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b. Educational Excellence Update <br />In June 2004, the Board of Commissioners engaged a team from the UNC School of <br />Education, headed by Dr. Madeleine Grumet, to provide a review of both Orange County <br />school systems, investigating the educational resources available in both school systems and <br />making recommendations for improvement and how these resources could become equally <br />accessible to all Orange County students. The scope of work for Dr. Grumet's team is <br />included as an attachment. Groundwork with the principal and staff of each school in both <br />systems is being conducted in September. Data is to be collected and analyzed in October <br />and reported to the Educational Excellence Work Group. The team's report should be <br />completed in November, and the BOCC has indicated its expectation that it will review and <br />discuss the report no later than their second meeting in December 2004, earlier if possible. <br />Attachment 1b, UNC School of Education Study Scope of Work. Description and <br />Analysis of Educational Resources <br />C. School Efficiency Study (Orange County Major Issue) <br />The County Manager and School Superintendents met in August 2004 and concluded that the <br />most effective way to proceed with the efficiency initiative was to first outline measures already <br />planned or implemented by both school districts (Attachment 1c -1) and to outline other <br />potential areas that could be examined within certain parameters expressed by the Board. Of <br />particular note is the work done in recent years for the County and both school systems by the <br />Robert Segal CPA firm. The Segal firm identified hundreds of thousands of dollars in both <br />revenue enhancement and expenditure reduction for all three entities. <br />Commissioners Jacobs and Halkiotis, the County Manager, and staff met recently with Mr. <br />Segal and concluded that there are probably additional dollar savings to be achieved by both <br />school systems and the County. Mr. Segal will attend this September 27 work session to <br />discuss with all three boards areas of potential savings that his firm would be willing to <br />research, including cost sharing and reduction that might be achieved through collaboration <br />among all three entities. <br />Attachment lc-1 9116104 Report on School Efficiency Measures <br />Attachment 1 c -2 4126104 Robert S. Segal, CPA Letter <br />d. Middle School #3 (OCS Major Issue) <br />As outlined in the accompanying letter and other background materials from Superintendent <br />Shirley Carraway, Orange County Schools would like to discuss funding and outstanding <br />issues regarding Middle School #3, and related issues about overall capital funding and fund <br />balance. <br />Attachment 1d -1 9122104 OCS Superintendent Memo <br />Attachment 1d -2 9107104 OCS Presentation: Review of Middle School #3 <br />Attachment Id-3 5114104 OCS Superintendent Letter <br />Attachment 1d -4 9122104 OCS Superintendent Memo re: Fund Balance <br />