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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />2 <br />Chair Bedford said Mike Kelly suggested that this be done collaboratively, and she <br />appreciates working with Orange County schools to make this nomination. <br />Introductions were made. <br />2. Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) — Overview of Approved FY 2014 -15 <br />Budget <br />Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Superintendent Tom Forcella said he and <br />Todd Lofrese would be presenting the budget information. He reviewed a PowerPoint <br />presentation on the following information. <br />• Where We Were <br />Obstacles overcome <br />Tough decisions <br />Success stories <br />• Where We Are <br />Current challenges <br />Strategic plan update <br />Instructional excellence <br />• Where We Will Be <br />Compensation model <br />Tough decisions <br />Future focus <br />Tom Forcella said much of what the school systems do is dependent on people, and it is <br />important to make sure the organizational structure is as good as it can be. He said the <br />Greenhouse project was a project to gather information and input from students, parents, <br />administrators, teachers and community members. <br />He said the district has had a problem for many years with trying to eliminate the <br />achievement gap, as well as issues with curriculum work and how this related to the common <br />core and how to prepare for it. <br />Tom Forcella said the district has been spending more time on discipline in the schools, <br />and the latest figures have shown reductions in discipline referrals, especially in the minority <br />groups. <br />He said the next goal is a full court press on efforts for academic achievement for <br />minority students. He said the Equal Opportunity Schools program has really made a <br />difference. He said a dashboard has been created to identify minority students who have not <br />enrolled in honors and AP classes. He said there have been efforts to enroll more of these <br />students in the honors and AP classes and provide support and pre- teaching to allow a better <br />chance for success. <br />Tom Forcella said Chapel Hill High School was just recognized as the only <br />comprehensive high school in North Carolina on Newsweek's Top 500 High Schools. <br />Tom Forcella said the rhetoric and the lack of resources that have come out of Raleigh <br />have created a challenge. He said the most recent national study put N.C. teachers at the <br />bottom (51S) as far as how they feel and how they are paid. He said this is one more thing that <br />teachers hear about, and it sets them back. He said there have been recruiting difficulties, and <br />the district had a challenging time finding teachers at the first of the year, although the district is <br />fully staffed now. <br />