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' ORONO INDEPENDENT SCNOOL DISTRICT NO. 278 . <br /> w INOE►EN�ENCE•�0�LAK����D CAVSTA RAY ROAD�ETONKA YEACN-ORONO page 2 4 <br /> LOIiO LAKE.Mi/�dBSOTA i�6.'�i <br /> • <br /> W. A. fENNOiT <br /> pR. GALE G. IENNON ASST TO THE Sl/PERiNTENDENT <br /> SUPERINTENDENT OF SCNOOlS EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATtaN SINCE ��S 1 (612)<73-'333 <br /> (61�)473-7313 <br /> Apr i l 6 , 1981 ___�-�--�;�:;� <br /> ��1�' �y�`��t� � ' . . <br /> , ! )� ' _----""' �. <br /> .; ,� �R a�q$i <br /> :tiayor Brad Van ivTest �, , ,' � ` <br /> Orono City Council Diembers � �, �, _..� . <br /> City of Orono ��� ,�`�' �' ?�� '�'1 <br /> �� i _ �� ��,�i'� <br /> 1335 Bro�tin Road South ,�r�t�,�,����--�-""'`� � <br /> Crystal BaS� , biN 55323 � <br /> RE: Orono Community Management Pl�.n <br /> Dear 3'.a��or. Van Nest and Council �iembers: <br /> The Orono School Board appreciates the opportunity of responding, <br /> under provisions of the law, to Orono' s Community bianagement Plan. It is <br /> unfortunate that the Iaw does not provide for such review earlier in the <br /> planning process. <br /> �Ve feel this plan , in the Iight of existing school finance laws, �vill <br /> have a very delett�ious effect on our school district. The negative impact <br /> on our society of allowing the quality of the educational progr�u^� to <br /> deteriorate cannot be over� emphasized. �Ye should preface our sgecifi� <br /> response bp indicating that the 1971 "Minnesota hiiracle" school financing <br /> plan forces us to focus our attention upon growth. Our reasons for doing <br /> so are as follows: <br /> 1) The district ' s ability to levy taxes and collect state aids <br /> is governed almost entirely by enrollment . <br /> 2) As enrollment declines, we cannot reduce expenses nroportionately <br /> due to fixed costs s;�ch as energy , �nsurance, mair;ter.ance , etc. <br /> 3) Orono has declined from about 2700 to 2270 and projectio�l�; sho;T� <br /> continued decline in enrollment . <br /> �) �e are losing 75-100 pupils annually because there is in- <br /> sufficient growth in reasonably priced housing to offset the <br /> decline in birth rate. <br /> 1tie also have a concern for the district ' s taxpayers who, within a 1'ew <br /> years, �vill have entirely paid Yor 1? million dollars worth of school <br /> buildings. These buildings have a total capacity of 2950 pupils. If the <br /> present decline continues, we will soon be 10U0 below capacity . <br /> pP,. K. 6. �vINiER y�, v. NEtSON RUr•tilD E. Gllit(tf <br /> SP.. NIGN SCHOOI PRINCIFAI �aiDDIE S�HOOL Y�IriC�PAI ELE�+�ENTai+,r CC.UiUIr1ATOR <br /> 473-5�71 473-7301 17] 73 U <br /> C. Y,AVNE SM1►N 1l.M(S 4. ;fIIER 1'c_ ri<%:l A. 6_��J;AKI <br /> tSiC>C. SR 411:,N S'I�OOI �i�r�;ir'Al Ai`:,"."' 1.1iLvIF S�H;1JL P�I::CIF4l l.'6.rLE �:,^.�r: ELE+.!Er:li��Y P`Ii1CIaAl <br /> 473-;171 �,'3-7�0! 4I9-1'.77 <br />