Agenda - 11-15-2016 - 6-a - Minutes

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5 1 James Barrett said he noticed that some of the school boundaries went beyond the 2 zone boundaries. He asked if the population served must be residents of the zone, or if being a 3 student within the zone would be sufficient. 4 Colleen Bridger said it was not an exact science, and they tried to follow the school zone 5 boundaries. She said sometimes doing this excluded a high need area, so zones were 6 expanded. 7 Steve Halkiotis asked if, in her professional opinion, the mental health needs of students 8 in North Carolina has gone up or down from 10% in 1979. 9 Colleen Bridger said the number in need has increased significantly and is possibly 10 upward of 30%. 11 Steve Halkiotis said mental health issues have been rampant in the schools and have 12 gone unrecognized for years. He said the work of the FSA in addressing some of the mental 13 health issues is appreciated. 14 Annetta Streater asked if there are any plans to connect with the school districts 15 regarding possible strategies to reach children that do not fall in the targeted zones. 16 Colleen Bridger said these pilots are identifying best practices, and the plan is to 17 disseminate what is working well across the entire county. 18 Rani Dasi said the FSA is helping both school districts, and she thanked Colleen Bridger 19 and the FSA. She echoed the vital need for mental health services. 20 Todd Wirt said the least amount of resources, for those with mental health, is in the 21 elementary schools. He said OCS has had a wonderful experience with the FSA. 22 Commissioner Dorosin asked Colleen Bridger if she could talk about what is in the 23 queue for working with even younger children. 24 Colleen Bridger said she has had conversations about targeted pre-K, targeted toward 25 the kids in the zones. She said the FSA is working with all of their partners to strengthen their 26 relationship with their childcare providers. 27 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is a reason to not use the verbiage universal pre- 28 k. 29 Colleen Bridger said universal pre-K implies that everybody, regardless of need, 30 receives pre-K. She said research shows that pre-K is more effective when it is targeted to 31 those children who need it most. 32 Brenda Stephens expressed her appreciation of Colleen Bridger, and said she had 33 personally witnessed the enthusiasm and excitement in zone 4 this summer. 34 Rydell Harrison expressed his appreciation to the FSA and the staff of the Health 35 Department. 36 Donna Coffey said this presentation gave her a better understanding of the FSA 37 program. She said this is a great place to start setting their collaborative budget process. 38 Margaret Samuels echoed previous comments, and said in her professional job she 39 sees Navigators everywhere. 40 41 3. Update on School Impact Fee Study/Report 42 43 Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director, reviewed the background information: 44 45 On August 17, 2016, draft school impact fee studies for both school districts were sent via e- 46 mail to school district and municipal staffs. The studies were completed by a consultant with 47 whom Orange County contracted. The report for Orange County Schools was updated by the 48 consultant on September 1 because it was discovered that a portion of Appendix A was 49 missing. 50