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3 1 standard course of study. He indicated that moving away fr m the national measures to 2 more localized measures will reduce pressure on an organizal ion to attempt to teach to 3 a specific nationalized test. It would create a very strong metch between what you choose 4 to teach students and the material on which they are tested.) 5 6 Superintendent House stated that the process used in Chapel Hill-Carrboro was similar 7 to the one explained by Superintendent Lunsford. They started with a large committee 8 comprised of a diverse group of people and eventually arrivedjat a School Improvement and 9 Accountability Plan. They looked at the accreditation standards that the state accepts 10 and concluded that they have met all of the State performance indicators. All but two 11 of those have been met at a high level. Because they had reached the remainder of the 12 State standards they were able to use SBII to look locally at what they wanted students 13 to know. The strategic planning from last year had answered many of those questions 14 already. The basic answer was that we want our students to be roblem p solvers and 15 creative thinkers. That was included in the plan as Goal #2� The Chapel Hill-Carrboro 16 City Schools Improvement Accountability Plan is s a.n the permanent agenda file in the 17 Clerk's office. 18 19 Commissioner Willhoit asked for clarification of the (Chapel Hill dropout rate. 20 Superintendent House indicated that the average dropout rate', for Chapel Hill is 2.5%. 21 22 County Manager Link asked if the Superintendents thought th waivers of Basic Education 23 Plan (BEP) funds would be granted? They indicated that there as a reasonable chance that 24 they would be. 15 -6 Superintendent Lunsford distributed a document entitled they Basic Education Plan (BEP) 27 Overview. He indicated that this plan is a major effort on the part of the State of North 28 Carolina to equalize opportunities across 134 school systemsL The Basic Education Plan 29 is at the halfway mark now; however, unless some things chance in this plan it will not 30 be completed. The intent of this plan is to have a comprehens*ve curriculum in 134 school 31 system. The elementary grades have-been impacted by this plan,more than the other levels. 32 It has brought dance, language, and drama to these classes. T*e impact has also been much 33 more dramatic in the less affluent school systems. In Orange County the effect is that 34 they are continuing to move forward with initiatives started by the local Boards of 35 Education and Board of Commissioners. A complete copy of this plan is located in the 36 permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office. 37 38 Superintendent Lunsford indicated that this plan is not on ;itract. He referred to page 39 10 of the overview and indicated that during the 1989-1990 school year not as much money 40 as anticipated had reached Orange County due to the budgeter* problems of the state. 41 42 County Manager Link stated that Career Development fundingldecreases from 1.4 million 43 this year to $700,000 in 1993-1994. Also, the Orange County Schools going from 14% to 44 7% while the Chapel Hill Carrboro system going up from 0% to 7% affects the equity formula 45 that was worked on last year. 46 47 A consensus was previously reached that pure equity was not a realistic goal. The current 48 goal is to have funding within 4% of each other. Budget Administrator Rod Visser 49 distributed a graph which is in the permanent agenda file i the Clerk's office. This 50 graph indicated that equity would be reached in about the y ar 1996 when Orange County 1 School funding is about 96% of Chapel Hill-Carrboro School fu ding. In the new scenario 52 the Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools will begin to phase in with he SBII funding going from