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Group agrees to resolve construction standards issue before the April 2006 Joint <br />Meeting <br />Group reviews status of earlier collaborative initiatives: <br />• The middle school athletics conference goal has been achieved. <br />• Middle College is to open Fall 2005. <br />• Cross - district emollment opportunities for students are happening in all four <br />high schools. Both districts surveyed students to identify courses that could <br />potentially be shared. Challenges: making it popular with the students, <br />marketing to parents, CHCCS space limits, and OCS staff size limits. <br />Group discusses cross - district equity. <br />4/8/05 <br />• Group coordinates on a joint letter to be sent to Governor Easley about the impact of <br />the Governor's proposed budget upon Orange County's public schools. <br />• Superintendents report progress on Middle College. <br />• Group begins discussion of BOCC proposal for shared constriction management. <br />• Group clarifies status of Dr. Grumet's educational excellence study and Mr. Segal's <br />efficiency study. <br />• Group coordinates planning for the April 26 Joint Session. <br />• Dr. Pedersen announces that the Iown of Carrboro will no longer contribute funding <br />for the middle school SRO. <br />1/20/05 <br />• Group reviews the following areas of cross - district accomplishment during the period <br />January — December 2004: <br />• Middle College o After School Programming <br />• Cross- District Opportunities o Satellite Campus, Durham <br />for Students Technical Community <br />• Professional Development College <br />• Middle School Athletic o School Safety <br />Conference <br />Group decides to ask BOCC and the school boards to review the progress of this process and <br />to consider what, if any, the next steps should be <br />12/1.3/04 <br />• CHCCS provides feedback on BOCC's decision to distribute capital funds across school and <br />non - school capital needs using a 60/40 ratio. <br />• Group members describe their positions on bow to plan for adequate school capacities given <br />the Governor's directive to reduce class size. <br />• Group members say they want to resolve substantive issues together, <br />11/1/04 <br />3 <br />