interest in how any additional allocations might affect K-12 funding.
Board members asked no substantive follow-up questions at the meeting. Scott said the district is monitoring the budget timeline closely because final state funding numbers will affect district planning.
