Board Action Update
Saint Paul Public Schools
Regular Board of Education Meeting
July 13, 2010
In this update:
  • Human Resources update
  • Finance update
  • MCA-II test results
Human Resources update

Among the personnel transactions approved at Tuesday's regular Board of Education meeting, directors approved the following appointments:

  • Timothy Caskey, Executive Director of Human Resources
  • Jackie Turner, Director of the Office of Family and Community Engagement
  • Joe Munnich, Administrator of Policy Planning and Intergovernmental Relations
  • Patrick Romey, Coordinator of Secondary Interventions
  • Rebekah Doyle, Interim Director of the Office of Innovation and Development
  • Mary Kelly, Interim Executive Director of Special Education

Also among the Human Resource appointments discussed but that did not require Board of Education action were the following appointments:

  • Elizabeth Heffernan as principal at Adams Spanish Immersion Magnet
  • Stacey Kadrmas as principal at Frost Lake Magnet
  • Barbara Evangelist who will serve as principal of North End Elementary and Franklin Music Magnet
  • Yeu Vang as principal of Jackson Preparatory Magnet

Finance update

The Board approved authorization for SPPS to borrow up to $88,916,700 through participation in the Minnesota Tax and Aid Anticipation Borrowing Program to address an anticipated cash flow shortage resulting from the State Aid Shift.


MCA-II test results

Board of Education members received a report on the District's MCA-II test results. Overall, the District continued the recent trend of making overall incremental gains in the percentage of students who tested proficient on math exams and the overall percentage of students who tested proficient in reading remained steady. The 3.3 percent increase in math and the lack of a change in reading left the District short of its ambitious double-digit gains it set as a goal last year, but some schools did reach that goal individually. The entire presentation can be viewed by clicking here.

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