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i _., - As a group, these parents and their children receive fewer services thari~` any other group of handicapped. Preschoolers with emotional and behavior problems receive almost no services in the community. At this age, children and parents are most responsive to intervention. A little work can go along ways to alleviate the problems and promoting healthy development. She emphasized that if the Board funded the entire $69,000, they could be assured that in the future it will decrease the .need for funding in the schools and in the private sector. 44. JEAN CHAPMAN spoke in support of the proposal to provide support for emotionally troubled preschoolers. Children who are emotionally troubled are being kicked out of daycare centers because of the inability of daycare providers to deal with the situation. she urged support of the entire request. 45. DARYL DUNLAP , teacher at Grady Brown School., spoke as an educator stating opposition to the Manager's proposed budget. In particular, she opposed the cuts in the current expense program and the funding of the expansion items. The average teacher spends from $100 to $300 per year of their own money for work related expenses which are not reimbursed by the School System. The 1$ supplemental would help defray some of these costs. .She spoke about the ,comments made by the County Manager in his budget message stating she found them to be insulting and disturbing. 46. ELLEN SEDMAN , Volunteer in Orange'County Schools, spoke about the.. value of teacher aides. The aides help those children who need individual attention. She spoke in support of the teacher supplement. 47. MARTHA WALKER , parent of two children in the Orange County School System, asked the Commissioners to honor the trust that thousands of parents have placed in them by committing themselves to quality ~~ education for the children of Orange County. Quality education cannot be achieved without committing the dollars that it takes to run the school system effectively. Many of the items that were cut out in the Manager's budget will lower the quality of the children's education. The increase in salary for the bus drivers will insure the safety of the students. The capital outlay expenses address critical needs that maintain safety around the school facilities. Failing to meet the needs this year will leave a larger gap next Year of what is needed and what is given. She asked that the Board meet the needs of the educational system. 48. B. J. MARKWOOD , representing the Stanford Jr. High English Department, supported the need to get and maintain the best qualified professionals for the school system. She spoke about the "Magical Thoughts" publication which places emphasis on the process of writing. This literary publication has improved the writing in the school as well as promoting individual self esteem of the students. She spoke of the State and National recognition the publication has received. She noted that the local Arts Commission has contributed a grant towards the cost of the program and asked that the County Commissioners also support the publication. 49. CATHY CARROLL , parent and volunteer at the Grady Brown School, spoke_of the need for increased pay for the bus drivers and the need for teacher aides in the fourth and fifth grades. The teachers are overburden with paperwork. As a taxpayer, she supports the need for an increased budget. 50. MIKE CRANE , parent of a handicapped child at Grady Brown, noted