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lowest student housing capacity. Red Oak Johanna, �dgEdgewood, Reeder, BOUNDARIES and GEOGRAPHICAL Closing Considered for C Other factors BALANCEupporting closing. closings as they ubeen { - • The action followed a presen havepermanency of a - 7he Mounds View School Board posed are that tation by Nygren for the admin- eo ra- intends to close four schools in tendance boundaries can be main- Ralphonconsidered1982. The atact i nbeaneg istration which ranked, numeri- tanned b several years, g Red cally, the 14 District elemen- phinedcal for of yepop arfothat action are and secondary schools to tions balancebetween east studentand tst u R. Reeder Elementary, tart' criteria had la- Ond Elementary, Johanna Middle which school closing nd the reestis �,nd Edgewood Jr. I ' h been applied. The criteria list- accomplished,is in h commenda- reor- publicap- A decision on themissue iso ex ed 19 factors that governed the tioni inaccordII� 9-12grade b atdd to come from the following selection of which of the schools provedrt K-6, would be closed. Mounds View, g The School Board invited citi- day,Ito,,rd on December 14 abeen a Irondale and OakGrove stn Zen response to the administra- hearing that has one Mon- presentation and school scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Schools were not considered for tine's This in- December 14 in the Irondale closing. process pre- Octoberlii9h School O SIN gymnasium. Nygren reviewed the individual closing 0n building scores with the School ceded formation-gathering Board deliberations CLOSh.s NOW ? g 1981 has had every- Board and from that criteria rec- to ` ommended that Ralph R. Reeder and on the issue and the naming o f 5, R. well as the schools issu theyntpropose lhe thing tot do wtoh thetdecisionk tby Red Oak Elementary, close.h um er of operating schools. On Johanna Middle and Edgewood Jr. OTHER AREAS AFFECTED number of of High be considered for closing Nygren told the assembly that dthat date the citizens turned next June. of for educa- alwoul a havevy rraeferendum millionlch A major reason for closing the goareas of would District's $3.2 Edgewood rather than Ilighview tionhscarcity moneyey forand budget. 1ugh-sc GenerlMiddle School (their criteriaawas o lis affecting system, asn the Schools Though bceool scores were nearly the same) Fund budget. Board and administration workto based on Edgewood'. lowercapb _in9 a balance to the 19II2-83 closings were an inevitable issue to house students. NygrenGeneral Fund budget.eo for action in the IIO's because of city explained that since only one The SchoolFuBoard noted th declining student enrollments, unior'high/middle school will wish to has much money a: the levy defeat created a need to close schools thebout 1985hree years serve the western area of the feasible in the area of build District, the school with the closingsebe which wereaalready on earlier than date anti- greatest student capacity should e hnzon, ra rr l re haveo to cipated in DistrictV621 . Of the two, that schoolbkeptopen. slash deeper into curriculum, MORE SAVINGS NEEDED instruction programs and services is Flighview. All the fo tr o oe rhic- Cobtget wasa for nge theeneeyl schoolsrethe elemenrecommtary and r juniorclosing lwhic of servetto educatea . Fund budget among key are the elementary which schools high/middle schools with the L: factors determining would be recommended for closing. HHEARING DECEMBER ` the school closing plan as pro-tl ,r , d by the School Board would PUBLIC named the The December 14 public hearing The School Board has a regular result in an estimated saving topto will be preceded by hich.wll � : the Iliof $R?R,4 19112 II3 General buildings they propose tds.closeA School Board meeting . fund e $£1e£1levy when this school yearbegin a oa p.m. at the school?°w,r When the levy referendumand ublic' hearing on the intended • site. Irondale.m. ist lthea ch at' 0 the School Board ad- public be held on Monday, jS failed, 2425 Long Lake' Road in New ministration planned savings of tDecember'.14 at Irondale High Brighton. $450,000 through building clos ;School beginning at 8:30 p•m• The School Doard will recoil t veno. School ours wilic i7ea?'1t q net's. They are now looking at Minnesota Statute 123.36 re- following .the res. that school boards namecoup' mncal� this area for greater savings be-s q � ro osed for clOs,ing at which time they s �� cause of bleak financial probable buildings p P their decisien eaould thkews . from the state regarding And.state 'the reasons, for.yclosing # cuts to the District in aid to o1d�n a pubs 0` h`eri�g District 621 schoOls,.t d� • forct'o n. 9. �rict'.6.next.t*°1 - education this year and next. tAUS1t ` Nygren has told Garrler Route Pre-sort Superintendent $1 million NON-PROFTT DRG. PUBLIC SCHOOLS U.S.-1 POSTAGE elle School Board that lbe MOUNDS VIEWP^'° more In cuts 2959 NORTH HAMLINE AVENUE n, PO MN. 1 anned PCRrn1r No. 4112 added to those earlier p ST PAUL MINNESOTA 55117 for 1982-83 which totaled $3.2 million. p�'.�STAL CUSTOMER OTHER FACTORS Money was a major factor, but 1 Talk cenotoy consi- dered in the School Board's pro- _ ___ cess on N6V.embe'ot�2id�ti ddme�PA'rthe - — - — 'selldbl's