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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 14, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 3 <br />SUBJECT: Discussion of Educational Excellence Work Group Report <br />DEPARTMENT: Manager/Budget <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />A'TTACHMENT(S): <br />Executive Summary <br />Educational Excellence Report <br />(previously distributed) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jahn Link or Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />Donna Dean, ext 2151 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss the findings and recommendations from the Educational Excellence <br />Work Group Report, <br />BACKGROUND: On March 15, 2005, the Board received a presentation from Dr, Madeleine <br />Grumet, Dean Emeritus of the UNC School of Education, who headed a research team that <br />examined resources available to the two school systems in Qrange County.. There was <br />insufficient time at that March 15 meeting for the Board to discuss the implications of the <br />research team's findings and recommendations. This work session provides the BOCC with the <br />opportunity to have that conversation. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact directly related to the discussion of this <br />report, Decisions that the BOGC may make in the future regarding observations and <br />recommendations from the research team may have implications for school funding in future <br />annual County operating budgets, <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss the findings and <br />recommendations from the Educational Excellence Report and provide appropriate direction to <br />the Manager and staff, <br />