Mill Levy Override MLO
MLO DOCUMENTS
About Us
Mill Levy Override Oversight Committee
Transparency. Accountability. Better Outcomes for Students.
Our Mission - What We Do
The MLOOC represents the voters, taxpayers, and residents of District 11, helping to ensure that the revenues approved by the voters in the 2000 and 2017 Mill Levy Overrides are used for the purposes identified at those times. It continuously reviews the Program Implementation Plans and corresponding expenditures, ensuring transparency and accountability. When laws, circumstances, technology, and education practices change, the Committee proposes changes to the mill levy spending plans, in front of the Board of Education, for approval. This helps the Mill Levy Override Oversight Committee to work with the district educators and administration toward ensuring effective and cost-efficient spending, while still maintaining the overall purposes of the mill levy overrides and to act with integrity, while upholding the wishes of our tax-payers.
Our Value - How We Do It
As an MLO task force, we will align our actions through our shared understanding of the MLO framework. In addition, we will engage and collaborate in the decision-making process that supports our students and staff in achieving their maximum potential.
Mill Levy Override (MLO) Citizens’ Oversight Committee
School District 11’s Ballot Issues were approved by voters in 2000 and 2017, which called for the formation of a Citizens’ Oversight Committee to monitor implementation, performance, and use of the Mill Levy Override (MLO) funding. The Committee meets monthly to review and monitor both the 2000 and 2017 MLO funds.
We are looking for additional committee members from our community! If you would like to be a part of this invaluable committee, we invite you to APPLY NOW.
Committee Members' Duties Include:
•Monitor MLO spending plan progress;
•Make recommendations regarding any program modifications;
•Familiarize themselves with the MLO spending plan and the D-11 strategic plan and mission;
•Participate in periodic public briefings to inform the community about implementation progress; and
•Attend regular meetings (at least six per year).
MLO Annual Summaries
To maximize accountability, District 11 has prepared a Program Implementation Plan (PIP) for each of the voter-approved items contained in the MLO spending plan, under both the 2000 and the 2017 MLOs. Each PIP includes budget codes, budget amount, item description, quantification of costs, a history of implementation costs, and a breakout of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel supported (where applicable) within each PIP, according to the employee group under which they are to be hired. Also included are any plan amendments, PIP relationship, with reference to the election questions, and how each PIP fits into the current District 11 strategic plan. Available Summaries may be viewed by following the link at the top of this page, "Audits and Annual Summaries".
MLO Audits: Performance Excellence Assessment Reports
Consistent with the Mill Levy Election Ballot Questions, Colorado Springs School District 11 has, since its induction, routinely conducted biennial/triennial assessments of the MLO spending plan to review its progress in meeting requirements of the comprehensive district performance plan or strategic plan. Available results may be viewed by following the link at the top of this page, "Audits and Annual Summaries".