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a brain drain. Highly educated people will certainly not move here and will leave NC if this trend in lack of support for public education does not reverse. Best, Liza Makowski Hayes From: Ranee Montgomery Phone Number: 9198697911 Message: Dear Orange County Commissioners, I am writing and pleading to you to not cut the budget for the education of our children. The schools need to be full funded. The teachers need to be paid well in order to be able to continue with their jobs and to have some sense of self-worth as they seek to shape and nurture the generation that will be leading our country in the not-so-distant future. Many of us chose this area for the school systems and already have seen the negative consequences of conservative legislation. Orange County needs to show that we take education very seriously while those in the legislature and Governor's mansion may not. Orange County needs to set an example for the state to show other counties that they can take a stand and fight for what is right. I am confident that you know the issues and are behind full funding of our teachers and schools. As county citizens, my family and most of the other families I know are willing to pay more taxes in order to cover the budget deficit. Please give us the chance to do this. Thank you for all of your hard work and thank you for representing and fighting for our teachers and children! Sincerely, Ranee Montgomery From: Dena Papazoglou Phone Number: 919-968-7964 Message: Dear County Commissioners, I thank you for your strong support for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) in the past. I am so gratified to live in this community, with leaders like you who truly understand the value of investing in the future. I am writing because I am deeply concerned about the 2014- 2015 CHCCS District budget. I am the mother of two daughters who are currently finishing Kindergarten and 3rd grade at McDougle Elementary School (MES) in Chapel Hill. My daughters are thriving in school because they have had the benefit of high quality resources, instruction, and teachers. I am well aware that the past several years have been very difficult financially, and this year those challenges are even tougher. I have been active with the MES PTA for the past four years. The PTA does everything we can to provide some financial support for classroom needs and to sponsor activities that complement the school's curriculum and build a sense of community. Our District has been very frugal and efficient, dipping into the rainy day fund; and cutting everything possible to manage with a lean budget while still providing a rich, effective academic experience for students. But now, the rainy day fund is depleted and there is simply nothing else to cut without adversely affecting our kids' education. I urge you to fully fund the CHCCS budget that was requested by the School Board.