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14 <br /> provide a better geographical balance for the three high schools than wouJ.0 <br /> a site in either of the northern corridors. This issue needs to be <br /> addressed, at least initially, by the Non-Binding School Task Force. <br /> PROGRAM <br /> The construction of a new facility provides a rare opportunity for those <br /> involved in the planning process to take a fresh look at program offerings <br /> and service delivery. It would be a mistake to assume at the outset that the <br /> new high school's curriculum will be identical to Chapel Hill High School ' s <br /> in all respects. A long-range facility planning committee presented a plan <br /> to the CHCCS Board of Education in the fall of 1990 which not only <br /> recommended that a new high school be constructed but that it provide a <br /> comprehensive program similar in scope to that offered at CHCCS. As this <br /> project draws closer to a reality, the CHCCS Board may want to revisit this <br /> issue, especially in light of the need for some degree of joint planning with <br /> the OCS Board. If the new facility will be significantly smaller than the <br /> present one, perhaps the new high school cannot be as comprehensive in its <br /> offerings or it might be designed to complement the CHHS program, offering <br /> alternatives which are not available to high school students at this time. <br /> A program committee will be identified consisting of the following <br /> members: <br /> Both districts' superintendents or their designees <br /> One County Commissioner <br /> Two CHCCS board members <br /> One OCS board member <br /> Two CHCCS assistant superintendents <br /> One OCS assistant superintendent <br /> Three CHCCS staff members <br /> Two OCS staff members <br /> Two parents from CHCCS <br /> One parent from OCS <br /> Two students from CHCCS <br /> One student from OCS <br /> Two community representatives (at least one representing senior <br /> citizens) <br /> Two representatives from area businesses <br /> One faculty member from UNC-CH <br /> One representative from the County Manager' s staff <br /> One representative from the Orange County Parks and Recreation <br /> Department <br /> This committee will be charged with responsibility for developing a set <br /> of recommendations to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ' Board of <br /> Education regarding the type of program to be offered at the new high school, <br /> including whether the high school will be an alternative or magnet school or <br /> a comprehensive high school with its own attendance zone. The CHCCS Board <br /> of Education will be expected to schedule a public hearing on the proposed <br /> program prior to its adoption. <br />