HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0672 (2)Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center street,
Statesville, NC. The hour will be at 7:00 p.m. and a policy would
be established to adjourn no later than 8:30 p.m. or 9:00 p.m.
Commissioner Madison said he did not think Capital
Improvements is the only thing the two boards need to discuss. He
thought some of the better meetings were discussions of concerns of
both boards.
The first one or two meetings should be general discussion.
There should be a report from the School Study Committee to
discuss. According to the Open Meetings Law, this will be an
official meeting of the boards.
Dr. Register clarified that the Troutman Middle renovations
were bid at the same time they bid the South Elementary School.
INTRODUCTION OF CHARLOTTE OBSERVER REPORTER: Mr. Mashburn
introduced Jim Wrinn, reporter for the Charlotte Observer for the
past eight years.
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE GOALS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION STEERING
COMKITTEE OF TEE NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS: Commissioner Stewart is a member of this committee
and read the goals this committee has established. While she did
not agree with all the issues, she said, these are the issues
approved by the majority of the committee members.
MOORESVILLE GRADED SCROOL DISTRICT DISCUSSION: Mr. Frank
Fields expressed his board's appreciation for the opportunity to
come and speak to the county commissioners about the Mooresville
School system's needs. He said he could agree with Mr. Bill Long
and Dr. Register about the growth situation. He introduced Dr.
Jane Carrigan, superintendent, and Dr. Brice Cummings, Assistant
Superintendent.
Dr. Carrigan addressed the group and said they had been
working on a presentation for the civic organizations in the south
end of the county about the needs of the Mooresville Schools.
Dr. Cummings expressed his appreciation for the meeting. He
cited articles from the Charlotte Observer which gives the growth
of all the surrounding counties in the area and the advantages they
cited for moving into the south Iredell area. He also discussed
the anticipated population growth of the school students.
Dr. Cummings gave a comparison of how much is spent on schools
versus the amount spent on prisoners in North Carolina, with which
the county commissioners have nothing to do, he said. One answer
to the overcrowding of schools has been the mobile classroom units.
Commissioner Boone inquired how Dr. Cummings arrived at some
of his statistics, such as the 1.6 students per household. Dr.
Cummings said he was quoting figures he received from the State.
Commissioner Boone said there were approximately 40,000 households
in Iredell County. If you multiply that by 1.6, that would mean we
would have 64,000 school students and we have 17,000. He felt that
the 1.6 figure was misleading.
Dr. Carrigan gave a picture presentation of the number of
mobile units they have in their school system. She said they were
registering students constantly now. They have just completed an
$11 million Certificates of Participation to house children. She
gave the population figures of the schools and the numbers of
mobile units they are installing at the schools. They serve lunch
at Parkview School now, beginning at 10:40 in the morning until
1:20 with the current school population.
Dr. Carrigan's concerns are the future and knowing the growth
patterns are not going to change any time soon. She said they do
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