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4 <br />f. School Health/Day Clinics Proposal <br />Over the past two years, a small group of individuals have met periodically to assess the need <br />far aschool-based health center for the Orange County School District. The group has <br />included representatives from Orange County Schools, the Department of Social Services, the <br />Health Department, and OPC Mental Health. Presentations reviewing the data and the <br />concepts that the group has discussed have been made to the Orange County School Board, <br />the Social Services Board, and the Health Board. OCS have secured a small planning grant <br />that will be utilized aver the upcoming year to engage in mare definitive planning for a possible <br />school-based health center initiative. OCS staff will provide a brief overview and would <br />welcome BOCC endorsement of and support for the planning effort. Other public and private <br />community partners will collaborate in planning far the implementation of these concepts. <br />Attachment F-1- OCS School-Based Health Center Initiative <br />Attachment F-2 - PowerPoint Handouts: "Working Together to Improve the Health <br />& Academic Success of Orange County School District Students" <br />g. Middle College High School Update <br />The Middle College High School initiative began two years ago as a joint endeavor among the <br />Orange County Schools, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Durham Public Schools, and <br />Durham Technical Community College. The first group of students is preparing to graduate <br />next month. Recently, elected and staff representatives of bath OCS and CHCCS made a site <br />visit to the middle college program. They will briefly share information about the program <br />received during the course of that visit. <br />Attachment G -Middle College High School Statistical & Scheduling Data Tables <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact tied directly to the discussion at this <br />meeting. However, decisions that the school boards and BOCC will make at subsequent <br />meetings are likely to have significant implications for future capital and operating budgets. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS}: The Manager recommends that the boards discuss the issues <br />noted and provide direction to staff, as appropriate. <br />