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Committee shares budget recommendations

District 196 employees attended staff meetings Feb. 2 to learn about $15.6 million in budget adjustments that are being recommended by the district's Budget Steering Committee for 2010-11. The $15.6 million target was established by the School Board in late January after settling on a five-year financial plan scenario that assumes the state will cut base funding to education by 5 percent for next year and more the following year.

District schedules focus groups on budget

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools has scheduled focus group meetings for Feb. 16 and 18 to get reaction to budget adjustment recommendations for 2010-11 which will be presented to the School Board Feb. 8.

Eagan High earns Spotlight Award for excellence

Eagan High School is one of only 10 Minnesota schools selected to receive a 2009 Spotlight Award from the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation (MAEF). The Spotlight Awards were established to recognize schools for academic excellence as evidenced by their students' achievement.

State to delay another $28M in aid this year

In late January, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) notified District 196 that the state will be withholding an additional $28 million in aid payments owed to the district this year. That brings the total to $64.5 million in reduced state aid payments to District 196 this year, which represents approximately 20 percent of the district's total operating budget. The other $36.5 million is from the governor's budget un-allotment following last year's legislative session.

Nominations open for Randall Travel Award

District 196 is accepting nominations for the 2009-10 Andrew Christopher Randall Memorial Travel Award, which is given annually to recognize a district employee who has demonstrated the ability to foster mutual respect between individual students and school staff.