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L Community Use of Facilities The fact that this item once again appears on a joint agenda indicates that there is a continuing perception that our schools are not as accessible to the public as they should be. To the contrary, we believe that our facilities are used extensively and that polices are in place to promote such use. Attached is documentation of actual community use over a recent period of time (Attachment No. 3) as well as copies of Board policies that govern accessibility to our school facilities (Attachment No.4). These policies were revised several years ago after this concern was raised. Collaboration between the School Districts Representatives from both school districts have met at both the Board and the Administration levels. A response to the specific charges of the BOCC is attached (Attachment No. 5). Middle College Program/ Durham Tech Satellite Campus Although several of our Board members and I attended the visit to the Middle College Program in Guilford County, we have not discussed it formally with the entire Board of Education. All of us who participated in the trip were favorably impressed and believe that it is deserving of further study. The two superintendents recently met with representatives from Durham Tech and learned that there is interest on their part to pursue opportunities in this area. Follow-up meetings will be held and I anticipate that we'll put this on a Board agenda within the next several months. The earliest that a program could start would be in 2003-04. It would be helpful if the BOCC could update our Board on the process for locating a site for the satellite campus. We,certainly, are interested in a site that is accessible to the residents in our school district, preferably using public transportation. The Board would like to be represented on a site search committee. We also are interested in expanding the current partnerships that we have with Durham Tech, whether they are through the Middle College Program or other opportunities. I envision more Durham Tech courses operated on our campuses for our students and that we will have a growing number of students who would attend classes both at our high schools and at Durham Tech. Use of Segal Consultants We are using Segal consultants for two projects,both of which relate to collecting sales tax. We have not entered into an agreement at this time for Segal to conduct a study that could identify other savings in our district's operations. We are very interested in the possibility of Segal or another firm conducting such a study and have included this as a strategy in our recently developed strategic plan. Although some would characterize Segal's services as being free of charge, they are not. The district must compensate Segal for one-year's worth of any savings identified. These, of course, are savings that could benefit the school district if the district identified them itself. Knowing that the Orange County Schools have entered into such an agreement with Segal, we would like to have the benefit of their experience before we take the next step. In the meantime, we continue to look for opportunities to increase the efficiency of operation of our district. Items Requested for Discussion by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Master Planning of the Eubanks Road/Old 86 Site The CHCCS Board of Education is eager to move forward with plans for constructing new facilities as soon as possible for its growing student population. This site