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6 <br /> 1 Arasi Adkins, HR Director for CHCCS, and Erika Newkirk, Recruitment, Retention and <br /> 2 Staffing Coordinator for CHCCS, said they are here to ask for the Board's support of their <br /> 3 teachers, and to fully fund the CHCCS Board's budget request. They highlighted the impact of <br /> 4 low salaries that they have seen while recruiting teachers. <br /> 5 Coretta Sharpless is the principal at Northside Elementary School. She is here to ask <br /> 6 the Board to fully fund the CHCCS Board's budget request. <br /> 7 Rodney Coleman said he is the pastor at the First Baptist Church of Chapel Hill, and he <br /> 8 is here to ask the Board to support teachers and fully fund the CHCCS Board's budget request. <br /> 9 Jennifer Michalenok said she is an Exceptional Children (EC) teacher at Chapel Hill High <br /> 10 School. She said it is proving more and more difficult to fill EC teaching positions. She asked <br /> 11 the Board to fully fund the CHCCS Board's budget request. <br /> 12 Joyce Powell said she is a single parent of two children in the CHCCS. She asked the <br /> 13 Board to fully fund the CHCCS's budget request. <br /> 14 Brian Daalman said he is a former CHCCS student. He said he is here to support proper <br /> 15 compensation of teachers and to ask the Board to fully fund the CHCCS Board's request. <br /> 16 Miriam Thompson said she is grandmother of students in the CHCCS. She said she <br /> 17 clearly recognizes the challenges the Board of County Commissioners is facing, but asked the <br /> 18 Board to re-think the Manager's recommended budget for the schools. She said she is here <br /> 19 tonight to ask the Commissioners to fully fund the budget request of the CHCCS Board. <br /> 20 Commissioner Dorosin left at 9:00pm. <br /> 21 Tina Coyne Smith said she serves on two school improvement teams in the CHCCS and <br /> 22 is also a parent. She said she understands that Orange County is the best in education across <br /> 23 the State, but noted that North Carolina is one of the worst states in the nation regarding <br /> 24 education. She said she it is unacceptable to be the best of the worst. She asked the Board to <br /> 25 fully fund the CHCCS Board's budget request. <br /> 26 Marisa Kathord said she has been a pediatrician for the last 20 years. She said she is <br /> 27 here to support the safety net provided for the children by the CHCCS. She said schools <br /> 28 perform an essential function in the life of a child. She urged them to fully fund the CHCCS <br /> 29 Board's budget request. <br /> 30 Beth Landis said she is currently a teacher at Carrboro High School and previously <br /> 31 attended and worked in Orange County Schools. She said she is here to ask for support of <br /> 32 teachers and to ask the Board to fully fund the CHCCS Board's budget request. <br /> 33 Dr. Rahani said she is a parent at East Chapel Hill High School, and she supports <br /> 34 teachers and the budget request of the CHCCS Board. <br /> 35 Emily Martine is the PTSA president at Carrboro High School and a parent of school <br /> 36 children in the CHCCS. She asked the Board to fully fund the district's budget request. <br /> 37 Ashley Madison said she is a local business owner in Orange County, and she supports <br /> 38 fully funding both districts' budget requests. She said there is a direct link between strong <br /> 39 schools and a thriving economy. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 4. Adjournment <br /> 42 <br /> 43 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Price to adjourn <br /> 44 the meeting at 9:15 p.m. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 47 <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Earl McKee, Chair <br /> 50 Donna Baker <br /> 51 Clerk to the Board <br />