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I decide what to base the budget for the subsequent year on. He said there is not a clear path at 2 this time. 3 Tom Forcella said the concern is the same for CHCCS, and this impacts their planning 4 for the future. 5 Interim Superintendent Del Burns said if growth is not funded, increased class sizes will 6 be a result; and the ratio for Teacher Assistants to students will change. He said the areas that 7 are funded by ADM will not lose money, but will not be provided additional appropriation to 8 maintain ratios. 9 Chair Jacobs thanked the superintendents for their input. He said the public needs to 10 know that there have been ramifications beyond the money for teacher raises. 11 Commissioner Price asked if there are any charter schools that go beyond 8th grade. 12 Staff said it is possible that Orange Charter does. 13 Commissioner Price said she is just considering the possible impact once these 14 students graduate and come into the school system. She asked if any impact is being seen at 15 the secondary level. 16 Interim Superintendent Del Burns said no impact has been seen at the secondary level 17 yet. He said the state looks at the higher of the first or second month in determining the 18 allotment that comes to the school system, and then there is no adjustment after that. He said 19 this means that if private or charter schools students choose to return to public schools, the 20 state will not reconcile that number. 21 He said in the Orange County School District, the funding for charter schools is 22 calculated monthly and provided. He said this means that if the number changes, at least the 23 district does not have to send as much money to the charter school. 24 Tom Forcella said CHCCS has one charter school (PACE) and the schools charter was 25 revoked, but the decision was appealed. He said the school has opened this year, but there 26 has not been a lot of change in student numbers. 27 28 3. Update on Cross - District Courses — Challenges and Opportunities 29 Chair Jacobs said this is a ten year old issue that came during the discussion of a 30 merger, and it came up again in a recent Commissioners' meeting. He said there is 31 information included in attachment 2a. 32 33 Tom Forcella reviewed the following information from the abstract: 34 Cross - district enrollment: This has been explored and attempted previously. Logistical factors, 35 different school schedules, travel distances and the desire to participate in after school activities 36 led to extremely low participation. Even our middle college program has available slots and we 37 believe that a child's inability to participate in athletics is a major factor in the program's 38 underutilization. We are currently reviewing policy requirements and exploring whether we may 39 be able to facilitate middle college students participating in athletics. We are also exploring 40 technology solutions to provide greater access to unique course offerings and schedules. Both 41 districts also have access to North Carolina Virtual Public Schools to provide unique course 42 opportunities. Opportunities with Durham Tech continued to be explored, especially due to the 43 state support of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Many exciting programs, 44 such as Project Lead the Way, are drawing students to enroll in more CTE courses. These 45 include bio- medical and engineering pathways courses. We want to maximize the use of these 46 funds and leverage the resources of 47 both organizations. 48 49 Interim Superintendent Del Burns said, in addition to the logistical concerns, he has 50 found that kids want to stay with their friends.