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852 <br />board and see that it is spent for that purpose. <br />Diane Willis, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District citizen a <br />mother of three children, spoke in favor of the budget as requested by tk,? <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro system. She favors more classroom teachers, lower class <br />size, and more funding for the programs like academic teams. It seems that. <br />everything is being cut out including the opening cost of the new McDougle <br />school. She feels it is very important to serve all the children. In most <br />elementary schools, they are taking away special rooms to use for regular <br />classrooms to accommodate all the new students. She asked that the Board put <br />back into the budget the opening cost for the McDougle Middle School and the <br />entire expansion budget. <br />Jay Bryant, Chairman of the Youth Committee of the Chapel Hill Violent <br />Crime and Drug Abuse program, made reference to their report dated March 4, <br />1994 and the four recommendations. Specifically, he is here to talk about <br />the youth coordinator position and the allocation for that position. He <br />understands that John Link included some funds to carry out some of the <br />specific recommendations of the Youth Committee. Funds are also recommended <br />to begin addressing youth service delivery. He asked the County <br />Commissioners to be more specific and listen to the Committee's request to <br />create a separate position. He feels it is important that a person who is <br />really interested and in touch with the youth in the community be hired in <br />this position. He feels there is a great need for conflict resolution <br />mediation training in the community. <br />David Hunt asked that the County Commissioners consider funding tY .. <br />technology specialists for the support that the teachers need. <br />Rock Will stated that education is the very basis of a good life and <br />should be considered very strongly and asked that the expansion items <br />specifically for the Orange County School System be funded. He feels there <br />is probably a lot of waste in the system but that most of the items in the <br />expansion category should be strongly considered. He would like for the <br />schools to have every advantage possible so they can be on the leading edge <br />of education. <br />ADMURNMENT <br />With no further items for consideration, vice-chair Halkiotis adjourned <br />the meeting at 9:15. The next regular meeting of the Board will be held on <br />June 6, 1994 at 7:30 at the Caldwell Community Center in Rougemont, North <br />Carolina. ' <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Chair <br />Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk