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8 <br /> WHEREAS, with little flexibility built in to the calendar, scheduling make-up days is <br /> extremely challenging; and <br /> WHEREAS, major hurricanes and severe winter snow storms have caused Orange <br /> County Schools to miss 17 school days over the past three years; and <br /> WHEREAS, major hurricanes and severe winter snow storms have caused Chapel Hill <br /> Carrboro City Schools to miss 16 school days over the past three years; and <br /> WHEREAS, fall sports and band begin August 1, schedules for extracurriculars have not <br /> changed to coincide with the State-mandated school calendar; and <br /> WHEREAS, local boards of education are best equipped to understand the balancing act <br /> of meeting the community's needs and maximizing student success; and <br /> WHEREAS, restoring local control of school calendars will allow local boards of <br /> education to best meet the calendar preferences of the families, educators, and businesses in our <br /> community while allowing for innovative experimental approaches to improve student <br /> achievement. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners expresses its support for local boards of education and the restoration of local <br /> control of school calendars and requests that the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor <br /> Roy Cooper adopt and ratify legislation returning school calendar responsibility to local school <br /> boards of education. <br /> This the 19th day of February, 2019. <br /> Penny Rich, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 2 <br />