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CENTENNIAL SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Independent School District No. 12 CHAIRPERSON Charles Cheesebrough 4707 North Road VICE CHAIRPERSON ( 763 ) Circle Pines, Minnesota 55014 -1898 Dennis C I Halverson O .N 792 - 6000 Fax: (763) 792 -6050 Rick Olson F T E o∎ "' www.centennial.kl2.mn.us TREAS R R ti s Nl DIRECTOR Superintendent Sharon Johnson Dr. John M. Christiansen (763) 792 -6010 DIRECTOR David Kelso • November 13, 2000 Mr Jim March, City Administrator City of Centerville 1880 Main St Centerville MN 55038 Dear Jim: On behalf of the Centennial School District, am writing to provide you, the City Council, and the Planning Commission and update on our enrollment and facility situation. We are very pleased that the district citizens approved the bond referendum to add more space for our growing enrollment and to upgrade existing space. Our space needs at the elementary level are impacted by current enrollment and our elementary building project will address our current situation and allow for future growth. We are estimating an additional 200 students K -5 over the next five years. The situation we have currently at Centerville Elementary is, however, our most difficult. We rent space from St. Genevieve's for kindergarten, we have taken space from various parts of the building to make regular classrooms and have taken some larger classrooms and have two teachers with two classes sharing the space. The school currently has a K -5 enrollment of 975 with 100 students at St. Gen's. We have similar circumstances at our other sites which means re- houndari ng provides limited improvement to Centerville Elementary. We are literally out of room at Centerville Elementary to absorb any growth. The good news is the new elementary building will solve this problem. The problem is we will not be able to have a new facility ready for occupancy until the fall of 2002. This means our ability to accommodate much growth for the next 22 months is limited. As a district, we support efforts to continue the development of our communities. We do, however, want to work in coordination with our cities so that the development of our communities and the impact to the school district do not negatively affect our ability to continue to provide a high quality education for our students. Communication and planning together are keys to our mutual success. t og/ Printed on Recycled Paper An Equal Opportunity Employer