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400~~5 13. v president of the Chapel Hill High School PTSA. made remarks about the need for additional teachers. The goal of the PTSA is to raise $10,000 to help pay the costs for an additional English teacher for Chapel Hill High which would reduce the student-teacher ratio. He urged the Board to look at the funding requirements of the real needs of the school system. 14. „LUdv Tones, immediate past president of Estes Hill Elementary School PTA and current Chapel Rill High School teacher, expressed concern for education - both locally and nationally. She asked the Board to consider the budget as presented which nearly only continues the current pxogxams. She stressed the need for a fund balance in order to maintain the excellent programs in the schools. the need for air conditioning at Phillips Jr. High, the need far multipurpose rooms at Glenwood and Estes Hills^ and repairs at various buildings. She expressed support of the three cent tax increase recommended by Chair Willheit. 15. ~~i~ Pa¢ram, Principal of Glenwood Elementary School, emphasized the need for excellence is education is now. She stressed the need for a gym at Glenwood Elementary and listed various reasons and ways the multipurpose room will be used. 16. flick _Richardsnn, immediate past president of the PTA Council for Chapel Hill-Carrboro indicated the PTA Council is the coordinating Council for the nine C9) PTA's in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. He talked about the PTA Thift Shops. which. because people care about the schools enodgh to volunteer time and effprt. have been recognized throughout the State. He mentioned that thousands of volunteer hours are spent in the schools but that these labors are only supplementary. The Board of Commissioners and taxes are the keys tv quality education. The Council does support a bond issue to meet the capital needs of the school system. There is a willingness to pay for the needs. He noted that the three cent tax increase for two yeaxs proposed by Chair Willhoit has many. attractive featuxes. The Council will support additional taxes by whichever method the Board deems appropriate and necessary. l7. Cynthia Swisher. recipient of day care assistance, talked about the need for more money for day care. She asked for increased money for low-income people. Most people want to support themselves but cannot do so without assistance from day care. 18. .Ton Meer, President of the Chapel Hill Righ School Student Government, expressed fear for the schools if the full request is not funded and pregrame must be cut. He asked the Board to consider the benefits of raising taxes now instead of sometime in the future. 19. Sara Claytaa, teacher in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools and co- president of the American Federation of Teachers, asked for support of the school budget so that the present statue could be maintained. She asked for funding for the capital needs of both school systems. 20. citizen of Orange Countys talked about the priority list as presented by the Chapel Hi11-Carrboro School Board. The air conditioning was rated number two in the Manager's budget. She noted that the morale is deteriorating in the schools as well as the buildings. 21. Robert R,,~t~gber, PTA President at Frank Porter Graham, noted that 83x of the school budget is for teacher salaries. This is a result of raises long overdue. He supported the request for air conditioning at Frank Porter Graham and talked about the growth I-40 will bring.