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21 <br /> 1 OC schools have had very little increase in budget over the past six years, when our area has <br /> 2 experienced great growth. I know the CHCCS have already absorbed $11 million in cuts over <br /> 3 the last 10 years. There is nothing left to trim without slashing substantive services to <br /> 4 instruction which will hurt students. <br /> 5 As a property owner and taxpayer, I want to see a raise in the property tax rate to fully fund all <br /> 6 schools in Orange County. <br /> 7 Many thanks for your service, <br /> 8 Emily Moseley <br /> 9 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 From: Claire Nelson <br /> 12 Phone Number: <br /> 13 Message: <br /> 14 I have taught third grade in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for 18 years. Every year tough <br /> 15 decisions have to be made regarding the budget. Chapel Hill has a diverse population of <br /> 16 students all with legitimate needs. Our service needs are different from other districts. The <br /> 17 demands are ever increasing. Classroom teachers need those additional resource and <br /> 18 specialist positions to help us meet the needs of ALL our students. Please consider fully funding <br /> 19 the budget request for the 2014-15 school year. <br /> 20 Sincerely, <br /> 21 Claire Nelson <br /> 22 <br /> 23 <br /> 24 From: Alice Chuang Ivester <br /> 25 Phone Number: 9196362749 <br /> 26 Message: <br /> 27 Dear Board of County Commissioners, <br /> 28 I am writing to plead with you to fund the Chapel Hill 2014-2015 school budget. I understand <br /> 29 that financially you have to make difficult decisions. I work as an educator and physician at <br /> 30 UNC, and we are faced with some of the same decisions daily for patient care and for our <br /> 31 medical student programs. It is hard sometimes to step forward and advocate, but because this <br /> 32 is my job I try to remember that the best decisions are the ones that benefit my students and my <br /> 33 patients first. <br /> 34 I am proud to say that my child attends Chapel Hill public school. When I explain this to our <br /> 35 physician friends who live elsewhere, they don't understand why our child goes to public school. <br /> 36 I explain it very simply. Chapel Hill schools are excellent. Chapel Hill schools are diverse. <br /> 37 Chapel Hill schools provide my child (and soon second child this fall) with a myriad of <br /> 38 opportunities that I did not have going to private school growing up. Gifted education, music <br /> 39 education, special needs education, arts education, language education...all of this is important <br /> 40 and contributes to our NATIONAL reputation for having excellent schools. <br /> 41 Our service needs are different from other districts and because this has always been <br /> 42 recognized by you, we have been able to maintain this reputation of excellence. Please <br /> 43 approve our budget so we can continue our diverse excellent educational programs. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Regards, <br /> 46 Alice Chuang, MD <br /> 47 Associate Professor <br /> 48 UNC School of Medicine <br /> 49 <br /> 50 <br /> 51 From: Jennifer Carbrey <br />