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������ ��� ���� <br />� � <br />Solving the,�'�anci�cl' puzz� requires ongoing work in several areas. A rurx��f�af %rty rs an important piece, but levies <br />onl'y fund 10 pe�^cent of the District's budget. Even wi th a successful levy, funding shartfalls are Pa/�ected i n the nec��,�'utu�e. <br />L��i�l��iv� �u���r-t: �ownsi��r��: <br />Legislative action is needed to Over the last 10 years, Mounds View has reduced expenses by $20 million, <br />revamp the funding formula to That's about 2.3% of the General Fund budget reduced each year. <br />support districts wrth declining <br />enrollment. 1996-2006.• A decade of c�ifferences <br />* Because of declining enrollment, � Closed 2 schools a Created transportation fees-$200 <br />the recent 4% funding increase � Raised class size averages* for service beyond state requirement <br />from the Legislature produced -2s in elemenr�ry schools ���«e���� * Cut World Language classes from <br />only $600, 000 in new money for -35 in middle school core cl�sses ��a�rease w,��5 elementary and middle schools <br />MOUTICIS U10W�S 1 � SC�lOO1S. -36 in hlgh SChool Core Classes (increase of 53 ��.Ut �a pOS1t10T1S fTOY11 Cet1t1"c'1�. <br />� Raised activity fees: administrative services <br />_ -8150-$320 for athletics ��a�r�se 4'� �oo-�z�o> * Cut 8 positions from central <br />��at� Ic:r �i,t ,�_ � s,:c;� -.s: �� :.��:, m� i n rcn an ;� rt r�� i� �� <br />' 1iuo� r�o�d a.i�.r J S. �006t +".'rl"" <br />���!9�2�E71f�3 SU;��O� <br />� <br />� �� I � <br />Providing employee compensation <br />in � �+7-�np�#I�GV� r,:�rk�tpl�c�.�} <br />� _... , , _.. . . <br />Ert�p��y�e c�rt��er���#i�n: — <br />+'FI =c 13is rric�* fi � ��s tc� l�i�C�n �� it � 1 i�,a<<it�nl �[�«s t rti i i��� <br />with the challenges of providing employee <br />compensation in a competitive marketplace that <br />struggles (like private industry does) with the rising <br />costs of health care. <br />* Like most school districts, the greatest expense is_ <br />r�l,�ttt{ t� ern�loyee t�n��.��n. F�r �1 �, 4� � �, �.� ���c��r, <br />more than 70% of the General Fund budget goes to <br />salaries and benefits. <br />* Last year, teacher salaries in Mounds View ranked <br />� i� � out of 50 metro districts. Employee benefits <br />ranked 29`'' <br />* Mounds View reformed teacher salaries by <br />becoming the ��� district in the state to join the <br />governor's Q Comp program. Now compensation is <br />tied to performance. <br />[7��r�� �i �i 13� <br />. <br />�� � <br />� � � <br />L� <br />Fi — <br />� �����a — <br />a�pr�v� a.[�vy — <br />� <br />Le�: <br />F4�i �����r�t{� � ie�, Sf7 I f13�.?C17"Cfi71C � i�t�� t�F rli{ fu �a��cial <br />}���.r.lt � l�v+{ ���n frx;rn ��t�tt�x�. {)�� �+�v�t�xl�e� ?, y�, <br />residents will consider an operating levy request. Why? <br />�f �� �]�f]r�7�� �!• . ��� � fi�� � �c�ld5}i'� <br />r rr������ wil� soon leave r�ie sc�i'oois t�vrth a loss of <br />more than $3 million a year. <br />1 ff��tfT��Sf�J�'�1��� ti�rlLl LL�fl�lfl�lf=.95�,'17C����ti�4ilf �i�� <br />revenue continue to decline. Without the levy, the <br />District expects shortfalls of $5 million and <br />$10 million in the next two years. <br />Class sizes are �isi�zg. Averages this iall�: <br />Elementary schools 28 students <br />Middle school core classes 35 students <br />High school core classes 36 students <br />'Avct'agc.r ; ��;,i r o.!{a wr ?', 240Gr �irajectioru. <br />� <br />