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7 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 CHCCS Chair Michelle Brownstein said Annetta Streater could not attend tonight, as <br /> 3 she is out of town. <br /> 4 CHCCS Superintendent Tom Forcella thanked the Board of County Commissioners for <br /> 5 all of their support. He presented the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 6 <br /> 7 2013-14 Board's Budget Request <br /> 8 April 25, 2013 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Challenge: <br /> 11 ■ To move toward the fulfillment of our mission and vision while, at the same time, being <br /> 12 cognizant of the extraordinarily difficult economic times <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Change Process <br /> 15 ■ Driven by Mission/Vision/Guiding Principles in Long-Range Plans <br /> 16 ■ Building Internal Capacity <br /> 17 - Culture <br /> 18 - Practices and Procedures <br /> 19 - Staffing <br /> 20 ■ Focus <br /> 21 - Common Language of Instruction <br /> 22 - High Quality Staff <br /> 23 - Use of Resources <br /> 24 - <br /> 25 Impact of Financial Support <br /> 26 ■ Every elementary and middle school had an attendance rate of 96% or higher <br /> 27 ■ Cohort graduation rate is 90% (versus 80.4% for state) <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Impact of Financial Support <br /> 30 ■ Per North Carolina ABC's <br /> 31 - Three Honor Schools of Excellence <br /> 32 - Eight Schools of Excellence <br /> 33 - Six Schools of Distinction <br /> 34 - 16 of 17 schools met high growth <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Impact of Financial Support <br /> 37 ■ SAT <br /> 38 - 197 points above state average <br /> 39 - 184 points above national average <br /> 40 - 90% participation rate (versus 68% state and 52% national) <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Long-Range Planning Initiative <br /> 43 ■ Greenhouse Project <br /> 44 ■ Guiding Principles <br /> 45 - "Growth Mindset" <br /> 46 - Equity Focus <br /> 47 - Professional Development <br /> 48 - Positive School Culture <br /> 49 - Accountability & Oversight <br /> 50 <br />