District overview

Madison-Virgil USD 386

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

How Madison-Virgil schools are governed and funded

Small locally governed Kansas district

A seven-member Board of Education governs Madison-Virgil USD 386, adopting budgets, policies, staffing decisions, school calendars, fees, and facilities plans for its elementary and junior-senior high schools.

Local decisions

The board directly approves school leaders, calendars, policies, fees, transportation, and major facilities planning.

Funding mechanism

Kansas formula funding and locally levied taxes support operations; the collected minutes do not reproduce the current budget or levy.

Spending data gap

Minutes list monthly payables and individual purchases but no complete spending-per-student figure.

Current priority

The district is studying building needs and a possible facilities bond, with no amount or election date approved.

The minutes show decisions but omit the attachments needed to evaluate the full budget and proposed bond scope.

Where the district stands

Official meetings representedcontext

11 meetings

District schoolscontext

2 schools

Students enrolledcontext

236 students (2024-25 NCES context)

External NCES district context, not a collected board record.

Complete spending per studentcontext

Not stated in collected minutes

Major projects

Potential facilities bond

Planning and cost study

The district is investigating school facility needs and possible bond financing.

Next: Define the project scope, cost, financing, and whether voters will be asked to approve it.

Mar 9, 2026Board discussed possible bond procedures.
Apr 13, 2026Board hired DCS to investigate costs and needs.
May 11, 2026Board selected Piper Sandler as potential bond manager.

Funding

A bond amount, repayment source, and election date have not been approved.

Elementary principal continuity

Two-year extension approved

Amanda Schild's elementary principal contract was extended for two years.

Next: Set compensation and implement the contract term.

Jan 12, 2026Board unanimously approved the extension.

Funding

Salary was left for a later decision.

2026-27 school calendar

Approved and later amended

The board approved the 2026-27 calendar in February and an amended version in April.

Next: Publish and operate the amended calendar for families.

Feb 9, 2026Board approved the calendar.
Apr 13, 2026Board approved an amendment.

Funding

No separate cost is stated.

Complete chronological review of all 11 readable official minutes in the district's in-window public archive.

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