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57 <br />Attachment 8.4.6 <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT <br />Established in 1909, ~e Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools CHCCS ~Bi-strict <br />provides educational services to school-age residents of the two Towns and <br />some unincorporated areas near the Towns. The district operates three high <br />schools, four middle schools, a-~ ten elementary schools a school for young <br />people being treated at UNC Hospital and an alternative program for high school <br />students. These schools which serve more than 11,000 students. -r".° °~~°+°rr,-~ <br />' .CHCCS employs 1 870 staff members, <br />of whom 1 150 are teachers or administrators. <br />The The mission included in <br />the CHCCS Strategic School Plan for 289-2008-2013 +"«-,e-m;-s~Ta~-of ~nr-wa-s <br />«n~ tnn°a~fnr °"o ~, C+„~°.,+~~ is "Empower all students to acquire the knowledge,. <br />skills and insights necessary to live rewarding productive lives, prepared to <br />contribute positively to the global community." The plan laid out annual capital <br />expenditures for school facility and recreational expansion, identified funding <br />sources for these projects, and set a schedule for implementation. 'n + <br />+.,^;~;+:° ^r^c°ct.,. The school district ' updates its <br />strategic plan regularly <br />ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT <br />The Orange County School District provides public education services to student- <br />age residents of Hillsborough, the portion of Mebane that lies in Orange County, <br />and most of the unincorporated areas of the County. It operates seven <br />elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools, and an <br />alternative school. Orange County Schools has a projected enrollment of 7,000 <br />students for the 2008-2009 school year. Board approved capital improvements <br />for fiscal year 2007-2008 include over $2 million of improvements to existing <br />facilities; including maintenance of heating and cooling systems, bathrooms, <br />updating health and safety features, and improving athletic facilities' <br />. The district provides its students with <br />a wide range of excellent educational opportunities; ti+~~lt <br /> <br />