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Facilitator's Draft Notes, revised 7/ 19/04 Chairs and Vice Chairs Meeting DRAFT County/Schools Collaboration July 8, 2004 2:OOPM -4PM County Goverrunent Services Center, Hillsborough Present: M. Brown, S. C- armway, E. Carter, B. Jacobs, J. Link, N. Pedersen, B. Stephens, L. Stuckey, A. Sachs (facilitator). Celebration Attendees began by listing the following cross - district and C'.ounty/Schools collaborative efforts made since the April 26 joint School Boards and County Commissioners meeting: • City Schools approved some student transfers into County Schools district. BOCC approved budget, including funding for both school districts. • BOCC adopted schools Capital Improvement Plan. • Resolution of Addendum B OCS Middle School • BOCC approval of summer capital projects • Nursing initiative • Resolution of SAPFO • BOCC met w/ NC DOT & Town of Carrboro to plan Smith Level Road improvements for CHCCS HS #3 • The three Boards met on April 26 • BOCC made sure that the two school board chairs and Superintendents were included on the Educational Excellence Work Group Debriefing April 26 Group members shared their perceptions of the Apra 26 joint School Boards and County Commissioners meeting. Ms. Carter said that she left the meeting somewhat dissatisfied bythe BOCC's reaction to the School Boards' progress report on collaboration. She did not hear support from the BOCC for the School Boards' efforts. Mr. Jacobs said that he too was somewhat dissatisfied and that the School Board members were quieter at the meeting than he would have liked. Dr. Carraway said that the meeting was too scripted. She expected an open conversation to follow each Board's presentation, but that conversation never tools place. Ms. Carter said that she wanted the 10 areas of collaboration identified by the School Boards to "come alive" that evening, but that they did not. Ms. Brown said that the April 26 meeting unfolded the way most meetings among the Boards unfolded. She reiterated her thanks to the School Boards for their work in developing areas of collaboration, and asked what structures were being put in place to implement the collaborative goals. In — School Mental Health Services The group then discussed opportunities mental health reform might provide for the "new paradigm" in funding school programs. The new paradigm relates to identifying school funding beyond the per -pupil allotment, and might be appropriate for services addressing student health, safety and welfare. Several models for providing school -based mental health services were presented at a Community Backyard conference, including one from South Carolina that Dr. Carraway and Ms. Stuckey said should be considered further for their school districts. Ms, Brown asked if the models had outcomes. Dr. Carraway said there was 12 years of experience and outcome data. Ms. Brown said that the local mental health system