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Orange County Board of Education MEMORANDUM Randy Bridges TO: John Link, County Manager Superintendent FROM: Randy Bridges IN/ Board Members: RE: Joint Meeting of School Boards and Brenda Stephens,Chair Commissioners Dana Thompson,Vice Chair Robert Bateman Keith Cook DATE: September 11, 2001 Susan Halkiotis David Kolbinsky Delores Simpson The Orange County Board of Education met on September 10, 2001 and would like to have the following items on the September 24, 2001 Joint Meeting with the Commissioners and the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Board of 200 East King Street Education: Hillsborough,NC 27278 Telephone: 919-732-8126 FAX: 919-732-8120 Renovation Funds - We would like to have a discussion on how the renovations.that were presented for our system to the Bond Task Force and Commissioners, and not included in the Bond package, will be addressed. PH How will private placement funding be prioritized and allocated? Information Sharing Protocol - During the Bond Referendum discussions ,,., • concerning what would be included in the package, statistical information about our system was distributed to the community at-large. We were not consulted about the accuracy of the information, nor were we given an opportunity to respond to the information. A better system of disseminating information should be discussed and agreed upon. Start-up Costs for Cedar Ridge High School - We will be opening this facility August 2002. As in the past, .we will be requesting start-up costs from the Commissioners. Approximate costs for opening this facility will be provided to the Commissioners on the 24th. Nurses - An update on the plan for placing nurses in all schools in the county. Sharin-a of-School Facilities -The Commissioners have expressed an interest in having both school systems look at sharing facilities. Our Board is open and receptive to having these discussions. Orange County schools "Providing educational opportunities for successful futures."