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