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!J Prepared III r Prepared 9/19102 DRAFT HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING TASK FORCE MINUTES September 3, 2002 MEMBERS ATTENDING: Elizabeth Carter, Gloria Faley, Valerie Foushee, Steve Halkiotis, Barry Jacobs, Dana Thompson STAFF ATTENDING: Ken Chavious, Donna Dean, John Link, Neil Pedersen, Rod Visser, Mike Williams OCS Interim Superintendent Mike Williams was welcomed to his first meeting with this group. The meeting agenda was accepted as prepared. Minutes of the May 13, 2002 Task Force meeting were approved as prepared. Both Superintendents handed out preliminary student membership figures for the 2002- 03 academic year. Neil Pedersen noted that at this point, Chapel Hill High has about 100 kids more than they had projected. East Chapel Hill High was a little under the local projection. The total is about 70 over the local projection, and 62 over the DPI projection for 10th day figures. CHCCS is up about 300 high school students since last year, roughly 200 high school students overcapacity. The 10"' day figures match recent trends of leveling out at the elementary school level, with growth at middle school and high school levels. There are no real surprises in these trends, with a total of about a 460 student increase in the system. CHCCS is108 students above the DPI projection. Neil confirmed Steve Halkiotis's observation that there hasn't been local funding for those 108. John Link mentioned Governor Easley's August 30 directive releasing State funding for additional students. Although not having seen the message, Neil thinks that may relate to discussion there had been about the need to provide funds for natural enrollment growth. Mike Williams concurred, noting that there are 175 students in OCS more than the DPI projection, with 123 of those at the high school level. Elizabeth Carter expressed concern, given the State budget problems, about the likelihood of actually receiving that money. She noted that it is nice that the Governor is . indicating his will on this subject, but she doesn't think we should rely on that money, Barry Jacobs asked staff to inquire of DPI staff whether the State would be amenable to accepting locally produced student projections in light of the inaccuracy of DPI projections. He observed that the growth numbers are pretty clear evidence that this is a trend and not an aberration. Neil distributed results from an educational opportunities survey that had been administered to 8th to 11 m graders. He noted that no matter what the opportunity was raised, students expressed interest. Neil walked through the results of various specific survey request , noting there were questions on the back about models for a 3rd CHCCS