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13 <br /> 1 Heather Thompson said that the Board holds the money and has the leverage to require <br /> 2 the school board to produce an alternative plan that solicits community input. She said that the <br /> 3 plan should also correspond with the towns and meet the goals of the community. She said that <br /> 4 a lot of work needs to be done on the plan, and it is not ready. She said that she is unsure that <br /> 5 the proposed committee will be asking for input. She said they want the bond and the betterment <br /> 6 of the schools but there are better options out there. She suggested that dual language students <br /> 7 at Frank Porter Graham be moved to the Lincoln Center campus since that office space is already <br /> 8 leased. She said that they should move adults, not children. <br /> 9 Katie Rankin said her child went to McDougle Elementary and had a good experience. <br /> 10 She said that her son started kindergarten in the pandemic, and it was so obvious that they had <br /> 11 joined a special community. She said they met new friends and volunteered as a family. She said <br /> 12 now they have two kids at McDOugle. She said her family is very active in the McDougle <br /> 13 community and looks forward to the school events. She said that the reason they are part of the <br /> 14 community is because of the proximity of the school near her home. She said she is an hourly <br /> 15 worker and if she is not at work, she is not earning money. She said the only reason she has been <br /> 16 able to be such a part is because of the location. She said that she worries about how the breakup <br /> 17 of McDougle and Estes Hills will affect the community and families that are already struggling to <br /> 18 be involved. She said she wants all children to learn in a safe building, but the school is more than <br /> 19 the sum of its buildings. She said staff will not stick around to find out if they are redundant in the <br /> 20 plan. She said kids need teachers that care for them. She said that she does not think the <br /> 21 disruption is necessary. She said she knows there is money needed but she cannot support this <br /> 22 bond as it is presented. <br /> 23 Samantha Corney said they love their teachers. She said that she loves a good ROI, and <br /> 24 she is unclear about the return. She said that schools are not just buckets for widgets and long- <br /> 25 term goals need to be thought of. She said they need to be thinking about what students need <br /> 26 years from now. She asked the Board to please protect their communities. <br /> 27 Alice Gordon left written comments with the Clerk to the Board. <br /> 28 Daniel Head said his children attend Estes Hills he said he plans to vote no on the <br /> 29 proposed bond referendum even though they recognize the need to support the school systems. <br /> 30 He said it is not ready in the form it is in. He said he has concerns about environmental <br /> 31 sustainability, and it is vital to maintain school walk zones that have been established. He said <br /> 32 tearing down the schools that children walk to and busing them across town does not make sense <br /> 33 when compared to the climate protection policies. He said the plan lacked input from community <br /> 34 members. He asked the Board to pause the process and get further input. <br /> 35 William McCall said his family moved to Chapel Hill in 2020 based solely on the strength <br /> 36 of the public school system. He said they now have two children and the things that brought them <br /> 37 there are going away. He said that the plan calls for his local school, Estes Hills, to be taken <br /> 38 offline. He said that the timeline is too vague, and it could be between two or ten years. He said <br /> 39 the neighborhoods are built on these schools and Estes Road was rebuilt to be able to handle the <br /> 40 traffic. He said that the town improved the walkability of Estes Drive, and many children walk to <br /> 41 school. He said that the current low enrollment at Estes Hills is an asset and ability to hedge <br /> 42 against future growth. He said that they would be better served for high capacity rather than less. <br /> 43 He said that the bond referendum is a raw deal for his family. He said that they get higher taxes <br /> 44 and the loss of their school. <br /> 45 Aron Woolman said that strong community ties bring those at the edges of the community <br /> 46 in and the plan that is place right now destroys community ties. He said there will be massive <br /> 47 effects to those most vulnerable. He asked the commissioners to hold the CHCCS Board of <br /> 48 Education accountable until they can fully understand the effects that the plan will have on various <br /> 49 aspects of the community. He said that destroying walk zones will make the neighborhoods less <br /> 50 desirable, lower home values, and there is already a war on public education and if this passes, <br /> 51 it makes the voucher option very desirable to his family because it might cause less disruption for <br />
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