Superintendent Dr. Ken Hoover

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Dr. Fran Mester

Assistant Superintendent for Operations Mr. John Mannix

Executive Director of Fiscal Services Mrs. Brenda Hunt
and Public Records Officer

Executive Director of Personnel Services Mr. Justin Blasko

Executive Director of Student Services Ms. Lara Cole

Director for Instructional Support Programs Ms. Ginnie Ayres

Director of Facilities & Operations Mr. Ralph Yingling

Director of Communications Ms. Rosemary O'Neil

Assistant Director for Elementary Education Ms. Rachelle Butz

Assistant Director for Health Services Mrs. Mary Myers

Assistant Director for Student Information Mr. Bryan Plog

Transportation Supervisor Mr. Joe Banach

Dining Services Supervisor Ms. Dana Daniel

District Athletic Coordinator Mr. Brett Wille

Staff Phone Directory

Assignments for Administrative Staff

 

School districts, like households, must plan for expenses.

Planning for the next year's budget begins shortly after approving the current year. During this process, school leaders receive input from the public, staff, school board members, budget committees and district administrators.

Just as keeping your checkbook balanced and monitoring your spending help you stay within your budget, public schools' finance staff members also keep close account of the money schools receive and the money schools spend. The budget and financial statements are reviewed every year by the Washington State Auditor's office. Every dollar spent during the year is closely reviewed by Monroe Public Schools' fiscal office. The schools' fiscal year runs September 1 to August 31.

Monroe Public Schools receives money from several sources.  Approximately 73% of the public schools' operating budget comes from the state through a process that designates funds according to the number of enrolled students. The remainder of the operating money comes from federal and local sources, including local levies.  These funds provide the quality programs being offered to all students in Monroe Public Schools.

The links below offer more information:

Monroe maintains high quality rating

Budget Talk – quick primer on Monroe’s school budget and the process to develop the budget

How Schools Are Funded – describes local funding through bonds and levies

Budget Review Committee

Key Points of 2012-13 Budget

Executive Summary of the 2012-13 Budget

2012-13 Budget (also known as F-195)

2011 Executive Summary – A citizens' guide to school finances

2011-12 Budget – also known as a 'F195'

2011-12 Financial Summary - also known as a 'F196' - coming late October

Questions?

Brenda Hunt, Executive Director of Fiscal Service

 

“Our schools are an important investment for this community. It is in everyone’s best interest to ensure Monroe’s youth have productive learning environments, “

John Mannix
Assistant Superintendent
Monroe Public Schools

Welcome to the Capital Facility Plan Committee webpage.

In January of 2009 this group launched their efforts to help chart a course for Monroe’s public school buildings and support facilities. In July 2009 the group presented their final report to members of the School Board. On November 2, members of School Board asked the community to offer additional input on the committee’s work by prioritizing the suggested projects.
The group’s primary task was three-fold –

1. What middle school model is best for Monroe Public Schools and our community? i.e., which model and program delivery structure will best balance the needs of education and fiscal responsibility?
2. What are the next most “urgent” from the Needs Assessment and should be addressed in the next few years? What needs are best addressed on a longer timeline?
3. What is the public’s input and willingness to support the recommended solutions to meet these needs?

Monroe Public Schools staff members provide regular ongoing maintenance of school buildings but more substantial work is primarily funded through voter-approved measures such as the Capital Projects Levy in 2008. These levy funds are targeted to replace/repair some of the urgent needs in roofing and systems for heating and ventilation. It also includes funds to restore the track surface at Bearcat Stadium that was nearing the end of its useful life. The track work is already complete and several ancient heating units are being replaced this summer. Roofing work is scheduled for the summer of 2010. The levy expires at the end of 2010.
The Capital Facility Plan Committee work took place in two tiers and used the foundation laid by in 2007 when more than 50 volunteers formulated a Needs Assessment list for each school campus and support facility.

1. The Steering Committee did the most work and was more deeply involved in the details. This group met about twice per month and toured every school building.
2. The Advisory Council was a larger group of individuals with an interest in the outcome, and desire to participate in the process but did not have the ability to make as heavy a time commitment as the Steering Committee.

The Steering Committee reported out to the Advisory Council and any other interested community member. Comments from those “advisory” gatherings were used as part of the process to produce recommendations for the long range plan that was presented to the School Board on July 20, 2009.
School board members are now tasked with setting the final plan and must decide if a funding request is to be presented to the voters to carry out the plan.

Many thanks to all those who took time to participate in this important work:
Steering Committee - Citizen Members
 Brian Blomster Frank Wagner                         Heidi Brennan Maltby
 Mark Carlson Chain Lake                                Bill Coan Salem Woods
 Julie Conklin Maltby                                       Cindy Cook Maltby
 Christine Drake Salem Woods                         Sheila Dunn Frank Wagner
 Jason Hutchinson Salem Woods                      Sandy Packham Chain Lake
 Joel Selling Salem Woods

Steering Committee – Staff Representatives
 Linda Boyle Monroe Middle                               Ken Brown Leaders in Learning
 JoAnn Carbonetti Park Place Middle                  Lara Cole Special Education
 Rich McCutchan Monroe Middle                        Margie Rodriguez Frank Wagner

Elementary
 Jody Rose Frank Wagner Elementary                Steve Shurtleff Hidden River Middle
 Jody Stanwyck Frank Wagner Elementary        Brett Wille Monroe High School

Advisory Council Members
Carissa Alexander Community Member             Christy Bone Community Member
Susan Clayton Community Member                   Meagan Davis Staff Member
 Dona Evans Community Member                       Carolyn Franklin Staff Member
 Kimberly Foster Community Member                Wendy Fuller Community Member
Cal Hanson Community Member                         Elaine Hellwig Staff Member
Jeff Knutsen Community Member                       Gary McCartney Community Member
Tammara Oswald Community Member               Chris Paine Community Member
Malinda Wilson Community Member               

District Staff Resources
John Mannix, Assistant Superintendent for Operations
Rosemary O’Neil, Director of Communications
Ralph Yingling Director of Facilities and Operations

Consultants
Kevin Oremus Hutteball & Oremus Architecture
William L. Kendrick Education and Planning Consultant
D.A. Davidson & Co. Tax Rates & Bond Structure
O.S.P.I. State Match Calculations

For more information please contact John Mannix, Assistant Superintendent for Operations.

Schedule of Meetings

Supporting documents and meeting information

Final Capital Facility Planning Committee Report – 2009

July 20 – Report to the School Board

June 15 – Seeking feedback on the consensus

June 4 - Consensus Reached

May 21 - Finding common ground

May 7 – Picturing the future

April 27 – Advisory Council meeting

April 16 – Refining the Concept

March 26 – Two Middle School Concept

March 12 – Generating Options

March 2 - Advisory Council meeting

February 26 - Long range planning and work of 2007 committee

Feb. 5, 2009 - Guiding principles discussion and regulatory requirements (including MNM site)

January 8, 2008 - Committee overview and work plan

January 22, 2008 - 22 years of Capital Projects

History of Community Support

Summary of 2007 State Study & Survey

Committee’s Guiding Principles

2008 Capital Facilities Plan

2006 Capital Facilities Plan

2004 Capital Facilities Plan

2002 Capital Facilities Plan

2007 Committee Suggestion

2007 “Green Bucket” project details