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2 speaking for David Parrish, spoke on the issue of equity. Two things to consider in the discussion of equity are (1) making sure that both districts have the same amount of people for educational purposes and (2) capacity. The issue needs to be discussed by reasonable people over a fair amount of time rather than having budget deliberations to define equity. 6. DAVE THADEN , Assistant Principal at Phillips Junior High, talked about the relationship of quality education and the need to compete. Phillips has received two successive grants to be a model school in math and science. He stated that people come from all over to Chapel Hill because of their quality school system. The people of Chapel Hill have indicated their feelings about the school system with the funding of a district tax. He encouraged the Board to take advantage of the fact that the people have spoken in support of the district tax and use that tax to fund the expansion budget. 7. DARYL DUNLAP , spoke for Stephen Kegg who is a teacher in the orange County School System. She expressed her thanks for the consideration the Board has given to the school budget. She asked that the Board help increase the morale of the teachers by funding the supple- mental increases as proposed by both school boards. This will also help attract and keep quality teachers. 8. BARBARA DAY spoke on behalf of the Glenwood PTA. She stated her support for the daycare and childcare issues mentioned above. The PTA endorses the budget as proposed by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board. She spoke about the teacher salaries and expressed a concern for attracting and keeping quality teachers. She spoke in support of the teacher supplements and the supplements for teacher aides. 9. MARTHA DILL , parent, property owner and teacher, addressed the issue of equality of funding between the two school systems. The issue is significant but is one that cannot be resolved in a budget deliberation. It needs to be resolved at the state level. She stated that the teachers in Chapel Hill are funded $700 below a number of other communities in North Carolina. She asked that the Board effectively represent the voters in Chapel Hill and support the Chapel Hill district tax. 10. JUDY HAIG , teacher at Chapel Hill High School, spoke in support of the increase in the supplemental pay. She asked that the Board consider the role that they play in setting and enforcing the values in the community. She used the Olympic Festival to compare the values which are set for this event and the values set for the schools. She asked that the Board increase the supplement to show that they have not lost sight of what is important in Orange County. 11. AL BALDWIN , teacher at Chapel Hill High School, commented on the inadequate teacher salary. He stated that the teachers want to teach in a community that cares as much about their teachers as the teachers care about their children. 12 . SARA CLAYTOR emphasized that medical insurance will be increased by approximately 33% while teachers funded by the state may receive a 4.5% salary increase. The teacher salaries will erode and diminish. She expressed concern for the classified employees and stated that many of the teacher aides live at below the poverty level. This increased medical cost will add an additional burden to these employees. She talked about the changing attitudes toward the teaching profession and the importance