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6 <br /> 1 Board is interested in moving this project forward, and most of the expected growth is in <br /> 2 Orange County. <br /> 3 Commissioner Bedford asked Dr. Ingram if currently enrolled students are doing real <br /> 4 time online learning, or posted assignments. <br /> 5 Dr. Ingram said DTCC's online instruction is mostly asynchronous in nature, with posted <br /> 6 assignments. He said he is not aware of any synchronous instruction. <br /> 7 Commissioner Bedford asked if, with this pandemic, will the instruction model shift in <br /> 8 greater ways to more and more asynchronous learning. She wondered if it would be wise to <br /> 9 wait some period of time, and then reassess brick and mortar needs. She said next year might <br /> 10 be too soon, and asked if 18 months would be better. <br /> 11 Dr. Ingram said DTCC is ready to move forward when the Orange County Board of <br /> 12 Commissioners is ready. He said DTCC is restarting some face-to-face instruction in Orange <br /> 13 County next week, mostly due to the nature of the programs that are offered in Orange County. <br /> 14 Commissioner McKee asked Commissioner Dorosin if he is supporting the start of <br /> 15 planning in 2020-21. <br /> 16 Commissioner Dorosin said yes, potentially. <br /> 17 Commissioner McKee said given what the County is facing right now, he is reluctant to <br /> 18 move this forward. He said once this ball gets rolling the County would be looking at $26 million <br /> 19 for this project. <br /> 20 Commissioner Dorosin said he would try to find offsetting funds in the CIP, for the entire <br /> 21 $26 million. <br /> 22 Commissioner McKee said if that were possible, he would be open to further discussion. <br /> 23 He said his concern about starting a project of this cost is the many unknowns ahead. <br /> 24 Dr. Ingram said the project would have to be approved by the State Board of Community <br /> 25 Colleges, who would not so without a commitment from the County for the full price tag. <br /> 26 Commissioner Greene said she is not questioning the need for this project, but she is <br /> 27 wondering about the planning. She asked if stage would be $1 million. <br /> 28 Travis Myren said yes. <br /> 29 Commissioner Greene said $1 million seems low to properly accomplish the planning <br /> 30 stage. <br /> 31 Travis Myren said the total planning bill is about $2 million, with $1 million being the <br /> 32 County's part. <br /> 33 Dr. Ingram said the total price of the project is $26 million, which includes planning. <br /> 34 Commissioner Price said, in response to Commissioner McKee, the reason she is in <br /> 35 agreement of moving up this project is that it needs to at least start, and not wait another 5 <br /> 36 years. She said this is a piece of economic development in her opinion. <br /> 37 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 38 <br /> 39 FY2020-21 Budget Recommendations <br /> 40 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> 41 Orange County Schools <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Total Funded Students (chart) <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Funded Students (chart) <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Funded Student History (chart) <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Orange County Funded Students (chart) <br /> 50 <br />