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Honoring the messengers this September BY ERIK SUCHY STAFF WRITER
At Press Publications, a vital role that ensures subscribers get their newspapers on time is performed by the company’s news carriers. Come rain or shine, carriers power through to deliver the news to doorsteps throughout the week. One of them, Eli Schaefer, has been working as a carrier since he was 10. He said he has enjoyed his position ever since.
“My older siblings delivered papers, so I followed in their footsteps,” said Schaefer. “It’s easy and flexible, too.” As a news carrier, Schaefer works approximately 45 minutes a week with a planned list of addresses and streets. “You kind of plan your own route,” he said. “Once you pick one, it’s yours. The route that you live on is the one that you’re going to be doing. It’s going to be a lot of knocking
on different people’s doors and delivering the papers.” Schaefer drops off newspapers year-round, relying on nothing but his own two feet, come rain or shine. “We’re supposed to walk because, as a carrier, you have to deliver it to their front step,” he said.
Board approves new district operational plan
SEE NEWS CARRIER, PAGE 7 BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
The Mounds View School Board has unanimously approved the 2025-26 District Operational Plan. The administrative work plan for the district, created annually by the superintendent and cabinet, relates directly to the district’s vision and to the board’s strategic directions for the year. The plan was discussed with the board at previous work sessions. “This year, we’re focused on eight total goals. Three of them have a priority status,” Mounds View Public Schools Superintendent Chris Lennox said. Those goals are: • Expand career pathway opportunities for high school students. • Create a master plan detailing the outdoor classroom spaces and environmental learning opportunities for students across the District. • Expand the district’s Student Information System to include assessment and analytical components. • Identify opportunities to strengthen and enhance onboarding activities, and provide additional support for district staff. • Address ongoing school district technology, safety and security needs through a successful capital projects levy campaign. • Complete contract negotiations with all employee groups while aligning expenditures and revenue, limiting legacy costs and balancing the need to recruit and retain the best employees. • Completed an updated Enrollment and Facility study. • Complete an energy audit of the district’s schools to identify opportunities for energy savings.
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Mounds View kicks off 2025-2026 school year Summer is winding down and, before you know it, school will be back in session. The first day of school for students across the district will be Tuesday, Sept. 2. See a message from the superintendent on page 15 highlighting the upcoming school year.
Editor Madeline Dolby can be reached at 651-4311226 or shoreviewnews@presspubs.com.
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According to Lennox, the three priority goals are to create a master plan detailing the outdoor classroom spaces, support the district’s capital project ongoing levy campaign and complete an updated enrollment and facility study. “We have been talking about this for months,” School Board Chair Diane Glasheen said, “and we have come to the agreement that these are the right goals to be focused on for the year.” To view the full plan, visit www.mvpschools.org/ board.
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