ISD 196 high schools (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Apple Valley: 2009, closing, budget)

[sean'smom]

Hello,

Are there any significant differences between Rosemount High School and Eastview Highschool in terms of academic oppurtunities offered( Advance Placement courses,quality of teachers,facilities etc)?I've read that Eastview has a much overall better ranking.

thank you.

[Camden Northsider]

Originally Posted by sean'smom

Hello,

Are there any significant differences between Rosemount High School and Eastview Highschool in terms of academic oppurtunities offered( Advance Placement courses,quality of teachers,facilities etc)?I've read that Eastview has a much overall better ranking.

thank you.

I don't know- I do know that Apple Valley High's student enrollment has steadily declined for the past 4 years (see Apple Valley High will greet fewer students this fall). so I would be wary of their loss in per-pupil funding- not sure if a similar trend would start happening at Eastview or not.

It might be good to research what came about with all of the District 196 teacher and other budget cuts decided at the 4/13/2009 meeting mentioned in this article: (see [http://www.startribune.com/local/sou...?elr=KArksUUUU] - Rosemount district weighs millions in cuts)

[golfgal]

THe cuts they are proposing are to make up for the lack of state funding that ALL the districts across the state will have to deal with in the upcoming years. The nice thing about the 196 schools is as a whole they are very financially healthy but with an anticipated 10 million less coming from the state, that would put a big dent in anyone's budget. Also, those cuts are not definite, they are completely dependent on what happens to the state budget. If the state comes through with their normal funding amounts the district won't have to cut anything, unlike Minneapolis and St. Paul that were already in financial straights and are closing schools and THEN they have to deal with the reduced funding from the state.

Apple Valley enrollment is declining because the population of Apple Valley is getting older, however, Rosemount's population is expected to double and the overall district numbers will remain fairly constant.