District mulls referendum
Public invited to hearings on topic
Mukwonago Area School District - Looking at a drop of about 700 students over the next five to six years, the end of the 2007 five-year operational referendum and facing millions of dollars of reductions in state aid has the Mukwonago Area School District talking referendum. The move would help make ends meet as district administration stares at possibly $17.3 million in service reductions over the next four years.
Director of Business Services Darren Clark sketched the budget forecast for the Board of Education on Dec. 12. He said the most significant issues facing MASD now that weren't issues when the 2007 referendum was passed. Today's issues are from the rapid decline in resident enrollment and loss of state aid. That combination offers a gloomy forecast for next year's budget, which has prompted three public hearings in January on the 2012-13 budget and a possible referendum.
Clark will present various referendum options at the hearings varying from doing nothing and reducing expenditures and services by $17.3 million over four years, to an escalating levy authority to match projected annual deficits, which is similar to the 2007 referendum, or a flat amount of levy authority to cover all projected shortfalls.
If the district would go to referendum, a referendum question would have to be set by the third week in January.
Public hearings
MASD is providing three opportunities for the public to learn more about the district's financial future and to offer suggestions on actions the district should consider. All sessions will be held at the District Office, 385 Highway NN (between Park View Middle School and Clarendon Avenue Elementary School).
7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4
7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10
6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12
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8 Comments
mukmuks1 - Dec 27, 2011 1:26 PM
lucyr - Dec 27, 2011 4:49 PM
ahemmer - Dec 28, 2011 5:57 PM
If a private business was run this way - less product, less demand, you scale back accordingly - not increase costs! Not to mention, if you did want to spend more, you would not be a very successful business. Why is the first reaction of many school districts - when faced with possible cuts in service - to go to referendum???
Taxpayers need to remember this when they vote for their school board members.
overtaxedsenior - Dec 30, 2011 7:03 PM
TheClaw - Dec 30, 2011 11:40 PM
$70,000 per teacher x 21 teachers (drop of 700 kids) = 1.5 mil. saved
Over 4 years = about 6 mil. saved
Now you see where the massive cuts in state aid leads to problems
educatedthought - Jan 02, 2012 11:29 AM