Even with the weather outside being rather hot the first few days of school, the climate inside the building was very comfortable. After a long couple of summers of construction work, the HVAC project and the remodels of various offices and auditorium has nearly come to a close. While the workers continue to strive to get the systems balanced, there have been very few issues with the completion of the project (other than the fact that we seem to run right up to the last day). Our staff, students, and visitors to events have all been very grateful that we were given the opportunity to have this work completed and ready for the start of the year. Many thanks to all again who supported Central in our efforts to keep our buildings functional for many years into the future.
        Speaking of improvements, the State of Minnesota received approval to use a different system to meet the requirements of NCLB this past year. The measurement system used currently is called a Multiple Measurement Report or seeing how we love acronyms in education a MMR. This system was first utilized in spring of 2011 and used two years’ data. The summer of 2012 was the first year that single year data was used and I can say that Central is extremely proud of the results that came from this program. Out of a possible 100%, our Elementary received a 77.63%, our Middle School received an 83.11%, and our High School earned 89.91%.
        Our Elementary also became a “celebration eligible” school, meaning that we can apply for recognition from the Minnesota Department of Education, being in the top of the rankings for title I schools. Our other buildings would have been eligible as well, but did not utilize title I dollars in 2012. As we look at comparisons with other schools and districts both locally and across the state, when we average these scores and include all buildings in the districts, there are very few districts across the state that can match this performance. We are extremely proud of our students, staff, parents and communities that have made these results possible, both educationally and for the physical plant. We look forward to continued improvement in both of these areas as we look long range, our district is situated to be leaders.