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MPS committee to discuss $1.6 billion budget proposal
Leaders from Milwaukee Public Schools on Tuesday, May 19, will hold a committee meeting on the proposed school budget.
MILWAUKEE - Leaders from Milwaukee Public Schools on Tuesday, May 19, will hold a committee meeting on the proposed school budget. The meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the MPS Administration Building, located at 5225 West Vliet Street.
Public comments will be taken in-person and virtually during the meeting. This meeting will be broadcast via the MPS YouTube Stream.
Registration
What you can do:
The deadline to register for access to the virtual speaker platform is 3 p.m. on May 19, 2026.
Registration may be completed by phone or email:
- To register by phone, call (414) 475-8200 and follow the instructions.
- To register by email, visit the Upcoming Meetings page of the MPS website and complete the electronic form.
Milwaukee Public Schools budget debate, emotions run high Thursday
Emotions ran high at a Milwaukee school board meeting as leaders and the public discussed a budget for and plans to address a $46 million deficit.
MPS budget proposal
Dig deeper:
On May 4, Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent Brenda Cassellius announced her $1.6 billion budget proposal for the upcoming school year.
That spending plan, the school district said, "prioritizes bringing resources closest to students while addressing the district’s $46 million deficit" by directing more money to schools and less to "nearly every" central office department.
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Specifically, MPS said the superintendent's proposal calls for adding 150 classroom teaching positions and 138 paraprofessional positions to support classrooms. It would also cut 53 administrative jobs, another 53 assistant principal jobs and slash outside vendor service purchases by $46 million.
The proposed budget also includes a 2.63% cost-of-living pay raise for all employees that would come in two phases – the first increase this summer, the second at the start of next year.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by Milwaukee Public Schools and prior coverage of the school district.