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OVERVIEW
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In
November 2000, the taxpayers sent a message of support to their
schools by approving a $26.9 million ballot issue to supplement
educational funding in School District 11. To minimize the impact on
D-11 property owners the Mill Levy Override (MiLO) funding will
phase in over the next four to eight years. District 11 will not
receive the full additional annual funding of $26,998,822 until
approximately 2006.
Select from
the list below for a brief summary:
The Mill Levy
Override Spending Plan
MiLO Spending Plan Program Implementation Plans (PIPs)
The Spending Plan Process
Academic Performance Plan for the Learning Environment (APPLE)
The MiLO Citizens’
Oversight Committee
MiLO Spending Plan
Amendments
The
Impact of 2002 Property Tax Valuation on
School District 11’s Mill Levy Override (MiLO)
Spending Plan
Superintendent's
Presentation to the Board of Education - April 26, 2006
Recommended
Use of Mill Levy Override Funds
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More information on the MiLO
Spending Plan
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The Mill Levy
Override Spending Plan
When voters
approved the MiLO, they also approved a 24-point spending plan that
spells out specifically how the additional funds will be used to
improve student performance and build a better, stronger school
district. The Board of Education adopted the MLO Spending Plan on
August 30, 2000. These four items – the election question, the
spending plan document, the spreadsheet of expenditures and spending
plan item descriptions – serve as the control document of the MiLO
Spending Plan.
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More information on the PIPs
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MLO
Spending Plan Program Implementation Plans (PIPs)
To maximize
accountability, District 11 has prepared a Program Implementation
Plan (PIP) for each of the 24 items contained in the MiLO Spending
Plan. The PIPs include budget codes, budget amount, item
description, quantification of costs, a five-year implementation
estimate, and a breakout of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel
according to employee group to be hired.
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More information on the Spending Plan Process
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The Spending Plan Process
While the MiLO
Spending Plan outlines accountability measures for the MiLO, the
MiLO Citizens’ Oversight Committee developed an implementation
structure and process that enables the Board of Education to approve
the implementation details. Examples of the structure and process
include the MiLO implementation process, definition of plan
amendments, items not to be considered plan amendments, bylaws of
the Oversight Committee, review of the Spending Plan items following
implementation, and communication with the community.
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More information about the Oversight Committee
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The MiLO Citizens’
Oversight Committee
To bring
ongoing accountability to the MiLO Spending Plan, a Citizens’
Oversight Committee has been formed to oversee implementation. The
committee generally meets on the first Thursday of each month in the
Board of Education room at the District 11 Administration Building,
1115 N. El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado. From the time of
its formation in March 2001 through June 2001, the committee met
approximately every other week to familiarize itself with district
finance and operations and to thoroughly understand each of the 24
MiLO Spending Plan items.
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More information on MLO Spending Plan
Amendments
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MiLO Spending Plan Amendments
K-12 public education is in a state of near constant change. To
allow for modifications and improvements that best meet the
long-term goals of the MiLO Spending Plan, an amendment process is
included within the Spending Plan and Process document. Alterations
that enhance accountability may also be made; in fact, item 24 of
the Spending Plan mandates that District 11 undergo a financial and
academic performance review every two years to validate the results
of the plan and ensure that D-11 taxpayers are receiving the desired
results.
Spending Plan amendments
generally require comment concerning the advisability of the change
from the MiLO Oversight Committee and from the District Advisory
Accountability Committee (DAAC), a recommendation from District 11
administration and passage by the Board of Education with a minimum
of five (5) yes votes. |
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Performance
Excellence
Assessment
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Performance Excellence Assessment Reports
Consistent with the Mill Levy Election Ballot
question approved on November 7, 2000, Colorado Springs School
District 11 (D-11) entered into a contract with Quantum Performance
Group, Inc. (QPG), to review its progress in meeting requirements of
the Comprehensive District Performance Plan.
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