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6/19/1986
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4 . MARY ANN KIMBALL, member of the Association for Children wi2 <br /> th <br /> Learning Disabilities, asked for the Board's support of the Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro enhancement budget for exceptional children. She spoke about <br /> the help her son has received and the need for additional services for <br /> the handicapped children. <br /> 5. KATHY KERR, Women's Health Counseling Service, thanked the <br /> Board for their continued support and asked that they support the County <br /> Manager's recommended budget. She listed the services offered and <br /> highlighted their educational outreach program. <br /> 6. ANDREW SHORT, Psychologist in private practice, urged support <br /> of the enhancement budget for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. He <br /> indicated the present services are not adequate and are spread too thin. <br /> What a child learns at school can greatly improve the quality of life at <br /> home. <br /> 7. SUE BAKER, Chair Person of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of <br /> Education, spoke about the responsibility to the future of the community <br /> by assuring that the population comprises productive, literate, <br /> taxpaying citizens. She stated that the $450,000 recommended for <br /> capital is insufficient. She reviewed a survey and highlighted those <br /> programs in order of priority that show a need for improvement. <br /> 8. VICTORIA SHEY, Psychologist in Chapel Hill, asked the Board's <br /> support of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Budget with all the enhancements. <br /> She works with children who are disabled or handicapped and is proud <br /> that there is help for these children through the school system but <br /> stressed that the services are inadequate. She asked that the Board <br /> support the budget as requested. <br /> 9. DAN LUNSFORD, Superintendent of Orange County Schools, asked <br /> for consideration of their total request as presented to the County <br /> Manager. <br /> 10. ELLEN RUSSELL, parent of two children in the Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro School District, one of whom is handicapped, indicated the <br /> services are inadequate for the handicapped. She asked for full support <br /> of the total enhancement budget and support of the school tax. <br /> 11. HOWARD FRIED, Counselor in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School <br /> District urged the passage of the budget in its entirety. The <br /> enhancement budget will not meet all the needs of the exceptional <br /> children but will help a great deal. He asked that the per pupil <br /> allocation for a college town be compared to other college towns along <br /> with the achievements of the standards. He stated that the citizens of <br /> Chapel Hill are willing to pay for good schools. <br /> 12. SARA CLAYTOR, Co-president of the American Federation of <br /> Teachers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, spoke in support of the <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro school budget and its enhancements. <br /> 13. SARAH STEWART, Co-president of the American Federation of <br /> Teachers, urged the Board to support the School budget request. She <br /> talked about the lack of supplies available for the special needs <br /> programs. The enhancements request in the budget are not enhancements <br /> but are merely catch-up items. She sited several instances where <br /> disabled children are not adequately served by the school system. She <br /> emphasized the need for additional reform and better pay for the <br /> teachers. She urged the Board to raise the district tax and fully fund <br /> the school budget. <br /> 14. JUDY JONES, teacher at Chapel Hill High School talked about <br /> the repairs needed in the classrooms. She stressed that the <br /> enhancements in the budget are really needs. She expressed the need to <br /> maintain the program involving the 1/2 time Substance Abuse Coordinator <br /> stating that the drug problem affects everyone and hinders learning. She <br /> e indicated that the teachers would like to make a salary to enable them <br />
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