School calendar correction
John Ward, director of human resources and operations, presented a correction to the 2012-13 school calendar that was approved on January 10, 2012. Martin Luther King day had been inadvertently shaded on the incorrect Monday in January. The new calendar with the correction was approved, resulting in the following for the week of January 21, 2013:

Monday, January 21 - MLK Day - No students
Tuesday, January 22, Wednesday, January 23 and Thursday, January 24 - School in session
Friday, January 25 and Monday, January 28 - No students.

To view the revised calendar, please visit http://www.moundsviewschools.org/calendars.asp.

Budget assumptions
The Board approved the remaining 2012-2013 budget assumptionsas presented by Carole Nielsen, director of finance. Budget assumptions 6-9 were approved by the School Board at the January 10, 2012 Board meeting. Each year at this time, school budget committees are formed to advise each school principal on the use of resources allocated to the site from the District's budget. Along with the resource allocation, committees are given a list of parameters and timelines to guide the process and ensure that budget decisions will be equitable across the District and will result in program integrity. For more information, visit the Budgets & Finance page at http://www.moundsviewschools.org/budget.asp.

Mounds View High School principal search
John Ward presented the timelines and the process of the search for a new Mounds View High School principal. Julie Wikelius announced earlier this school year that this will be the last year she serves as principal at Mounds View. The search for a new Mounds View High School principal will begin February 1, 2012.

Academic interventions
RoAnne Elliott, director of curriculum and instruction, presented a report regarding math and reading interventions. Instructional programs and strategies are in place for students who need intensified support to meet academic goals and targets.

Thank you
The Board accepted, with appreciation, gifts from Mounds View Schools Education Foundation Box Tops for Education, Bradley Boser, Claire Imsland, Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign, Diamond Club,Mounds View Volleyball Boosters, Julia Perpich, Greg Damberg,Bill Fox, Land O'Lakes,Ruby Marvin, Jill Bushor, Cliff Bujold, Continental Clay Company, Atonement Lutheran Church, Sue & Pete Bonemeyer, Boston Scientific, Donna Bruno, Chippewa Middle School, Eugene & Kay Christenson, Corporate Graphics, Cub Foods Arden Hills, Cub Foods New Brighton, Mary Eversoll, Irene Fredrickson, GracePoint Church, Sheryl & Rich Guertin, Bob & Margie Henry, Incarnation Lutheran Church, IntriCon, Amy & Jeffrey Jones, Debra & Charles Lance, Sally & Daniel Larson, Bonnie & Tim Manley, Chris & Sheila Martin, Minnesota Institute of Public Health, George & Emily Mogen, Mounds View High School, New Brighton Lions, New Brighton/Mounds View Rotary, North American Banking Company, Daniel Onkka, Peace United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church of the Way, Rebarfab Inc., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds View Fire Department, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Turtle Lake Elementary, Under the Radar Foundation, United Church of Christ New Brighton, Valentine Hills Elementary, Western Bank Mounds View and Wireless World St. Anthony.

A look ahead
February 1, 6 p.m., work session
February 14, 7 p.m., regular meeting