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6. Continue to improve academic achievement using benchmarks of student and
teacher performance emphasizing higher expectations of both.
7. Continue to seek and implement innovative educational practices and
programs in the Iredell-Statesville Schools.
S. Evaluate and strengthen the guidance program with emphasis on the
elementary and high school components.
Commissioner Boone asked why #4 was confined to K-8. Dr.
Register mentioned that the end -of -course testing pretty much
decides promotions in high school.
BAT SCORES: Long brought up the recent SAT scores. He mentioned
that one problem in the low SAT scores was because the system's
top ten percent were not competing effectively. This group of
people is not choosing the academically challenging classes. The
State had a larger increase in scores than Iredell-Statesville.
Dr. Register mentioned that another problem is that some students
take the test one time. If their score is high enough to be
accepted at Chapel Hill they do not take the test again to try to
achieve a higher score.
Commissioner Boone mentioned the District of Columbia was ranked
49 in the rankings. He also mentioned that DC spends more on per
pupil spending than any of the individual states.
Long mentioned that he was anxious to receive the individual
rankings within the State of North Carolina.
NOOREBVIL•LN ABC FUNDING: Mr. Long said he had reviewed the 1965
Session Laws concerning the allocation of the net proceeds from
the operation of the Mooresville ABC stores. He said he felt
Iredell-Statesville had been shorted since 1965.
The county manager said the county staff had researched the past
records. It is unknown how it was initially appropriated out.
We cannot detect whether it was done on a per pupil basis or a
separate fund.
Commissioner Boone said there was a school fund; however, it was
a part of the general fund. There was a different accounting
system used at the time. He said to the best of his knowledge
the money has never went straight from the ABC Board to the
school system.
Mr. Long asked if the Mooresville ABC board came to the
commissioners and said the revenues should be handled differently
what would happen.
Boone said the law reads that the money should be turned over to
the commissioners to be used for school purposes. Presumably, he
said he felt that some of the money could be used for Mitchell
Community College.
Commissioner Stewart said that she felt each board of
commissioners, since the law was written, determined how the
money was spent. She mentioned she had been on the board for the
past eleven years and that this was the first time the session
law had ever been brought up.
Long mentioned that the money was no big deal per year; however,
if it was added up since 1965 it would be a big chunk of money.
The county manager advised that in the 1996-97 budget it could be
shown how much is anticipated from the Mooresville ABC revenues.
Then the county commissioners can make a decision based upon
their interpretation of the statute as to how to spend the funds.
This is not to say that they will spend them any differently.
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