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I expansion budget to a minimum, knowing the tight budget concerns. Elementary School #10, <br />2 Moms Grove Elementary, is slated to open in August, and the school system will already need <br />3 another elementary school in two to three years. Carrboro High School will be adding a senior <br />4 class this year, and the middle school growth is starting to show the impact of adding all of the <br />5 elementary schools. This growth has caused a change in the diversity of children and their <br />6 needs. There has been a significant increase in Latino students, exceptional needs students, <br />7 and a new group of Korean students. More resources are needed to serve these students. <br />8 The school board also spent time reorganizing and aligning the district with the <br />9 professional learning communities. This has helped the district achieve increased achievement, <br />10 a lower dropout rate, and a decrease in the teacher turnover rate. <br />11 CHCCS is behind the curve when it comes to technology in the classrooms. Students <br />12 will have to be proficient in computer tools to be successful. At least 10% of students do not <br />13 have computer technology at home. They do not want any students to be casualties of the <br />14 digital divide. <br />15 She said that she truly believes that collaboration makes for a better government. <br />16 Superintendent Pedersen made the PowerPoint presentation. <br />17 <br />18 Presentation of 2008 -09 <br />19 Budget Request <br />20 Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />21 April 22, 2008 <br />22 <br />23 High achievement and challenge <br />24 ■ 1249 students enrolled in AP courses )—East=#105, CHHS =#231 on Newsweek list <br />25 ■ 40 National Merit Scholarship Finalists <br />26 ■ The highest SAT score of any district in NC at 1185. (93% participation rate) <br />27 ■ 91.7% attending 2- or 4 -year colleges after graduation <br />28 ■ 31 % of student population identified as gifted students <br />29 <br />30 Graduating with a sound education <br />31 ■ 87.3% Graduation rate <br />32 ■ 97.4% completing college /university or collegeftech prep courses of study <br />33 ■ 93.2% proficient on reading EOGs and 83.3% proficient on math EOGs <br />34 ■ 879,66 proficient on EOC tests <br />35 Disaggregated Data —EOG percent proficient <br />36 African Americans – 43.9% <br />37 Latinos – 53.5% <br />38 Whites – 93% <br />39 Disaggregated Data —EOC percent proficient <br />40 African Americans – 50.9% <br />41 Latinos – 62.9% <br />42 Whites – 95% <br />