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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012
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news Board selects superintendent candidates
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BY PATTY DEXTER pdexter@swpub.com
The Eden Prairie School Board is getting closer to selecting a candidate for the superintendent position. The School Board approved the initial list of candidates during a special meeting Monday morning after it was presented by Bob Ostlund, School Exec Connect senior associate, and Ken Dragseth, School Exec Connect partner. School Board member John Estall was not present. There were 26 complete applications submitted for the position out of the total 31. “It’s been a challenging search,” Dragseth said. Board Chair Ranee Jacobson said after Tuesday’s regular meeting, the board is happy the district had 31 applications for the position. “We feel confident the process has worked. We feel excited to meet people in person,” she said. The five candidates presented by School Exec Connect were Gerald Hill, Nancy Allen-Mastro, Michael Meissen, Nancy Rajanen and Curt Tryggestad. Hill is the superintendent for Glenview School District 34, in Glenview, Ill. He has 16 years of superintendent experience. He also has served as superintendent in Tinley Park, Ill. He has other background as a superintendent for instruction in Rockwood, Mo. and executive director of elementary education in Garland, Texas. Allen-Mastro serves as the assistant superintendent for Bloomington Public Schools. She has served as director of curriculum and instruction
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MORE ONLINE THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS SCHEDULED TO MEET ON WEDNESDAY AFTER PRESS TIME TO NARROW THE FIELD OF CANDIDATES TO THREE. VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR THE FINAL LIST OF THREE CANDIDATES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET THEM.
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Eden Prairie Police Department members jumped into Round Lake Saturday during the Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics. The Police and Fire departments have sponsored the event for five years. See page B10 for more photos.
EP integration plan and budget receive approval BY PATTY DEXTER pdexter@swpub.com
Eden Prairie School District staff have been given the authority to continue utilizing the district’s integration plan. The plan, which allows the district to receive state integration funding, is not related to recent boundary changes. The Eden Prairie School Board approved the 2012-16 integration plan and the 2012-13 integration budget during its regular meeting on Tuesday.
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Eden Prairie Reads event is Monday Community is reading ‘The Hunger Games’ BY KARLA WENNERSTROM editor@edenprairienews.com
T h e i nt e g r at i o n b u d g e t i s $ 1,011, 8 8 5 . 8 2 . O f t h i s a mou nt $ 208,976 goes to the West Metro Integration Program, a cooperative of school districts, and $802,910
Haven’t had a chance to read “The Hunger Games” yet? Don’t worry, there’s still time to read it before the movie comes out at midnight Thursday night/Friday morning March 23. There’s even time to read it before this year’s Eden Prairie Reads events, starting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 19,
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If You Go What: Eden Prairie reads event: An evening of entertainment, with a light “The Hunger Games”inspired meal, nonperishable food drive and a star-power simulation game, followed by a panel and discussion of the book, “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. When: 6-8:30 p.m. Monday, March 19 (game starts promptly at 6 p.m., so arrive a few minutes early if you’d like to participate). The panel and book discussion follows at 7:15 p.m. Where: International School of Minnesota, 6385 Beach Road, Eden Prairie (main school entrance, Building D) Cost: Free
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