Budget Information

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This page last updated: Thursday May 22, 2008

MMSD

2008-2009 Annual Budget

* 2008-2009 Budget
* Executive Summary [PDF File]
* Financial Summaries [PDF File]
* Department and Division Reports [PDF File]
* Amendments
* Administrative Amendment 1 - Fund 80, Community Service Levy [PDF File]
* Board Amendment 1 - Technology Purchases [PDF File]
* Board Amendment 2 - Family Literacy/Even Start Literacy Program [PDF File]
* Budget Timeline

2007-2008 Annual Budget

2007-2008 MMSD Board Amended Budget [PDF File]

Citizen's Budget [PDF File]

* MMSD Budget Cuts Since Enactment of State Revenue Cap in 1993
* Board Actions on Budget Amendments - April 30, 2007 [PDF File]
* Board Member Budget Amendments [PDF File]
* Follow-up Budget Questions and Analysis
* WISC-TV interview with Supt. Rainwater on proposed budget cuts
* 2007-08 Budget
* Executive Summary [PDF File]
* Proposed Cuts to Operating Budget Summary [PDF File]
* Financial Summaries
* Department and Division Reports
* Superintendent's Budget Changes - March 9, 2007 [PDF File]
* Five Year Financial Forecast [PDF File]
* Gap for 2007-08 budget estimated at $9-12 million
From MMSD Today
* Budget Memo
* Budget Timeline Presentation [PDF File]
* Budget Timeline
* Parameters Used To Build 2007-08 Budget Forecast Model
* Discussion Topics to Balance the 2007-08 MMSD Budget
* Mandate Information [PDF File]

MMSD Budget Issues from Previous Years


State

2007-2009 Biennial Budget

* Letter from Supt. Rainwater to Gov. Doyle on 4-Year Old Kindergarten
* Comparison of the Governor's, Senate's and Assembly's Proposed Budgets [PDF File]
* Memo to Conference Committee Members on Key K-12 2007-09 Budget Issues for MMSD
* Conference Committee Member Contact Information
* Supt. Rainwater's Letter of Thanks to Senate Democrats
* Key K-12 Budget Provisions - Memo to the Madison legislative delegation
* 2007-09 Legislative Agenda
* 2007-09 Biennial Budget Issues
* 2007-09 Biennial Budget Issues "Talking Points"
* Sample support letters for:
* SAGE
* Categorical aid
* Revenue limit flexibility
* From the State's Web site:
* Joint Finance contact information
* Who are my legislators?
* Madison legislative delegation contact information
* Civitas Forum - How We Pay For Schools: The State's Role
From the November 24, 2007 Wisconsin State Journal
* School Financing Fix Is Up To Legislators
From the May 19, 2007 The Capital Times
* Revenue Limits Are Crippling Education Opportunities
April 20, 2007 The Capital Times Letter to the Editor from the MMSD Board of Education
* School Funding Reform Gets Boost
From the April 20, 2007 Wisconsin Statue Journal
* Resolution Calls For New Approach To Funding Schools
From WISC-TV Channel 3000
* Democrats Want Deadline For School Funding Reform
From NBC15
* Revenue Cap Retaliation
From the April 19, 2007 The Capital Times
* Cut Our Schools Some Slack
From the April 8, 2007 Wisconsin State Journal
* Squeezing Schools
An interactive school funding series from the Wisconsin State Journal
School Funding A Statewide Issue - Letter from Supt. Rainwater to the Wisconsin State Journal
* Measure Would Help Schools
From the January 23, 2007 Wisconsin State Journal
* Schools' Budget Shortfall Pegged
From the January 20, 2007 Wisconsin State Journal
* School Class Size Hike Pondered
From the January 17, 2007 The Capital Times
* January 16, 2007 Letter from Supt. Rainwater to Gov. Doyle
* MMSD Revenue Limit Facts
* 4K Funding Disparity
* Doyle Can Expect A Battle On The Teacher Salary Limit
From the December 17, 2006 Wisconsin State Journal
* School Funding in Wisconsin
Produced in 2005 with data from the 2004-05 school year.

State Budget Issues from Previous Years


Federal

* Letter to Madison's Washington Delegation regarding Reading First
* Letter from Madison's Washington Delegation to Terrell Halaska [PDF File]
* Audit Blasts U.S. Reading Program
* 2006-07 K-12 Education Federal Budget Issues
* Pending Legislation: Attempts to nationalize cable TV franchising
* Letter to Senator Russ Feingold
* Letter to Wisconsin's Delegates in Congress on the 2005-06 Federal Budget
* 2004-05 Federal Education Issues
* Federal Education Issues