From http://www.channel3000.com/:
Gov. Scott Walker said in an exclusive interview that he will propose removing nearly all public employee collective bargaining rights to help plug a $3.6 billion budget hole.
Walker told The Associated Press on Thursday that no one should be surprised by the move that he is asking the Republican-controlled Legislature to approve next week given that he'd talked about doing it for two months.
He said the cuts are necessary to avoid up to 6,000 state employee layoffs.
Walker will propose changing state law to remove the ability for public employees to negotiate on any issue except salary.
Read the rest here.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Proposed 2011-12 Budget Reductions
2011-12 Proposed Reductions
BOARD APPROVED BUDGET REDUCTION
Consolidation of Maywood and Winnequah Schools
SUBTOTAL $243,531
PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS
Snow Removal Schedule $25,000
Eliminate Asst. Principal at Cottage Grove School .2 FTE $21,000
Diversity Coordinator Position by .5 FTE $23,000
Special Education Teacher - Winnequah 1.0 FTE $60,000
Early Childhood Teacher - .6 FTE $45,000
Early Childhood Educational Assistant - Maywood - .5 FTE $10,000
Early Childhood Educational Assistant $5,000
Technology Educational Assistant - Glacial Drumlin .4 FTE $15,000
Route Coordinator/Assistant Transportation Position $25,000
Building Checks (Sundays Only) $11,000
School-to-Work Coordinator $60,000
High School Writing Lab Educational Assistant $35,000
District Human Resources Position $20,000
High School Copy Position $11,000
Increase Walk Zone $50,000
Building and Department Budgets $100,000
SUBTOTAL - NEW REDUCTIONS $516,000
TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS $759,531
BOARD APPROVED BUDGET REDUCTION
Consolidation of Maywood and Winnequah Schools
SUBTOTAL $243,531
PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS
Snow Removal Schedule $25,000
Eliminate Asst. Principal at Cottage Grove School .2 FTE $21,000
Diversity Coordinator Position by .5 FTE $23,000
Special Education Teacher - Winnequah 1.0 FTE $60,000
Early Childhood Teacher - .6 FTE $45,000
Early Childhood Educational Assistant - Maywood - .5 FTE $10,000
Early Childhood Educational Assistant $5,000
Technology Educational Assistant - Glacial Drumlin .4 FTE $15,000
Route Coordinator/Assistant Transportation Position $25,000
Building Checks (Sundays Only) $11,000
School-to-Work Coordinator $60,000
High School Writing Lab Educational Assistant $35,000
District Human Resources Position $20,000
High School Copy Position $11,000
Increase Walk Zone $50,000
Building and Department Budgets $100,000
SUBTOTAL - NEW REDUCTIONS $516,000
TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS $759,531
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monona Grove Board Of Education Meeting This Wednesday, February 9th
The Board of Education will meet tomorrow evening, February 9th, in the District Office at 7pm. The full agenda can be found here.
Some highlights of tomorrow's meeting:
Nancy Gagnon and Stephanie Ramer will present the Board with the details of the proposed charter School of Health and Environmental Sciences. This project-based learning charter school aims to serve students in grades 6 through 8.
There will also be discussion of the location of second grade students at Cottage Grove Elementary School for the coming school year.
The district's budget reduction process and proposals will also be discussed at length.
Also, many thanks for all of these generous donations!
Donation from Diane Loui to Cottage Grove School to purchase a document camera
Donation of $2,000.00 from Walmart to Maywood & Winnequah Schools.
$1,525.00 from the Cottage Grove PTO to purchase SMARTBoards at Taylor Prairie School.
Three winter jackets, 2 pairs of snow pants, 10 winter hats and 10 pairs of knit gloves for students from Joann Kerr to the Cottage Grove School
$359.33 From the Monona Elementary PTO for the Winnequah School for 5th grade art
$565.30 from the Cottage Grove Book Fair (Cottage Grove PTO) to Taylor Prairie School
Unfortunately, I will not be attending our meeting as my family is on vacation on the Gulf Coast, where the state of public education is truly dire, where school reserve accounts are running dry and 60 of 131 Alabama school districts have less than one month of operating expenses in their accounts. Read more here.
Some highlights of tomorrow's meeting:
Nancy Gagnon and Stephanie Ramer will present the Board with the details of the proposed charter School of Health and Environmental Sciences. This project-based learning charter school aims to serve students in grades 6 through 8.
There will also be discussion of the location of second grade students at Cottage Grove Elementary School for the coming school year.
The district's budget reduction process and proposals will also be discussed at length.
Also, many thanks for all of these generous donations!
Donation from Diane Loui to Cottage Grove School to purchase a document camera
Donation of $2,000.00 from Walmart to Maywood & Winnequah Schools.
$1,525.00 from the Cottage Grove PTO to purchase SMARTBoards at Taylor Prairie School.
Three winter jackets, 2 pairs of snow pants, 10 winter hats and 10 pairs of knit gloves for students from Joann Kerr to the Cottage Grove School
$359.33 From the Monona Elementary PTO for the Winnequah School for 5th grade art
$565.30 from the Cottage Grove Book Fair (Cottage Grove PTO) to Taylor Prairie School
Unfortunately, I will not be attending our meeting as my family is on vacation on the Gulf Coast, where the state of public education is truly dire, where school reserve accounts are running dry and 60 of 131 Alabama school districts have less than one month of operating expenses in their accounts. Read more here.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Poet Ken Nesbitt Will Be Visiting Maywood And Winnequah Schools February 10.
The Monona Elementary PTO has graciously arranged for superstar kid's poet Ken Nesbitt to visit both Monona elementary schools Thursday, February 10th. Ken is the poetic genius behind such books as More Bears!, The Tighty Whitey Spider, The Aliens Have Landed at Our School, and my personal favorite, Revenge of the Lunch Ladies. (and no, that doesn't have anything to do with Chartwells food service) Elementary school libr
arian Stacey Pipson sent home a flyer last week for children to order books for Ken to autograph. Thanks Monona PTO!!Gabby's Baby Beagle
Gabby bought a baby beagle
at the beagle baby store.
Gabby gave her beagle kibble,
but he begged for bagels more.
Gabby loved her baby beagle;
gladly Gabby gave him one,
but her beagle grabbed the bag and
gulped them down till there were none.
So she took her baby beagle
to the bagel baker's store,
where the beagle gobbled bagels,
bags of bagels by the score.
Gabby's beagle gorged on bagels,
bigger bagels than before,
till he'd gobbled every bagel
in the baker's bagel store.
Gulping bagels bulges baby
beagles' bellies really big.
Say goodbye to baby beagle;
Gabby's beagle's now a pig.
--Kenn Nesbitt
Check out Ken Nesbitt's website http://www.poetry4kids.com/
Thursday, January 27, 2011
What's The Frequency, Kenneth? Cell Phone Towers As Revenue Sources?
Plans to build cell phone tower have been scrapped.
Updated from the Wisconsin State Journal:
“There’s been a lot of research into negative effects that can come from magnetic fields around cell towers,” Dougherty said. “The feeling is there’s not enough scientific evidence out there to make us, as parents, feel like they’re safe.”
Jenny Quinn, a Gompers parent who started Moms and Dads Against Cell Towers, said her group will continue to petition the district to keep cell towers off school property. “To subject our kids to these risks on a daily basis is insane,” Quinn said.
Read it here.
from http://www.channel3000.com/
Cell Phone Tower Proposed For Elementary School, Community Meeting About Proposal Thursday
North side residents are trying to learn more about a project that could soon be towering over their neighborhood.
“What I want to do is find out all the information, what the entire community thinks," said school board member Marj Passman. She wants feedback on a proposed cell phone tower on a local school’s property.
The tower is being proposed for the land near Gompers Elementary and Blackhawk Middle Schools.
U.S. Cellular wants to build a 75 foot-tall flagpole cell tower, surrounded by an 8-foot wall. The tower would be located behind the schools, off Wheeler Road.
The school district would get needed revenue from U.S. Cellular as part of the deal.
"Why are we even bothering with this, why would we put a tower up there? Ah money," said Passman. "It gives money to the school system and in desperately needy times, every penny that comes in helps."
Read the rest of the article here.
Updated from the Wisconsin State Journal:
“There’s been a lot of research into negative effects that can come from magnetic fields around cell towers,” Dougherty said. “The feeling is there’s not enough scientific evidence out there to make us, as parents, feel like they’re safe.”
Jenny Quinn, a Gompers parent who started Moms and Dads Against Cell Towers, said her group will continue to petition the district to keep cell towers off school property. “To subject our kids to these risks on a daily basis is insane,” Quinn said.
Read it here.
from http://www.channel3000.com/
Cell Phone Tower Proposed For Elementary School, Community Meeting About Proposal Thursday
North side residents are trying to learn more about a project that could soon be towering over their neighborhood.
“What I want to do is find out all the information, what the entire community thinks," said school board member Marj Passman. She wants feedback on a proposed cell phone tower on a local school’s property.
The tower is being proposed for the land near Gompers Elementary and Blackhawk Middle Schools.
U.S. Cellular wants to build a 75 foot-tall flagpole cell tower, surrounded by an 8-foot wall. The tower would be located behind the schools, off Wheeler Road.
The school district would get needed revenue from U.S. Cellular as part of the deal.
"Why are we even bothering with this, why would we put a tower up there? Ah money," said Passman. "It gives money to the school system and in desperately needy times, every penny that comes in helps."
Read the rest of the article here.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Second Annual Sawyer Crossen Memorial Triathlon Registration Is Now Open!
My boys weren't able to participate in this great event last year, so they're chomping at the bit now! Can't wait!
From Park and Recreation director, Jake Anderson:
Registration is now open for the 2nd annual Sawyer Crossen Memorial Triathlon. Registration is now open!
You can register online, just follow the links from http://www.mymonona.com/ .
The first 50 athletes that are registered will enter in a drawing for a free race admission! The first 100 athletes will receive a free one day pool pass at time of packet pickup.
There is also a $5 early bird discount by signing up by April 1st. Thank you for making the 1st event so successfull and we looking foward to seeing you on Saturday June 4th, 2011 for the 2nd annual event. There is also a dedicated website for the event at http://sawyerstri.squarespace.com/ if you want to refer friends to learn about this great event.
Sue Carr is once again the fundraising chairperson for this event, so if anyone knows of a company that would like to help sponsor, please contact her.
From Park and Recreation director, Jake Anderson:
Registration is now open for the 2nd annual Sawyer Crossen Memorial Triathlon. Registration is now open!
You can register online, just follow the links from http://www.mymonona.com/ .
The first 50 athletes that are registered will enter in a drawing for a free race admission! The first 100 athletes will receive a free one day pool pass at time of packet pickup.
There is also a $5 early bird discount by signing up by April 1st. Thank you for making the 1st event so successfull and we looking foward to seeing you on Saturday June 4th, 2011 for the 2nd annual event. There is also a dedicated website for the event at http://sawyerstri.squarespace.com/ if you want to refer friends to learn about this great event.
Sue Carr is once again the fundraising chairperson for this event, so if anyone knows of a company that would like to help sponsor, please contact her.
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