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WHEREAS, long summer breaks can also negatively impact child nutrition, as low-income children <br /> who have access to regular meals at school through the free and reduced priced meal program may <br /> not have access to regular meals at home; and <br /> WHEREAS,with little flexibility built in to the calendar, scheduling make-up days is extremely <br /> challenging; and <br /> WHEREAS, major hurricanes and severe winter snow storms have caused Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br /> Schools to miss 16 school days over the past three years; and <br /> WHEREAS, fall sports and band begin August 1, schedules for extra-curriculars have not changed to <br /> coincide with the State-mandated school calendar; and <br /> WHEREAS, local boards of education are best equipped to understand the balancing act of meeting <br /> the community's needs and maximizing student success; and <br /> WHEREAS,restoring local control of school calendars will allow local boards of education to best <br /> meet the calendar needs of the families, educators, and businesses in our community while allowing <br /> for innovative experimental approaches to improve student achievement. <br /> THEREFORE,be it resolved that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education <br /> requests that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners pass a resolution in support of <br /> calendar flexibility. <br /> Adopted by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education this 24th day of January, <br /> 2019. <br /> Margaret Samuels, Chair Dr. Pam Baldwin, Superintendent <br /> Board of Education Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br />