This website contains information, compiled by Orange County Local Government
staff, related to the possible merger of the Orange County Schools and
the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. If you would like to comment on
the possible merger, click here possiblemerger@co.orange.nc.us.
Your e-mail comments will be directed to the Assistant County Manager
and the County Budget Director and be shared with all members of the Board
of County Commissioners. All submitted comments are public
record. If you prefer, you may submit written comments
to the following address:
| US Postal Address |
Orange County Board of County Commissioners
Attention: Donna Baker
Post Office Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278 |
| Facsimile |
919-644-0246 |
In addition, the Commissioners have scheduled three public hearings to
receive citizen comments regarding the possible merger:
| Date: |
October 16, 2003 |
| Time: |
7:30 p.m. |
| Location: |
Chapel Hill High School Auditorium
1709 High School Road
Chapel Hill |
| Date: |
October 23, 2003 |
| Time: |
7:30 p.m. |
| Location: |
Cedar Ridge High School Auditorium
1125 New Grady Brown School Road
Hillsborough |
| Date: |
December 4, 2003 |
| Time: |
7:30 p.m. |
| Location: |
District Courtroom
106 East Margaret Lane
Hillsborough |
Posted 5/28/04
A REVISED draft version of the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance
Annual Report for 2004 as prepared by a Staff Committee of Planning
Directors, School Representatives and the Technical Advisory Committee has
been posted at the link below. The report is Dated June 2,
2004.
Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance -
Draft Annual Report for 2004
Posted 5/17/04
A REVISED draft version of the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance
Annual Report for 2004 as prepared by a Staff Committee of Planning
Directors, School Representatives and the Technical Advisory Committee has
been posted at the link below. The report is Dated May 18,
2004.
(This is a large file, 3.5M, and will take awhile to download on
some systems.)
Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance -
Draft Annual Report for 2004
Posted 4/14/04
A draft version of the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance
Annual Report for 2004 as prepared by a Staff Committee of Planning
Directors, School Representatives and the Technical Advisory Committee has
been posted at the link below. The report is Dated April 7,
2004.
(This is a large file, 3.5M, and will take awhile to download on
some systems.)
Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance -
Draft Annual Report for 2004
Posted 12/10/03
Proposals submitted by individual Commissioners at the 12/09/03
Regular Meeting at the Southern Human Services Center
Proposal submitted by Commissioner Gordon
Proposal submitted by Commissioner Carey
Posted 12/08/03
Public Comment Cards from the December 4th Public Hearing at
the Hillsborough Courthouse (orange cards)
Potential Impact of Possible School Merger
(PowerPoint slides) (updated from previous sessions)
Posted 11/12/03
Proposals submitted by individual Commissioners at the 11/11/03 BOCC
Work Session at the Southern Human Services Center
Proposal submitted by Commissioner Brown
Proposal submitted by Commissioner Carey
Proposal submitted by Commissioner Gordon
Proposal submitted by Commissioner Jacobs
Posted 11/04/03
The Orange County Board of
Commissioners will hold a Work Session, on Tuesday, November 11, 2003
at
7:30 pm at the Southern Human Services Center, Homestead Road, Chapel Hill
to discuss the potential impacts of a possible school merger between the
Orange County Schools and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
This is a work session and at
work sessions, the Commissioners have an opportunity to discuss issues among
themselves and staff (when called upon).
The Commissioners appreciate
the public’s attendance but also would like to remind everyone that
there is no public comment at work sessions.
The Southern Human Services
Center meeting room area will have a capacity of 75 for this meeting and
we will be showing this meeting on a TV monitor in the lobby area (for
overflow purposes), which has a capacity of 60.
This work session will also be
taped for later broadcast on “The People’s Channel.”
Current scheduling includes airing on November 12, 2003 at 8:00 pm
and on November 13, 2003 at 8:00 am and 2:00 pm.
Schedules can be confirmed at www.thepeopleschannel.org.
Again, for those who attend,
you are asked to adhere to the Public Charge that is applicable to all
meetings:
PUBLIC CHARGE
The Board of Commissioners pledges to
the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its citizens to
conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board
and with fellow citizens. At
any time should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe
this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the
meeting until that individual regains personal control.
Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the
meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is
observed.
Posted 10/30/03
Public Comment Cards from the October 16th Public Hearing at Chapel
Hill High (orange cards)
Public Comment Cards from the October 23rd Public Hearing at Cedar
Ridge High (orange cards)
Posted 10/24/03
Documents distributed at the October 23rd Public Hearing at Cedar
Ridge High
Potential Impact of Possible School Merger
(PowerPoint slides) (updated from previous week)
Executive Summary (same as previous week)
Posted 10/22/03
Documents distributed at the October 16th Public Hearing at Chapel
Hill High
Potential Impact of Possible School Merger
(PowerPoint slides)
Executive Summary
Posted 10/21/03
School District Boundary Map
Student Membership Projections Through School Year 2013-14
- Chapel
Hill Carrboro City Schools Student Projections (numeric)
- Chapel
Hill Carrboro City Schools Student Projections, Elementary (graph)
- Chapel
Hill Carrboro City Schools Student Projections, Middle (graph)
- Chapel
Hill Carrboro City Schools Student Projections, High (graph)
- Orange
County Schools Student Projections (numeric)
- Orange
County Schools Student Projections, Elementary (graph)
- Orange
County Schools Student Projections, Middle (graph)
- Orange
County Schools Student Projections, High (graph)
- Combined
Schools Student Projections (numeric)
- Combined
Schools Student Projections, Elementary (graph)
- Combined
Schools Student Projections, Middle (graph)
- Combined
Schools Student Projections, High (graph)
Posted 10/17/03
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Response to
BOCC follow-up questions - October 7, 2003 (pages
11-14 were corrected and updated 10/21/03)
Orange County Schools Response to BOCC
follow-up questions - October 14, 2003
September 15, 2003 Staff Presentation of Report
An Analysis of Potential Impacts Resulting
from a Possible Merger of the Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro
City Schools - Orange County Staff Report
1986 School Merger Study Report
Appendix A - School Merger Implications
Appendix B - A Manual for Merger from the
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Appendix C - Special Chartered School District
Mergers
Appendix D - Appeal on Cleveland County
Schools Merger
Appendix E - 1986 School Merger Study Report
- Executive Summary
Appendix F - Extracts from North Carolina
General Statutes
Appendix G - Plan for the Merger of Alamance
County Schools and Burlington City Schools
Appendix H - Durham School Merger Plan
Appendix I - Legal discussion of voting by
districts in Orange County (1996)
Appendix J - General Assembly 1991 Session
- Ratified Bill
Appendix K - Program Comparisons
Appendix L - Guidelines for Computation of
Minimum Local Funding Requirement upon Merger of School Systems
Appendix M - Funding for Hypothetical School
Merger
Appendix N - Combined CHCCS and OCS Student
Projections
Appendix O - Legal background on merger of
administrative units
Appendix P - North Carolina General Statutes
Appendix Q - Equitable Funding with Countywide
Tax
Appendix R - Tax projections for Orange
County
Appendix S - Hypothetical Tax Rates
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