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16 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 You must fund the budget shortfall. Being 46th in the nation is just humiliating! As a scientist, it is <br /> 3 already hard to recruit experts to NC. This will get worse and worse as poor schools will lead to <br /> 4 a brain drain. Highly educated people will certainly not move here and will leave NC if this trend <br /> 5 in lack of support for public education does not reverse. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Best, <br /> 8 Liza Makowski Hayes <br /> 9 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 From: Ranee Montgomery <br /> 12 Phone Number: 9198697911 <br /> 13 Message: <br /> 14 Dear Orange County Commissioners, <br /> 15 1 am writing and pleading to you to not cut the budget for the education of our children. The <br /> 16 schools need to be full funded. The teachers need to be paid well in order to be able to continue <br /> 17 with their jobs and to have some sense of self-worth as they seek to shape and nurture the <br /> 18 generation that will be leading our country in the not-so-distant future. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Many of us chose this area for the school systems and already have seen the negative <br /> 21 consequences of conservative legislation. Orange County needs to show that we take education <br /> 22 very seriously while those in the legislature and Governor's mansion may not. Orange County <br /> 23 needs to set an example for the state to show other counties that they can take a stand and <br /> 24 fight for what is right. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 1 am confident that you know the issues and are behind full funding of our teachers and schools. <br /> 27 As county citizens, my family and most of the other families I know are willing to pay more taxes <br /> 28 in order to cover the budget deficit. Please give us the chance to do this. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Thank you for all of your hard work and thank you for representing and fighting for our teachers <br /> 31 and children! <br /> 32 Sincerely, <br /> 33 Ranee Montgomery <br /> 34 <br /> 35 <br /> 36 From: Dena Papazoglou <br /> 37 Phone Number: 919-968-7964 <br /> 38 Message: <br /> 39 Dear County Commissioners, <br /> 40 <br /> 41 1 thank you for your strong support for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) in the <br /> 42 past. I am so gratified to live in this community, with leaders like you who truly understand the <br /> 43 value of investing in the future. I am writing because I am deeply concerned about the 2014- <br /> 44 2015 CHCCS District budget. I am the mother of two daughters who are currently finishing <br /> 45 Kindergarten and 3rd grade at McDougle Elementary School (MES) in Chapel Hill. My <br /> 46 daughters are thriving in school because they have had the benefit of high quality resources, <br /> 47 instruction, and teachers. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 1 am well aware that the past several years have been very difficult financially, and this year <br /> 50 those challenges are even tougher. I have been active with the MES PTA for the past four <br /> 51 years. The PTA does everything we can to provide some financial support for classroom needs <br /> 52 and to sponsor activities that complement the school's curriculum and build a sense of <br />