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MPS lays out priority-based budgeting timeline and budget committees ahead of 2025-26 cycle
Summary
District staff provided a timeline for priority-based budgeting tied to community engagement and named School and Department Budget Committees; updates to the Board are planned for May (first reading) and June (final reading).
Minneapolis Public School District staff described the Priority-Based Budgeting project plan at the Nov. 26 Committee of the Whole meeting, including deliverables, committee memberships and a calendar that leads to Board updates in May and June 2025. Staff listed an Oct. 1, 2024 pro-forma budget document as completed, and set deadlines for ERP/SAP timeline creation and budget-gap identification by Dec. 31, 2024.
The presentation outlined committee roles and timeline: the School Budget Committee has begun work (deputy superintendent serving as chair, senior officer for finance, associate superintendents, three principals and executive directors for strategic planning and finance among members). Department Budget Committee work was scheduled to begin Dec. 9, 2024 with allocations to schools and departments prepared in early 2025. Staff said the objective is a balanced 2025–26 budget informed by priority-based budgeting and community engagement: “Balanced 2025-26 budget.”
Staff tied the budget work to the Transformation process and the Use & Utilization analysis, saying allocations to schools would be prepared and tied into committee reviews and Finance Committee tie-out in March and April ahead of BOE updates. The presentation emphasized stakeholder involvement and cross-checks to ensure allocations align with the strategic plan.
