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N'SNUT~S OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF C01~'1'2ISSIDNERS BOOK S PACE S'7 Ju1q 11, 1973 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Wednesday, July 11, 1973, for the puraose of continuing budget hearings, Members Present: Chairman C, Norman Walker and Commissioners Flora Garrett, Renry S. ?dalker and Richard E, Iti'!-ii tted. Members Absent; None. The County Administrator, S. M. Gattis, and the Clerk to the Board, Betty June Hayes, were also present. Mrs. Mary Scroggs, Chairman of the Chapel Hill-Carrborc School Board, and Mrs. Betty Denny, Dr. Sam Rolton, Marvin Silver and Eddie Caldwell, members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board were present &s were Dr. Robert C. Flanea, Superintendent of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Unit and Dr. Charles Rivers, Assistant School Superintendent: Chairman Walker recognized Mrs, Mary Scroggs, Chairman of the School Unit. She stated that during the past year the School Board had conducted regular sessions in each of the scheols in their unit. These sessions were planned in order to allow the parents of students to discuss the school curriculum and to participate in the planning of the 1973-1971. school activities and programs. The Chairman stated that the budget requests that would be presented to the Board by Dr. Robert C. Hanes was the results of many hours of dellberatior_ and effort on the part of many interested citizens and the School Board. She did, therefore, request the Board to consider and to adopt the presented budget in its entiretp. Dr. Hanes stated that the Current k~penss budget for the Chapel Hill- Carrboro School reflected four basic areas: Continuation of Current Programs and Services for 1973-1974, Cost Adjustments Resulting from Actions of the General Assembly, Cost Adjustments Reaultin~; from the Reduction of Federal Programs and New or Expanded Programs Needed in the School System. 1, Continuatien of Present Programs and Services: $1,327,272.66. This represents an increase of $27,272.66. The increase is caused by normal "step" increases in the salary schedule for classified employees and in rate ir_creasea for utilities and fuel. V 2. Cost Adjustments Resulting from Actions of the General Assembly; $4f+, 345.60. The General Assembly increased teachers salaries by 5~ and extended the period of employment to ten months. The Chapel Si11-Carrboro City Schools empyoy 45 teachers maid entirely from local funds. To meet the new state salary schedule for these teachers will require $986.00 pez position for a total of $1{1~.,3~1-5,60. 3. Cost Adjustment Resulting from the Reduction of Federal Programs: $90,896.85, The school system has been advised to expect a reduction in ESEA, Title I funds in the amount of approximately $40,000.00. These funds have been used to operate four kindergarten sections. A aecand federal program in which a lose of funds is anticipated is Readstart in the amount of $40,000. These funds have been used to operate two kindergarten sections, Headstart guidelines cannot legally be met by the Board of Education. These four kindergarten sections have bean serving educationally and economically disadvantaged pupils. These children need all the help possible in prepa_„ation for school and the continuation of these kindergarter_ sections is, therefore, considered imperative. Tt will be several more years before state supported kindergarten sections will be available in sufficient numbers to meet this need, The minimum funds necessary to meet this need after all possible costs have been absorbed by the school system is $S6,000.DD. The school system has been operating a high school program in occupational education for handivapped pupils. Because of the reduction - of federal funds £cr occupational education, this program, costing $35,000.00, must either be discontinued or paid for from local funds. Without this program these mentally and physically handicapped young people would neither be able to profit from high school nor have an opportunity to develop salable skills which help them become economically self-sufficient.