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348 technology, the teachers need training in how to use this technology. The teachers were promised that if the career ladder was discontinued, the- .,, would not lose salary, but that is not true. Many salaries will be' le:. . because of the discontinuation of the career ladder. Carlynn Ashley asked that the Board of County Commissioners make teacher . salaries competitive and watch the staffing so there is not a large student/teacher ratio. She asked that the Board of County Commissioners support the superintendent's budget as presented. Leigh Peek feels that the schools have never received adequate funding. She and other parents provide paper and books to the schools. She asked that the teacher/student ratio be kept low and that the Board of County Commissioners understand that the basic things are not being taken care of. She stated that teachers are leaving the system and asked that the Board provide an incentive for the teachers to stay in the system. Lorraine Tuck, teacher with three children in school, stated that the trend has been a yearly decrease in their salary. She encouraged the Board to approve Dr. Overstreet's proposal to increase their supplements. David Laudicina noted that they cannot attract the best teachers because of the low salary. The Orange County system expect 240 additional students next year with no new teachers which will cause the teacher/student ratio to increase. He noted that the SAT scores are low and urged the County Commissioners to maintain what they have. NOTE: it was clarified that every additional student will receive an allocation from the County and that the State will provide the teachers for the increased student population. Kirk Kennedy noted that the budget is way off target. The dropout rates= are up, discipline problems have increased and the SAT scores are low. He asked if the kids in the County are any less valuable than those in Chapel Hill. He sees no plan to fix the problem. He feels the problems need to be tackled and that people need to take their anger and turn it into action. Only 40% of the student population is going to college. He asked for good schools for the kids. Hope,Bulane _ g p cts_ her students future and the Mellon, teacher County's future.New She works on hours fo --- _ asked that the County commissioners fund the request as r presented by She Orange County school system and that the teachers e fairly r compensated. Daine Starrett, member of the Orange County Federation of Teachers and a parent of two children, asked that the Board of Commissioners fund more than what is in the manager's budget. She wants a quality school system with a decent teacher/student ratio. County teachers are leaving for other systems because they can make higher supplements. She asked that the Board of County Commissioners make a big stand for education in the northern part of the County. She feels they have tried to increase the quality of education and that they have a good superintendent with a lot of new ideas. She spends approximately $600 a year on supplies for her classroom. She has taught for seventeen years but because she is tired of the politics of teaching and tired of teaching under these circumstances she is leaving the profession. sue Outterson spoke about the inadequate funding of the schools. Sh( is concerned that her youngest will not receive the quality education hey other two children have received in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro system. The schools are overcrowded. She feels her voting rights have been taken away