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DISTRIBUTED <br /> Hobert R. Reeber <br /> Route 7 Box 254A <br /> Chapel Hill , N.C.27514 <br /> April 4, 1985 <br /> Mr. Don Willhaitp &mmissioners Chairman <br /> Orange County Board of Commisioners <br /> Hillsborough, N-C, <br /> Dear Mr. Willhoit: <br /> Recently I have been following your comments about <br /> studying issues related to possible merger of the County's <br /> two school systems. As you can imagine other school systems <br /> have considered this for their specific situation. I have <br /> enclosed a copy Of one such study and would appreciate it if <br /> you distributed it to the other Board members. Last month I <br /> gave the same information in testimony to the Chapel <br /> Hill-Carrboro Board of Education. I have also enclosed <br /> f school size and <br /> brief study that I did of the effects. o <br /> parent involvement an the quality of education. In my <br /> opinion when the school system gets to large and distances <br /> increase between administrators and parents the quality Of <br /> education declines rapidly. Parent contributions and parent <br /> - <br /> volunteer inputs are free and with encouragement can make a <br /> significant contribution to the educational environment. In <br /> the next 5 to 15 years the County will grow significantly <br /> and we should plan now to keep the concept of a neighborhood <br /> school and a local school administration responsible and <br /> responsive to parent and voter concerns. <br /> Sincerely <br />