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Superintendent Rhodes thanked the Board of Commissioners for their support and their <br /> investment in the schools over the years. He presented the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> Orange County Board of Education's <br /> Approved Budget <br /> 2013 -2014 <br /> Presented to the Orange County <br /> Board of County Commissioners <br /> April 25, 2013 <br /> Return on Investment <br /> ✓ Increased levels of student achievement <br /> ✓ Narrowed Achievement Gaps <br /> ✓ High graduation rates <br /> ✓ S.A.T. Scores exceed national average <br /> ✓ Ranked 4th in the state on the combined A.C.T. scores for the 2011-12 <br /> junior class <br /> ✓ Dropout rate is well below the <br /> state average <br /> Return on Investment <br /> ✓ 5 star rated, licensed pre-k programs <br /> ✓ A.L. Stanback Middle School was <br /> designated as a School to Watch and <br /> C. W. Stanford Middle School has the <br /> N.C.M.S.A.'s Region 5 Team of the Year <br /> ✓ Successful 1 to 1 laptop initiative (6-12) <br /> ✓ Engineering is Elementary STEM <br /> program at Central Elementary <br /> School <br /> Return on Investment <br /> ✓ Covey Leadership model at Efland- <br /> Cheeks Elementary School <br /> ✓ Nationally recognized, award winning <br /> arts and vocational programs <br /> ✓ Model literacy partnership with <br /> U.N.C. Chapel Hill <br /> ✓ Virtual Enterprise Program <br /> launched to support high school <br /> entrepreneurs <br /> Current Year Budget Overview (chart) <br /> OCS Per-Pupil Funding Rankings* <br /> Local Funding 4th <br /> ✓ State Funding 79th <br /> ✓ Federal Funding 107th <br />