THE OSSEO SCHOOL BOARD MEETS AGAIN THIS WEEK TO TALK ABOUT MORE BUDGET CUTTING OPTIONS, INCLUDING ALTERNATIVES TO A CONTROVERSIAL FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK THAT HAS MANY PARENTS AND TEACHERS UPSET....INCLUDING THE GOVENOR, WHO'S DAUGHTER GOES TO SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT. OSSEO AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FACING BUDGET DEFICITS, INCLUDING THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS....WHICH FACE A 30 MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL. MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE HIRED A FORMER SPEAKER OF THE MINNESOTA HOUSE TO HELP THEM. DAVE JENNINGS WAS HIRED LAST WEEK AS THE DISTRICT'S NEW CHEIF OPERATING OFFICER. IN ADDITION TO HIS LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND, HE'S ALSO THE FORMER CEO OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. JENNINGS SAYS HE TOOK THE JOB BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW HIM TO WORK WITH DISTRICT SUPERINTENDANT, CAROL JOHNSON.