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2 <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CAFIRSORC CITY SCHOOLS Received <br /> Lincoln Un er. Rom <br /> Chapel HIM, North Carolina 27516 FEB 2 71997 <br /> Telephone: (919) 9,667-8211 <br /> FAX: 919-933-4660 Managers Office <br /> Neil M Pedersen Ann Hart, Assistant Superku9ndent <br /> Supwintendent for lnstrucdonsi Services <br /> Chester Preyar, :assistant Superintendent <br /> for Support Services <br /> February 25, 1997 <br /> The Honorable Joe Hackney The Honorable Howard Lee <br /> House of Representatives state Sec.-te <br /> North Carolina General Assembly North Camlina'General Assembly <br /> do Legislative Iirildnag clo Legisla#ive Offi=BuIlding <br /> Raleigh,North Carolina 27601-1096 Raleigh,North Carolina 27601 <br /> The Honorable Versa Insco The Honorable Eleanor Ord Senate <br /> House of Rqm=tatives North Carolina CCe�al Assembly North Camima General Assembly <br /> clo Legislative Budding. cto Legislative Building <br /> Raleigh,North Camlina27601 R`'le_'ogh North Carolina 27601-1096 <br /> Bear Representatives Hackney and Insco and senators Lee and Kiuuaird: <br /> Even though the Chapel Hjiii -,a ro,City SckQol Board recently gave tentative <br /> approval to the one charter school application that it received,the Board is very concerned <br /> about the eve fmaxial impact that charter schools wa71 have on students who attend the <br /> existing schools in the district. <br /> Under the legislation approved by the General A.-se ably last year,charter schools, <br /> basically,wiIl receive the saw and of per l fsndi�ng as the c0staict spends,on the <br /> average,for its other sue. this may q'1=to be etc le at firs&nc ,and <br /> possibly even fiscally neutral for a school district, the roliLY Is that sal dbbids <br /> with d2=ter schoob are going to saffer a.s%nMcrnt redwfien in dm finds <br /> available to operate their rig scihoolsi, This loss of svaltble revenue <br /> co-Wd lave_ a devast2fing impact on the servo-es provided to its across <br /> their districts. <br /> Allow me to provide you with an e=mpk frbm our distdct A charter elementary <br /> school was gives tentative approval by the SLte-Board eat this month. It is tea„ <br /> organized by pewle who expect the schod to be a=ac&e to ham schaolers and parents <br /> who send ter ch&Lren to trarlkonal pnvaft schools. For sintgtidty sake,let s Mica that <br /> the school acts a total of 100 saadeats: 50 stunts who am now erarolicd in our disiad; <br /> 25 who are home schooled,and 25 privately schooled chffdren. Let's also as==that 10 <br />