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ca, Opportunities for School Collaboration Purpose: The Orange County Board of Commissioners encourages Chapel Hill-Carrboro City and Orange County school systems to explore opportunities for collaboration with regard to educational programming and use of facilities that would address the following: 1. Achieve the broadest possible access to educational opportunities for all students in Orange County. 2. Enhance resources and support for teachers. 3. Be responsive to long-term impact of school budgets on the taxpayers of Orange County. Proposal: The Orange County Board of Commissioners request that the two boards of education establish a work group of their choice to discuss the purpose and possible elements of collaboration as identified below; and to share their findings with the Board of Commissioners by May 1, 2002. POSSIBLE ELEMENTS OF SCHOOL COLLABORATION • Develop joint programming opportunities. (Merger study: "Encourage the school districts to pursue areas of educational cooperation such as special services." Orange County Schools' proposal on baccalaureate program.) • Survey students in both systems on their interest in taking advantage of programs in the system which they do not currently attend. (ie, horticulture in Orange). • "Encourage the districts to investigate areas where economies may be affected by joint operations such as transportation, food service and maintenance." (Merger study) • Seek efficiencies in joint ordering of supplies and services. (County use of Segal) • Develop a cooperative facilities plan. (Merger study, I&E Committee) • Examine pros and cons of constructing ajoint central administration building. • Analyze alternative uses of existing excess capacity within each school system and across school systems. • Review acreage and parking standards associated with siting and construction of elementary, middle and high schools to promote smart growth and reduce costs. • Review other recommendations of merger study. • Develop common definition of budgetary mandates from the state and federal government by category.