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Audit report
Jim Eichten, from the audit firm Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co., P.A. reviewed the 2008-2009 audited financial statements and supplemental reports. According to the auditor, the District received a "clean audit opinion, and there were no findings to report." The 2008-2009 audit report will be available soon on the Budgets & Finance page at www.moundsviewschools.org.

Budget assumptions
Carole Nielsen, director of finance, spoke about 2010-2011 fiscal year budget assumptions which were developed with input from the School Board through work sessions. Budget assumptions will be used in financial projections and in determining the final budget. The final 2010-2011 budget will be adopted in June 2010.

Canvass votes and issue certificates of election
The Board officially canvassed the results of the general election held on November 3, 2009, and authorized issuance of certificates of election to the three people elected to serve four-year terms on the School Board: Greg Madsen, Marre Jo Sager and Jon Tynjala. For more information, visit www.moundsviewschools.org.

2010 legislative priorities
School Board members discussed their priorities for the 2009 legislative session at the November 5 work session and adopted the following legislative priorities at the November 10 meeting:
 *Modernize and Improve the K-12 Funding System
 *Fully Fund Special Education Mandates 
 *Continue to allow school districts to have local control and flexibility in designing benefit plans that meet the needs of their employees

Online learning opportunities
RoAnne Elliott, director of curriculum and instruction, discussed the plan to develop and implement online hybrid courses using Moodle, an online course management system. In a hybrid course 60 to 80 percent of the course is delivered online and 20 to 40 percent through face-to-face instruction in a seminar. The courses will be offered for juniors and seniors at both high schools starting in the fall of 2010.

Policy review
The Board is currently engaged in a policy review process for all District policies. The following policies were adopted as revised:
EG-5119 - Fundraising
EG-5120 - Advertising from Outside Resources

Thank you
The Board accepted, with appreciation, gifts from Mounds View Nordic Ski Boosters, Corvus Networks, Inc., Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign, Residential Mortgage Group, Don & Faith Trapp, Deluxe Corporation Foundation, Andrew & Miriam Hill, Beth Dixon, Sunnyside PTA, Brian Pierce, Anne Valentine, Mounds View Viewette Boosters, Herff Jones Photography, Daniel & Therese Tschida, Mary & Richard Crist, Joni Iaquinto, Timothy & Deborah Raymond, Kristin Haagensen, Daniel & Roxanne Britz, Cub Foods Arden Hills, Cub Foods New Brighton, Darlene & Mike Duffy, Edgewood Middle School, New Brighton Lions, Richard & Sylvia Rog, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and Turtle Lake Elementary.

A look ahead
Nov. 24, 7 p.m., regular meeting
Dec. 3, 6 p.m. work session
Dec. 8, 6 p.m. regular meeting