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Listen "10. What Gets Cut If the Operating Referendum Fails?"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode:
I correct myself to say MUHS does indeed enroll student with disabilities
I go through the district's published plans to save $14m annually in case we vote down the operating referendum
I acknowledge and go through the facts that (a) total state aid to WSD has indeed kept up with inflation and (b) spending on administration rose by 50% over the past five years.
And I talk about the extent of my own interests in the result of the referendum votes.
LINKS!
Send me your questions!
WSD admin's "long-range budget planning" doc (June '24)
WSD admin's "potential reductions list" (updated 9/27/24)
DPI staffing reports (all of our district's salaries).
DPI comparative revenue per member (excel file)
DPI comparative cost per member (excel file)
District docs showing 50% rise in admin costs
No Country for Old Men "just how dangerous is he?" clip.
I correct myself to say MUHS does indeed enroll student with disabilities
I go through the district's published plans to save $14m annually in case we vote down the operating referendum
I acknowledge and go through the facts that (a) total state aid to WSD has indeed kept up with inflation and (b) spending on administration rose by 50% over the past five years.
And I talk about the extent of my own interests in the result of the referendum votes.
LINKS!
Send me your questions!
WSD admin's "long-range budget planning" doc (June '24)
WSD admin's "potential reductions list" (updated 9/27/24)
DPI staffing reports (all of our district's salaries).
DPI comparative revenue per member (excel file)
DPI comparative cost per member (excel file)
District docs showing 50% rise in admin costs
No Country for Old Men "just how dangerous is he?" clip.
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