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CC PACKETS 2001-2004
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28 <br /> St.Anthony-New Brighton School District#282 <br /> Blue Ribbon Finance Committee <br /> Charge Statement <br /> History <br /> There can be various chapters in the life of a school district that imply changes of major significance. <br /> It would seem that to-date the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District has three chapters in its <br /> history. <br /> The beginning of the first chapter was the original creation of the school district in the 1870s. The <br /> second chapter would begin in 1957 with the response to the rapid population growth within the school <br /> district boundaries, which necessitated moving from a K-6 to a comprehensive K-12 school district and <br /> constructing a junior high/senior high building in 1961. The third chapter began in 1988 with the <br /> decision to use the open enrollment option as a means to deal with the ongoing decline of the district's <br /> resident student population and the subsequent loss of revenue and student academic programs and <br /> services. Following the historical highpoint of 2,193 students in the 1970-71 school year,the district <br /> bottomed out at 979 students in the 1989-90 school year: Due to the decision to remain as'a K-12 <br /> school district and use open enrollment to increase the student population,the school district has <br /> continued to operate independently since that time. Student enrollment growth has been steady and is <br /> projected to reach 1,670 students in 2004-05,putting the district at maximum student capacity. <br /> Up until this point in time,the school district has remained academically and financially strong due in <br /> large part to prudent fiscal management including maximization.of student enrollment and operational <br /> levy authority. However, a fourth chapter may now be unfolding which may require some defining <br /> change. Circumstances impacting the school district have created financial challenges caused in large <br /> Part by: <br /> ongoing inadequate funding from the State Legislature that has not kept pace with <br /> inflation, <br /> increased un-funded and under-funded mandates from the state and federal government, <br /> e.g.,No Child Left Behind, special education, etc., <br /> => an increasing number of educational options for families, and <br /> rapidly escalating insurance costs. <br /> Blueprint Planning Process <br /> Beginning in the fall of 2001, the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District has been engaged in <br /> Blueprint for a Bright Future,a three-phase process that the school district is using for planning. This <br /> process examined thirteen operational components of the school district through the use of a task force <br /> for each component. In the fall of 2002 the school board formed an additional committee called the <br /> Citizens Ad Hoc Finance Committee to evaluate.specific levy options including excess levies, a <br /> technology levy, health.and safety levies, and levies for facilities improvements. This Committee <br /> presented its findings to the school board on July 8, 2003. With respect to short-term budget issues, <br /> the Committee recommended several levy options and also recommended that"the school board and <br /> administration promptly commence a study and develop a plan for alternative educational delivery <br /> strategies to maintain and promote quality educational programs at reduced costs" (report Section F, <br /> Recommendation V). <br /> August 2004 <br />
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