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and the figures she received came from the staff that was representing OCS in the discussions. The transportation is to get students to and from schools, and they do not want transportation to be a factor in determining whether the students are able to participate. Commissioner Jacobs congratulated Superintendent Carraway on the good job she is doing and on her immediate response to the Grumet report. He asked about what Libbie Hough meant about the County Commissioners telling them about programs. He asked if this was in reference to the tier three proposal. Libbie Hough said that they would like to make the decisions on how the money is used. Chair Carey made reference to the $1.4 million used from the fund balance mentioned on page 12, and then on page 13 are new initiatives. He asked how many of the items listed an page 13 and 14 were included in the $1.4 million referenced on page 12. Superintendent Shirley Carraway said that the $1.4 million covers those things that were added last year -the Spanish teachers, social workers, and teacher assistants. The new initiatives are in addition to the $1.4 million. Commissioner Gordon asked far a list of the items included in the $1.4 million. Superintendent Carraway listed the following items: Spanish teachers, social workers, doubled teacher assistants, extra month of employment for elementary assistant principals, began classified salary adjustment, supplement for non-tenured teachers, half-time ID Coordinator, transition program for 9th grade, furniture allotment, print material in the media centers, and others. Chair Carey asked that the costs be included with each item on the list. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the expansion item of AP exams. Superintendent Carraway said that they would like to provide to each student the cost of their first AP exam. Commissioner Jacobs said that the County Commissioners criticized the same proposal by CHCCS several years ago because it did not have means tests. It was suggested by the County Commissioners that this was not fair. John Link asked for clarification of the fund balance for start-up of the middle school and if this was operational and not capital. Superintendent Carraway said that the start up costs include furniture, technology, and the building. They will have to provide for the media security, books for the library, custodial equipment, and all other operational and program equipment. This is a substantial amount of money, well beyond $1 million. Superintendent Carraway said that one of the other things the OCS Board is committed to, as it relates to the middle school, is being able to provide to the existing middle schools some upgrades in their programming. A portion of the fund balance will go towards this. • CHCCS Superintendent and Board of Education Presentation Elizabeth Carter spoke on behalf of CHCCS Board Chair Lisa Stuckey and the CHCCS Board. She said that the County Manager's recommendation would only fund a 2°/a salary increase for employees for CHCCS and the increase in health insurance. There are things that currently go on in their classrooms that will not continue if they do not receive more money than what the Manager has recommended, they will not happen. She said that OCS needs more money, but they also need more. She said that the increases in the budget are truly needs. She said that the school board is hearing from parents that they do not mind paying more for education. She said that the teacher assistants are not a line item that the Superintendent put in the budget, but they will have to consider cutting them. She asked the County Commissioners to approve more than a $95 per pupil increase. Superintendent Neil Pederson made the PowerPoint presentation.