Action of the School Board Action of the School Board 06/25/18

ACTION OF
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Tom Heidemann
Board Chair
Tom Heidemann
Marci Anderson
Vice Chair
Marci Anderson
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SCHOOL BOARD
ISSUE 40, VOL. 11
Bill Harvey
Treasurer
Bill Harvey
Jeff Simon
Clerk
Jeff Simon
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William Fields
Director
Nicole Hayes
06/25/18
Nicole Hayes
Director
Anna Dirkswager
Communications, delegations and petitions
The School Board did not receive any communications, delegations or petitions.
Employee services
For information only: re-employed retired teachers
Sara Kriewall, director of employee services, presented a listing of employees whose contracts with the district
are due to expire at the end of the school year.
Elementary and secondary education
DMG staffing update
The School Board reviewed and engaged in a dialogue regarding a first reading of a plan intended to allocate
school administration to buildings based on uniform criteria, creating equitable student centered guidelines.
The framework was developed in partnership with District Management Group (DMG), an independent,
professional educational consulting firm that aims to assist districts achieve systemic improvements. The
project goals are geared to analyze and make recommendations to address staffing inequities, role drift,
overlap, staffing allocation procedures and alternate options to the current model. Data collection for this work
began in April 2017 and has included feedback from 402 administrators at 18 different positions in all levels
of the organization. The School Board discussed the proposal and possible modifications and will consider
approval at a future meeting. If approved, the plan would go into effect for the 2018-19 school year.
Finance
Fiscal year 2019 proposed budget
Michelle Vargas, chief financial officer, presented a proposed budget for the 2018-19 school year for School
Board adoption following a review and comment at the May 29 meeting. The overall budget includes the
$503,294,745 million general fund, which incorporates a series of School Board actions, bond referendum
funds, increased revenue from state sources and increased enrollment along with expenditure changes, and
state and federal government grants. General fund highlights include the addition of 60 full-time equivalent
teachers (FTE) supported through the Nov. 7 operating referendum, six additional teacher FTE due to enrollment
growth, and an increase in funding for technology support and operating capital. District general fund balance
will remain at 11.8 percent, a factor which provides organizational stability. The fund includes a $1.3 million
dollar operational surplus, which will allow for flexibility in decision making and issue management for the
School Board for the year ahead. Vargas also presented projected expenditures and revenues in five other
district funds including the food service fund, community service fund, capital projects fund, debt service fund,
and trust fund. The budget will be amended as necessary to account for variables such as enrollment, funding
formulas, School Board direction and various other factors at key points during the school year. The proposed
budget was approved by a unanimous vote.
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