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Attachment 3 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 JOINT MEETING WITH <br /> 5 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION AND <br /> 6 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> 7 April 30, 2026 <br /> 8 7:00 p.m. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board <br /> 11 of Education and the Orange County Board of Education on Thursday,April 30, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at the <br /> 12 Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jean Hamilton, Vice-Chair Amy Fowler, and Commissioners <br /> 15 Jamezetta Bedford, Marilyn Carter, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie-Ascott <br /> 16 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> 17 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 18 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin Fenhagen, <br /> 19 and Deputy Clerk to the Board Tara May(All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 20 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Riza Jenkins, Vice-Chair Barbara <br /> 21 Fedders, and Board Members Meredith Ballew, Rani Dasi, Vickie Feaster Fornville, George Griffin, and <br /> 22 Melinda Manning <br /> 23 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: None. <br /> 24 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS(CHCCS)STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Rodney Trice(All other staff <br /> 25 members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 26 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Will Atherton, Vice-Chair Wendy Padilla, and <br /> 27 Board Members Carrie Doyle, Bonnie Hauser,Anne Purcell,Andre Richmond, and Sarah Smylie <br /> 28 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: None. <br /> 29 ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS (OCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Danielle Jones (All other staff <br /> 30 members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Chair Hamilton called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners and school board <br /> 33 members were present. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 WELCOME,CALL TO ORDER,AND AGENDA OVERVIEW <br /> 36 Chair Hamilton welcomed the elected officials and staff from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> 37 and Orange County Schools. <br /> 38 Chair Hamilton reviewed the agenda for the meeting.She shared that the agenda was developed <br /> 39 collaboratively at the School Collaboration Meetings.She acknowledged that all elected boards are facing <br /> 40 difficult times and stressed the importance of working collaboratively and communicating openly with the <br /> 41 public. <br /> 42 Commissioners, school board members, and staff introduced themselves. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 1. Budget with Performance/State Accountability Data and Career Technical Education (CTE) Update <br /> 45 a. Orange County Schools <br /> 46 OCS Superintendent, Danielle Jones, began by thanking the OCS Board of Education for their <br /> 47 continued support, the trust they had placed in her, and their commitment to always put students first. <br />