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~_ <br />!f yti-iu don't votes it's <br />~~o trams ~dc~n~t ca~~t. <br />To print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu. <br />This story was printed from The Daily Tar Heel. <br />Site URL: http~//www.dailytarheel.com. <br />State: Schools' merger might cut costs <br />by Mary Mcguirt <br />Staff Writer <br />Apri108, 2003 <br />As local school officials and county commissioners explore the option of <br />merging the two area school districts, they might be affected by a decision <br />made by the N.C. State Board of Education last week. <br />The State Board of Education has been studying ways to reduce funding <br />formulas for central office administrators, and merging the city and county <br />districts across the state could reduce spending. <br />But in a statement released Wednesday, the board said there isn't a specific <br />formula that guarantees merging would save money. <br />Jane Worsham, executive director of the State Board of Education, said <br />members from the N.C. School Boards Association and the N.C. Association <br />of School Administration suggested merging to cut down central office staff. <br />Orange County Commissioner Moses Carey, who made a proposal in January <br />to merge Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools with Orange County Schools, <br />said the state's decision should not affect the decision to merge locally. "The <br />reason I proposed a merger was not to save money but to equalize funding for <br />the two schools," he said. <br />Carey also said merging the two districts would improve educational <br />opportunities for all schools in the system, especially those in the county <br />schools. <br />The two area school systems are not sold on the merger idea, and officials <br />appreciate the flexibility to make their own decision. <br />Neil Pedersen, superintendent for the CHCCS, said merging usually is <br />suggested to help solve problems with racial imbalance, small size and <br />economic factors, but he added that none of these problems really apply to the <br />two districts. "I would agree that saving is not a sound reason for merging," he <br />said. <br />1 of 2 4/8/2003 4:13 PM <br />
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