Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Budget And Staffing topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Madison schools: new superintendent, staffing gaps and infrastructure review discussed
Summary
A school board representative told the budget committee the district hired a new superintendent who starts July 1 and that two special education teacher positions must be filled; committee members also discussed a proposed infrastructure assessment that could cost roughly $13,000 per town if done jointly with neighboring districts.
A school representative told the advisory budget committee on June 16 that the district has hired a new superintendent who will begin on July 1 and that the district needs to replace two special‑education teachers who resigned. "We hired a new superintendent. She starts July 1," the school representative said.
Committee members discussed the operational implications for the school budget, noting that the vacancies are replacements and thus were already accounted for in the budget, but that filling them remains a staffing priority. Members also raised the tuition agreement with neighboring districts as an open negotiation item; those negotiations are occurring in non‑public sessions and committee members said the existing tuition agreement runs through 2027.
The meeting included discussion of a proposed infrastructure assessment offered to the SAU and participating towns that would inventory buildings and town assets and provide life‑cycle ratings for systems such as roofs and HVAC. Members said the proposal appeared reasonably priced in the materials they had seen and discussed a possible per‑town cost reported in earlier notes around $13,000 if multiple towns participate. The committee asked staff to follow up with school finance staff (Heather Sherwood and others) and to add the item to the June 22 agenda for further review.
Next steps: school and town finance staff will continue reconciliation of QuickBooks entries and prepare budget‑development materials for the joint July meeting; the infrastructure assessment will be pursued for additional documentation and pricing before any commitment.
