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<br />-166- <br /> <br />7. <br /> <br />8. <br /> <br />9. <br /> <br />10. <br /> <br />11. <br /> <br />12. <br /> <br />13. <br /> <br />14. <br /> <br />124.D. 10 Subd. 9(3) that disadvantages all Ramsey resident <br />kindergarten pupils making application to the PACT Charter <br />School and disadvantages all Ramsey resident 6-12 applicants <br />making application to the PACT Charter School. . . <br />Further, defendant adoI?ted and continues to adopt an erroneous <br />sibling preference list that disadvantages for enrollment R.amsey <br />kindergarten applicants in that current non-resident pupils (that <br />should not have had enrollment preference but for the erroneous <br />enrollment policy) with kindergarten siblings are currently being <br />given an enrollment preference at the expense of Ramsey residents. <br />That based upon information received from defendant, there are 36 <br />kindergarten spots available for the 2008-09 school year and 150 <br />. total applications for kindergarten. Approximately 60 kindergarten <br />applications are Ramsey residents. . <br />That based upon information received from defendant, there. are <br />approximately 22 non Ramsey siblings with brothers or sisters <br />making application for kindergarten that had the correct policy <br />enrollment policy been in place in prior years would not have been <br />admitted to the school. . . <br />That it is my belief that but for thecontinumg erroneous <br />application of law, kindergarten applicants with non-resident <br />siblings would be given greater preference for enrollment than <br />Ramsey residents. <br />As I understand defendant's current enrollment policy, a Ramsey <br />. kindergarten resident would be c0mpeting with all other <br />applications for 14 spots. (36 total kindergarten spots -22 <br />'~siblings" preference spots = 14 spots). 14 spots out of 150 <br />applications = 9% chance for enrollment. <br />Myunq.erstanding of the correct enrollment policy would be to <br />have the preferenced Ramsey kindergarten applicants (60) compete <br />for the 36 available spots without the non-resident siblings' (22) <br />who should not had a preference in the :first instance. 36 spots out <br />of 60 applications = 60% chance for enrollment <br />On or about January 2008, I had discussions with school <br />. administrator Daniel De Bruyn, regarding'what I believed to was a <br />. statutory enrollment preference for Ramsey resident kindergarten <br />p'llpils.making application to defendant given there was no other <br />kindergarten in the Ramsey city limits. I was advised at that time <br />that my understanding was incorrect because "town" as contained <br />in M.S, 124.D. 10 Subd. 9(3) was not synonymous with "city".' I <br />was ad~sed by Mr. De Bruyn that defendant would look into it. I <br />did not receive any supportive doCumentation ofbis position. <br />On or aboutJanuary 2008, anticipating alotteryfor kindergarten <br />applicants on February, 1,2008, I believed the defendant was <br />hedging on following the Statutory mandates given bis negative <br />opinions on the preference to Ramsey applicants and would <br />. . <br /> <br />-29- <br />