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<br />Superintendent <br />Dr. John M. Christiansen <br /> <br />(763) 792-6010 <br /> <br />SCHOOL BOARD <br />MEMBERS <br />CHAIRPERSON <br />Charles Cheesebrough <br />VICE CHAIRPERSON <br />Dennis Halverson <br />CLERK <br />Rick Olson <br />TREASURER <br />Mark Rehbein <br />DIRECTOR <br />Sharon Johnson <br />DIRECTOR <br />David Kelso <br /> <br /> <br />CENTENNIAL SCHOOLS <br /> <br />Independent School District No. 12 <br />4707 North Road <br />Circle Pines, Minnesota 55014-1898 <br />(763) 792-6000 Fax: (763) 792-6050 <br />www.centennial.kI2.mn.us <br /> <br />November 13,2000 <br /> <br />Mr Jim March, City Administrator <br />City of Centerville <br />1880 Main St <br />Centerville MN 55038 <br /> <br />Dear Jim: <br /> <br />On behalf of the Centennial School District, I am writing to provide you, the City Council, and <br />the Planning Commission and update on our enrollment and facility situation. We are very <br />pleased that the district citizens approved the bond referendum to add more space for our <br />growing enrollment and to upgrade existing space. <br /> <br />Our space needs at the elementary level are impacted by current enrollment and our elementary <br />building project will address our current situation and allow for future growth. We are <br />estimating an additional 200 students K-5 over the next five years. <br /> <br />The situation we have currently at Centerville Elementary is, however, our most difficult. We <br />rent space from St. Genevieve's for kindergarten, we have taken space from various parts of the <br />building to make regular classrooms and have taken some larger classrooms and have two <br />teachers with two classes sharing the space. The school currently has a K-5 enrollment of 975 <br />with 100 students at St. Gen's. We have similar circumstances at our other sites which means re- <br />boundaring provides limited improvement to Centerville Elementary. We are literally out of <br />room at Centerville Elementary to absorb any growth. <br /> <br />The good news is the new elementary building will solve this problem. The problem is we will <br />not be able to have a new facility ready for occupancy until the fall of 2002. This means our <br />ability to accommodate much growth for the next 22 months is limited. <br /> <br />As a district, we support efforts to continue the development of our communities. We do, <br />however, want to work in coordination with our cities so that the development of our <br />communities and the impact to the school district do not negatively affect our ability to continue <br />to provide a high quality education for our students. Communication and planning together are <br />keys to our mutual success. <br /> <br />.. <br />~ ~ Printed on Recycled Paper <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />