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43 <br /> Slide#27 <br /> �40-%-4k. <br /> vOrange County <br /> Schools <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> ox nx sx couxry sexoovs wE y xuN, ,P xU,v..,,.,_,v_i_,.eie •r u_ee ax [eouxveiesreoM <br /> Commissioner Richards said she is trying to understand the rationale of wanting to make <br /> sure all of the schools are touched. She said Option C did not recommend that, but they said they <br /> were in alignment with Option C. She asked to see the additional costs that were left out of the <br /> presentation. <br /> Dwayne Foster said that when they talked about critical items that is how they chose them. <br /> He said that the study also went school by school. He said they want to create the best possible <br /> version of each of their schools. He said that she would like to understand what they are not doing <br /> that was in Option C. He said that things were not left out, but they were changed. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said sometimes consolidate means combining schools and <br /> sometimes removing and rebuilding. She asked if Hillsborough Elementary and Central <br /> Elementary would come offline. <br /> Dwayne Foster said Hillsborough Elementary would come offline and a new school would <br /> be built. He said that Central would continue. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked regarding Grady Brown, how the differences between the <br /> study and the school system got there. She said there are many. <br /> Dwayne Foster said they engaged with Woolpert on many points. He said that they thought <br /> safety was a higher priority and that would be a closed session security conversation. <br /> Dr. Jones said a study is being conducted on the Hillsborough School to take the facility <br /> offline. She said once that is available, it will be the facility that will eventually be replaced. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said a new school will be built and the students that are at <br /> Hillsborough will be moved to a new school. <br /> Dr. Jones said the Board will have to vote and they will decide what the school will be. She <br /> said when a new facility is built, then redistricting can occur. She said they are not saying the <br /> elementary school is being replaced but are focused on the facility only. She said they would have <br /> to look at the study. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said a new school could be built in the future that would be a <br /> consolidation on Hillsborough and Central. She said this is from the Woolpert study. She said <br /> there could be a school built that would allow for this. She said it can get confusing but <br /> conceptually, understanding why they would not do that, would be helpful to understand. <br /> Dr. Jones said the Woolpert study would have everyone moving to the Central campus <br /> while a new wing was added. She said that they are going through a redistricting that will change <br /> the landscape of things too. She said it is just hard to say exactly what will be done because of <br /> so many elements yet to be finalized. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she is pleased to see more details to picture the philosophy. <br /> She said she finds it confusing is the definition of educational adequacy. She encouraged them <br />