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