Dear SDMA Families and Staff, It has been a terrific final month in the School District of the Menomonie Area. Please check out the May Highlight on Youth Report that was shared during Monday's school board meeting. There are only a couple weeks left in the 2023-24 school year. This year's graduation ceremony will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, May 26 in the Menomonie High School Gymnasium. Congratulations to the senior class and all of the families who will be celebrating this terrific accomplishment.

As you know, the School District of the Menomonie Area is approaching a difficult budget situation. Expenses in the SDMA are projected to exceed revenues allowed by the state, so beginning with next school year, the school district will be operating with a budget deficit. The chart below illustrates a projected operating budget deficit that begins next year at $3.4 million and grows to $5.3 million by 2029. Without additional revenue or reductions to the budget, the district's operating fund balance is projected to drop from $16.4 million to -$5.3 million during that time.

Dear SDMA Families and Staff, Thank you to everyone who participated in yesterday's referendum election, as well as all of the presentations, communications, and other activities leading up to the vote.

Dear SDMA Families and Staff, The School District of the Menomonie Area will be hosting a referendum election next week- Tuesday, February 20. Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, so please mark your calendars and make plans to vote.

Dear SDMA Families and Staff, Greetings from the school district office! As we approach the end of the first semester, here is an update on several items related to our schools in the SDMA:

Dear SDMA Families and Staff, Hopefully everyone enjoyed last week's Thanksgiving break. It will be a busy few weeks in the school district as we begin to wrap up 2023.

Dear SDMA Families and Staff, Thank you for a terrific first quarter of the 2023-2024 school year! Here is a link to the October Highlight on Youth report, and listed below are some reminders and additional information for families and staff:

Dear SDMA Families and Staff, The month of October is always an important month for the school board and the School District of the Menomonie Area (SDMA) budget process. By the end of the month, the school board will approve the budget for the 2023-24 school year, set this year's tax levy, and begin to shift planning toward the future.