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City of Centerville City Council Meeting October 22, 2008 • Officer Matt Langreck is working on a plan for preventing theft from motor vehicles, which has received positive response from the citizens. • Residents are being encouraged to make sure their garage doors are closed and locked. • There was some juvenile activity at Eagle Park. Mayor Capra commented that the City is looking at thinning out the trees in Eagle Park, which may help eliminate or reduce some of that activity. • The Police Department made 140 traffic stops, but only issued 8 citations. There was only 1 DUI issued in the last 1-1/2 months. 2. Dr. Roger Worner, Superintendent of Schools -Profile of School District, Hi~ghts of 2007-08 Organizational Year and Focuses/Goals for the 2008-09 Organizational Year Dr. Roger Worner stated that this is the fourth year he has had an opportunity to talk to the City Council about the accomplishments and challenges of Centennial School District 12. He introduced School Board Chair Christina Wilson, Treasurer Karen Lodico, and Clerk Suzy Guthmueller. He stated that he and the School Board are proud to serve young people and their parents, and he is proud of the relationship he and the School Board have had with the City Council. He stated that the City Council does a marvelous job of representing the City. Dr. Worner also acknowledged that there were a high number of students from the Government Class in attendance at the City Council meeting to learn how the Centerville City Council and the U. S. Government operate. Dr. Worner stated that he is also proud of the Police Department, which serves the City remarkably well. He added that they never worry when there is a need for the Police Department. Dr Worner reported that the young people from Centerville and the surrounding community are doing an outstanding job. He showed the City Council a slide of a Fact Sheet that is updated annually, regarding population, geography, number of students, budget, attendance rates, school lunches, etc. He stated that a copy of this Fact Sheet had also been given to the Councilmembers. Some of the major student accomplishments he discussed were: • Students excelled in attendance, with a 96.29% attendance rate. • Students excelled in behavior -Serious discipline (non-expulsion) was at .0007%. • Students excelled in Achievement - Dr. Worner showed slides of graphs comparing the achievement of Centerville students vs. MN average and surrounding communities. Dr. Worner also reported on the following: • The School District has significant focus on early intervention with students experiencing learning difficulties. Page 3 of 6