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53 <br />Attachment 8.4.6 <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT <br />Established in 1909. ~e Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools C( HCCS) t <br />provides educational services to school-age residents of the finro Towns and <br />some unincorporated areas near the Towns. The district operates three high <br />schools, four middle schools, afld 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 whtsl~ serve more than 11,000 students. Thies °"~+°^, i° <br />Th°~° nnnnlor~l°c nr° h.,~°rJ ~ ~nnn c+~ irl°n+ onnr°~ <br />~-n .,.............,....,..., ~..~.. vuvva.. ~.. <br />~ , <br />. CHCCS employs 1,870 staff members, <br />of whom 1 150 are teachers or administrators. <br />The The mission included in <br />the GHCCS Strategic School Plan for X002-2008-2013 +h° mic~c~inn of ~~ <br />«~,,,.,.°~~ fnr °„°n, ~+i irJnn+~~ 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. ~eta',~,c <br />f,,,i~i+i°~ nrr+i°,.+~. 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 />Prnf°eeinnol I °~rnin„ (~nmm~ ~ni+i°r• .,,n,+°~. The district provides its students with <br />a wide range of excellent educational opportunities_ ##a~t-iflsl~+d~ <br />~~~~~~ ' 1 R~nn~l~~ ~rca °~Dronn~TFnm~in_~h~ ('`n <br />