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2 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2003 Board postpones vote on year-round schools BY SARAH HANCOX STAFF WRITER Recommendations from a year round school advisory committee Monday left the Orange County Board of Education looking for more. Asa result, board members decided to postpone voting on whether to support the recommen dations until more data is gathered. The advisory committee was formed to research possible changes to the year-round middle school program currently at A.L. Stanback Middle School. The program saw a drop in enrollment, from 125 to 89 stu dents, because parents and stu dents were frustrated with the “school within a school” structure, which they say does not give them enough support in funding and staff. Associate Superintendent Kathy Osborne presented the recommen dations, which included hiring more staff committed to the year round program, assigning an asso ciate principal to work exclusively with the year-round school, work ing to provide key electives to stu dents and potentially starting (poodle nol included) B . J , f *' I ■ | r lb J (aartftwSk Foods) lOam-Spm Mo*i-sat • U-6pw Sun wwwJockouttajwlieow CAROLINA DINING SERVICES INTRODUCES Dining gays Giveaway ){( Sign up for a spring meal plan & you are automatically entered. We will have 5 weekly drawings ... between Dec. 2 and Jan. 16 )K CDS will give away SIOO Dining Flex to 4 student winners, & 1 grand prize FREE MEAL PLAN .• • \ .\ ■//:-■ ; X- v ■■' \ [/ / ■- X ' ' 1 THE SOONER ~ 0 0 YOU SIGN UP, CdrOlllld THE MORE CHANCES YOU'LL HAVE TO WIN! DINING SERVICES another year-round elementary program to serve as a feeder school. The most radical change pro posed, however, is the relocation of the program from A.L. Stanback to C.W. Stanford Middle School. The reasoning for the move is that it would put the middle school year-round program in the same feeder system as Hillsborough Elementary School, the only other year-round program. The committee said this would cut down on morning commutes for parents. Most of the board members expressed doubt over the necessi ty of the move and questioned whether or not it would improve the program. “Stanford is already over its capacity. Is there room for a year round program?” board member Dana Thompson asked. Although these suggestions would maintain the “school with in a school” structure, Osborne stressed that this was a temporary solution until the board can create a separate school for the program. Board members, including Betty Tom Phelps Davidson, questioned the continuation of the “school Attention all Seniors! 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Board member Delores Simpson responded by renewing discussion on the proposed solu tion that would dissolve Central Elementary School and convert it into a year-round middle school. Although this would give the school its own facilities in an ideal location, it also could result in a backlash for dissolving the current elementary program. There would also be additional costs from retro fitting the building to make it suit able for middle school students. To address all of these concerns the board asked for the committee to conduct surveys to assess trans portation needs of year-round stu dents, as well as to identify inter ests and concerns among C.W. Stanford staff and parents. The board did not set a date for a vote on these sets of resolutions. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. Panel to study intersection safety BY IRIS PADGETT STAFF WRITER The Orange County Board of Commissioners approved Monday the creation of a task force to examine the safety of the intersec tion of Homestead and High School roads. The task force might urge the N.C. Department of TYansportation to implement pedestrian and bicycle amenities at the intersection, located near Chapel Hill High School. A local parents group called Students on Sidewalks presented their concerns about the intermin gling of car and bicycle traffic with students walking home from the school at an October joint plan ning meeting of the Board of Commissioners, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and the Chapel Hill Town Council. The task force will comprise representatives from the commu nity, NCDOT and the Chapel Hill- Carrboro Board of Education as well as several commissioners, aldermen and council members. Although the task force has yet to examine the safety of the inter section, most town and county officials said they share parents’ concerns. Council member Dorothy Verkerk. whom Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy has asked to be chair woman of the task force, said she is optimistic about its goals. “It is complete pandemonium at that intersection right now,” she said. “The pictures I’ve seen are enough to chill a mother’s heart.” 2C <S QLfJLWdI 35 Chinese has the best variety of Chinese food around. You can choose from over SO items on our Super Buffet, or order from the extensive menu. Lunch 1 lam-2:3opm Friday/Saturday Dinner 4:3opm-10pm Sunday-Thursday Dinner 4:3opm-9:3opm yJApT" LOW FAT • NO MSG J 143 W. Franklin Street • Chapel Hill 919.968.3488 • www.citysearch.com/rdu/35 • fax 919.968.0268 What's your attitude? Is it groovy? How about swingin'? IMWIHI Iff w Do you command the room? yell, you do now. 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Margaret Brown, chairwoman of the commissioners, said requesting changes from the department is a difficult process. NCDOT official Lisa Crist said that based on a previous study of Homestead Road, she sees no rea son to put a light at the intersec tion. (Thr Doily (Tor Uprl However, she said, she would support another study if the task force suggested one. Verkerk said NCDOT will have a hard time saving no to a reason able proposal if the entire county backs it. According to Chapel Hill town engineer Kumar Nepalli, the process of implementing traffic control devices and constructing pedestrian amenities could take anywhere from six months to four years, depending on the size of the project. 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