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<br />From: "Debbie Shinbara" <dshinbara@ncsba.org> <br />To: "Leanne Winner" <Iwinner@ncsba.org> <br />Date: 3/14/03 12:53PM <br />Subject: Merger of School Districts <br />There is a lot of talk in Raleigh about merging school districts so that there are only 100 in the state. <br />NCSBA has had a long standing position opposing any such legislative action. The Governor's Efficiency <br />Task Force is recommending this. It was brought up at the last State Board of Education meeting with the <br />caveat that some incentive should be made available so that districts will merge on their own. They will be <br />voting on this at the meeting the first week on April. <br />There is also a lot of discussion in the General Assembly about doing this. If it happened it would most <br />likely be a special provision in the budget bill. In the first two years it would save the State less than <br />$500,000 per year but beginning in year three it would save the State approximately $13 million. <br />What you should do if you are impacted by this <br />1. Contact the members of the State Board of Education prior to the meeting the first week of April <br />2. Contact your legislators. It is especially important for them to hear from the elected folk. Legislators <br />that are chairmen of the Appropriations committee, the Education Appropriations sub-committee and the <br />Education committee will have particular influence in this decision. <br />If you wish to contact me about this please feel free to either call me 919-841-4040 or a-mail me at <br />Iwinner@ncsba.org. <br />Leanne W inner <br />Director of Governmental Relations <br />NCSBA <br />