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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,April 22,2013 <br /> Page 11 <br /> At the request of Acting Mayor Willmus, Superintendent Hoverman confirmed <br /> that the District partnered/collaborated with Anoka-Ramsey as the post-secondary <br /> partner for this program. <br /> Ms. Jones noted that a benefit of the partnership was that the classes were taught <br /> on-site by Mounds View staff, providing familiarity for students in their home <br /> environment with teachers whom they already had a relationship. <br /> At the request of Acting Mayor Willmus, Superintendent Hoverman noted the <br /> District's national recognition with a Gold School rating by U.S. News and World <br /> Report, and recognized that it had been a team effort with school board support, <br /> with administration and staff seeing the value for individual students. <br /> Superintendent Hoverman provided a bench handout, attached hereto and made <br /> a part hereof entitled "A Roadmap to Post-Secondary Success," highlighting the <br /> innovations of the college program in high school. Superintendent Hoverman <br /> noted that the program had received considerable interest from the legislature and <br /> the Minnesota Department of Education. Superintendent Hoverman opined that <br /> the Anoka-Ramsey partners had been outstanding to work with; and had resulted <br /> in interest in matriculation agreements with other area two-year and technical col- <br /> leges. <br /> Councilmember McGehee congratulated the District on expanding from STEM to <br /> STEAM. Specific to the college/high school program, Councilmember McGehee <br /> requested additional information on the progress of the program, whether founda- <br /> tional or if full implementation of the vocational track had been achieved. <br /> Superintendent Hoverman advised that last year the focus had been on the founda- <br /> tional piece for ninth grade students, with everyone of the District's career and <br /> technical courses having now been articulated somewhere. <br /> Superintendent Hoverman expressed appreciation for the relationship with the <br /> City Manager and staff; and expressed his hope that the Mounds View School <br /> District proved to be a good neighbor. <br /> Acting Mayor Willmus thanked Superintendent Hoverman and Board Member <br /> Jones for their presentation tonight. <br /> 11. Public Hearings <br /> 12. Budget Items <br /> a. Receive City Council Budget Program Priorities <br />