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MMSD updates referendum construction timeline; board previews budget amendments including 4K expansion and facility levy increase
Summary
At the Sept. 15 Madison Metropolitan School District board meeting, building services staff reported progress on referendum school designs and staff presented proposed budget amendments that would expand full‑day 4K, add special‑education assistant positions, raise an annual facilities levy and consider board compensation and benefits.
Madison Metropolitan School District staff gave the school board an update on referendum construction work and presented a set of budget amendments the board will consider at a future meeting.
Scott Chien, the district’s senior executive overseeing building services, told the board the district has advanced schematic and design development for its phase‑1 referendum schools and has kicked off phase‑2 work. Chien said Cherokee Middle School entered phase‑2 design last week and that Senate Middle School was moved forward from phase‑3 into phase‑2; staff expect drawings and design development to proceed into construction documents next spring and summer.
Chien described outreach and staff input sessions used to refine layouts and curriculum needs, and said the district has completed key steps in city review including Unified Development Code (UDC) engagement and plan‑commission submittals. He told the board that team members are preparing the 95% design completion review in October and moving toward final construction documents.
Finance staff presented several proposed amendments for the…
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