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new paradigm we might explore is an approach to greater efficiencies and innovative <br />funding arrangements for very worthwhile collaborative endeavors, efforts that will really <br />reduce disparities and open up opportunities far students in both systems. Maybe this <br />would involve a county wide district tax. Regardless of the size of this fund, we could <br />explore opportunities that such a fund might offer. Wlxere would we put the additional <br />per pupil allotment if we had it? <br />Zt "kills" the members of the BOCC that the two systems are not funded equally.. BOCC <br />members see that the educational aspirations of County district parents are rising. The <br />two districts should talk further about what they can do together and also what BOCC can <br />do to ]xelp improve students' access to programs and outcomes. "We will support you." <br />At the close ofYhe gener°al disczr-s-sion, a di°aft definition of collaboration was <br />brainstormed mul them agreed upon with two caveats. First, there is not consensus that <br />this draft definition is any different, fi°orn what the two school districts ar•e cznrently <br />doing. Second, all group rnenrbez°s agreed to clarify "what counts " as collaboration so <br />that school district efforts at collaboration also meet the needs of the Board of County <br />Coznnzissioners. <br />Meeting Evaluation <br />Liked: structure at the begimxing of the meeting; group began speaking one at a time and <br />then relaxed the structured format as it moved into back and forth dialogue; group had a <br />narrow and well-focused objective for the meeting (not a laundry list of possible meeting <br />objectives) but a flexibility that allowed group to "stray" as needed; we are moving <br />forward; had a respectful discussion that encouraged honesty; group members <br />demonstrated commitment to its task by participating in spite of snow emergency today. <br />Suggested changes: provide light refreslrnrents for everyone. <br />Meeting Adjourned at appr°oa-imately 4:30 PM <br />