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CMS’s construction priorities and report back
with concrete plans in May.
Lottery results also revealed these first
option results:
• 73 percent of students receiving firee and
reduced price lunch were successful.
• 81 percent of ESL students received their
top choice.
• 90 percent of Exceptional Children stu
dents landed their No. 1 pick.
CMS received more than 25,000 applica
tions for the 2004-2005 year, its third v^th a
lottery system. Families with students enter
ing kindergarten, sixth grade and ninth grade
were required to apply as well as families
whose home school boundaries changed. Also,
families new to the district and those in the
district interested in selecting a different
school could submit applications. CMS
received 18,960 applications from the 23,197
required to apply, an 82 percent return rate.
“The process was successful again this year
with 82 percent of families returning their
applications and 76 percent receiving their
first selection in the process,” Pughsley said.
“I want to thank the families who participat
ed in the process and took time to find out
more about their school options. I also want to
thank the Charlotte community for their sup
port in sharing information about the process.
Parent and commimity involvement is critical
to student success. “
Letters will be mailed to families by Friday
regarding their school assignments. Families
new to the district who participated in new
student enrollment need to complete and
return a form indicating their intention to
accept their school assignment by March 19.
The Student Assignment Information Line at
(980) 343-6192 will be open from March 15-26
to answer any parent questions regarding
their assignment.
Citing a stagnant economy and budget
squeezing at the state and local level,
Pughsley asked the school board to consider a
$290 million local budget for 2004-2005.
Mecklenburg County commissioners, which
has final say in local funding for schools, is
projecting a $32 million shortfall for the 2004-
05 fiscal year due to reduced property and
sales tax revenues
Pughsleys request includes $9.1 million in
redirections and cuts, $18.9 million for opera
tions, $7.6 million to address growth and $7.6
million in program expansions and new ini
tiatives.
“In today’s tough economic times, we know
that it is critical for CMS to develop a budget
that addresses both the hardships as well as
continuing our commitment to our children,”
Pughsley said. “This budget is both respon
sive to the economic forecast and responsible
to the more than 117,000 students we wiU
serve next year.”
Last year, Pughsley developed the “Sunset
Clause,” an initiative that evaluates all pro
grams and services within CMS on a three-
year rotating basis. The clause, along with a 6
percent cut in central office departments,
allowed the district to identify $9.1 million in
redirections and cuts for next year.
Regional network the latest
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look many areas, such as scholastic sports
and many collegiate sports events. Our net
work will delve deeper, be more expansive in
our coverage and commit more time and
resources to the stories and topics of interest
to fans in the Carolinas.”
This is not the first business venture
between Johnson and TWO. Time Warner
was an original partner in Bob Johnson’s first
business enterprise. Black Entertainment
Television. C-SET is due to debut in October,
when the Bobcats tip off their inaugural sea
son. The sports network will be local to the
Carolinas in content and will present “oppor
tunities for parents to see their children” on
television, said Johnson.
The Bobcats and Sting are to be the center-
piece of the network, but programming will be
diverse, Johnson said. C-SET is in negotia
tions with the CIAA and other Carohnas
HBCUs for the rights to cover basketball
tournaments and other sporting events.
Johnson said C-SET will also look to HBCUs
for employment and input on shows and con
tent.
“Our relationship with Time Warner Cable
provides C-SET immediate distribution to a
wide fan base in a targeted region and will
utilize state-of-the-art technology,” said
Johnson. “By providing our programming
digitally, we can offer a superior product and
place our viewers ahead of the technological
curve as it relates to high definition, video on
demand and the newest television innova
tions.”
Although the target audience for C-SET are
professional males between the ages of 18-24,
according to Naomi Traverse of Media Rights
and Entertainment, C-SET is due to attract a
large scale audience throughout North and
South Carolina.
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