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2 <br /> <br />• Learning - addressing pre and post Covid-19 learning gaps; provided IT resources; out <br />of all OCS students, there are only 57 that staff has not been able to reach; provided <br />devices to students, as well as paper material, OCS unable to address lack of internet in <br />rural areas and will need County and State assistance in this matter. <br /> <br />CHCCS Chair Wolfe thanked the community for its efforts, as well as the Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners (BOCC). She said CHCCS has partnered with districts and people to <br />insure students have food, and that social, academic and emotional needs are being met. She <br />provided examples of the way the community had engaged with the schools during this time. <br />She reviewed the following: <br />• CHCCS has served over 130,000 meals. <br />• IT- grades 2-12 have access to IT equipment. <br />• BOE- schools are the hubs of the community and support the whole child and it is so <br />evident through this crisis. They appreciate the close collaboration with the OCS. As <br />they went through this process they did focus on their strategic plan and their equity <br />training has helped. <br />• BOE- she said Orange County is generous towards education, but the State is still so <br />much lower than the rest of the country. <br /> <br />Chair Rich said the Orange County Board of Commissioners has already gone through <br />some budget discussions, and has also received an update from the Manager about the County <br />budget in reference to the COVID- 19 pandemic. She said County staff has had to come up <br />with a new budget, as opposed to the pre-Covid budget. She said is important to remember <br />that these are not normal times. <br /> <br />1. COVID-19 Pandemic Economic Impact on the FY2020-21 Orange County <br />Manager’s Recommended Budget <br /> <br />Bonnie Hammersley said tonight, she is talking about just one side of the story, which is <br />the revenue side, and how Covid-19 pandemic has affected them all. She said her full- <br />proposed budget will be presented next week on May 5th. <br />Bonnie Hammersley made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> <br />FY2020-21 BUDGET PROJECTIONS <br />PRE-COVID VS POST-COVID <br />BOCC Virtual Work Session <br />April 23, 2020