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Waunakee district asks residents to weigh a $2.1 million operational renewal to fund staff cost‑of‑living increases
Summary
The Waunakee Community School District is asking voters via a community survey whether to renew an operational referendum of $2,100,000 per year for four years to fund cost‑of‑living increases for all staff. District leaders said the funds would bridge a documented gap between state funding and inflation and noted the proposed combined referenda would raise property taxes by about $0.43 per $100,000 of assessed value if both pass.
The Waunakee Community School District is asking residents in a community survey whether to renew an operational referendum that would provide $2,100,000 per year for four years to fund cost‑of‑living increases for district staff.
Steve Summers, the district’s executive director of operations, told the listening session that ‘‘the school board is asking the community referendum questions ... to renew the $2,100,000 and move it forward for a 4 year period of time’’ to help close the gap between what the state provides and what the district needs to provide CPI‑level increases.
The district framed the ask as recurring pay increases rather than new programs; Summers…
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