Board Action Update
Saint Paul Public Schools
Regular Board of Education Meeting
February 16, 2010
In tonight's update:
  • 2010-11 school year calendar approved
  • ARRA Report
  • Budget Update
  • Recognitions
2010-2011 School Year Calendar Formally Approved
At tonight's Board of Education meeting, the 2010-11 school year calendar was approved. The approved calendar is available online at www.spps.org/calendar.html.


ARRA Report
Acting Chief Accountability Officer, Matt Mohs, provided an update on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding and implementation including:
  • Superintendent Silva reviewing the progress of the ARRA initiative.
  • Describing the District's plan to measure the implementation of the seven major initiatives.
  • Presenting a series of short-term outcome measures for the main initiatives.
To view the complete presentation, click here.



Budget Update
Chief Business Officer, Michael Baumann, provided an update on the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Situation Update and the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Process Update. Highlights of the presentation include:

  • The financial situation for the District projects a growing shortfall on a scale not seen in its long history.
  • The District is seeking multiple sources of input and doing all it can to include stakeholders in the difficult task of determining reductions to achieve a balanced budget.
  • The budget cannot sustain the existing education delivery model as shown in the large shortfall; changes must be implemented.
To view the complete presentation, click here. 


Recognitions

In addition to school, employee and department recognitions, the Board of Education is recognizing students as a standard recognition category at the monthly meetings. There were several recognitions, for a brief recap, please view The Bridge archive.

 
This update is a service of the Office of Community Relations of Saint Paul Public Schools. Please direct questions or comments to community.relations@spps.org or by phone to 651-767-8110.