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Votes at a glance: Board approves early-college requests, start-date waiver, budget and tax levy; other motions carried
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Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting the Franklin Board of Education approved Early College and Start College Now requests, authorized a DPI start-date waiver, adopted the 2025–26 budget and levy, certified the levy to the city, and approved district-administrator goals in closed session.
The Franklin Board of Education took a series of formal actions at its Oct. 22 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Early College Credit and Start College Now requests approved: The board voted to approve the district’s submitted requests for early-college and Start College Now enrollment, which district staff said will be supported by a mix of district funding and limited state reimbursement. The district budget includes a $108,000 line for early-college and Start College Now tuition costs.
- Start-date waiver (Resolution 0001) authorized: The board approved a resolution directing district administration to apply to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for permission to begin the 2026–27 school year before Sept. 1, 2026. The request is primarily to accommodate significant construction and to create a longer summer construction window in 2027; district staff said they will present two academic calendars for 2026–27 and 2027–28 for board review in November and December.
- 2025–26 budget and tax levy approved and certified: The board adopted the 2025–26 budget and approved a total 2025 tax levy of $41,608,205 (mill rate $7.83), then certified that levy to the city of Franklin. District staff reported October aid-certification adjustments reduced state aid by about $750,000 versus June estimates; the adopted levy and budget use fund transfers and internal adjustments to balance the year.
- Closed-session action: Following a closed session on district-administrator goal setting, the board approved the administrator’s goals with the agreed additions discussed in closed session.
Other routine motions passed by voice vote, including approval of the meeting agenda, the consent agenda and adjournment. The roll-call votes recorded during the meeting were unanimous on recorded items.
Below are formal actions recorded in the minutes with movers, seconders and vote outcomes as captured on the meeting record.
