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Waunakee budget committee narrows deficit, discusses multi‑year plan to rebuild fund balance
Summary
District finance staff presented updated enrollment, staffing and spending data, said a 4.5% compensation assumption for 2025–26 nearly eliminates next year’s projected deficit, and asked the board to set a long‑term goal for fund balance and contingency funding.
At a February meeting of the Waunakee Community School District budget committee, district finance staff reviewed updated enrollment and staffing charts, a compensation assumption that reduced next year’s projected deficit to roughly $18,000, and options for a multi‑year plan to restore the district’s fund balance.
The presentation, led by Ali, district finance staff member, included student demographic trends, open‑enrollment flows, teacher counts and per‑student spending compared with peer districts in Dane County. "We're moving along the budget planning timeline," Ali said while describing the updated document and the new student data included since January. The committee was asked whether it wants administration to develop a long‑term path for contingency and fund balance targets.
Finance staff said they modeled a July 1 Consumer Price Index assumption of…
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