re: the post below, for starters on website http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/Community_Engagement_Process, click on "Operating Expeditures per ADM served" to see summary by outside auditors (Deloitte).
for 2002, total budget was about $14k per student, but about 3k of that went to debt service, building construction, capital expenditures and something called "community service." thus actual operating budget per pupil was about $11k, combining all base plus compensatory fundings. stating the obvious, we have a budget crisis because of imbalance between our revenues and expenses, of course. expenses are rising, while the revenues are plunging. first and foremost we have a budget crisis because there is a stampede of students out of the district. the funding is based on attendance, and for years attendance has been plummeting, and therefore the district's revenues with it. we will never have stability unless we regain the faith of the families who are abandoning the district today. to do so, we must take action that gives people hope that something will be different and better next year than it was last year. I decided to run for school board because just the opposite has been happening. for four years and counting of budget crisis, the current leadership has failed to produce a new strategy for revitalization. at the same time, they have further eroded the community's trust by the way in which they've handled their most important decisions, like choosing a new superintendent and the school closing debacle. more info about my campaign can be found at www.votedayhoff.org. David Dayhoff Tangletown > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 12:29:55 -0500 > From: "Victoria Heller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] School enrollment > To: "Mpls Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Will someone confirm or correct the following numbers that I have extracted > from various posts: > > Current enrollment: 39,000 students > Current budget: $600 million > Current MPS employees: 6,000 > > If these numbers are close to accurate, MPS will spend approximately $15,385 > per student this year and have one employee for every six and one-half > children. > > I hope Mr. Brandt or Mr. Mann or any other candidates for the school board > will firm these numbers up and explain how MPS can possibly find itself in a > "budget crisis." > > It would also be nice to know if the $600 million budget includes debt > service and pension disbursements. > > Vicky Heller > North Oaks and Cedar-Riverside > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
