Minutes: January 7, 2000

Facilitators and Attendance

Facilitating the meeting was George Alwon of The Raleigh Consulting Group, Inc.

There were 26 members present. They are listed as follows:

Name Affiliation
Jim Talton Chairman, Citizens Advisory Committee
Allen Jones DJB Construction Group
Ann Rollins PTA
Blount Williams Alfred Williams
Bob Beasley Mallinckrodt
Bob Williams Retired, NCSU
Brooks Gulledge Residential Contractor
Chuck Fuller Citizens for a Sound Economy
Diana Bader PTA
Don Walston Howard, Perry and Walston
Dr. Edna Black Education Management Consultant
Ferris Chandler Retired, Cooper Tool
Forrest Ball Real Estate
John Boling SAS Institute, Inc.
John Boylan Spectrum Properties
John Dornan Public School Forum
John Hood John Locke Foundation
Larry Dickens DOT
Maebelle Hudson Wake ACT
Nellie Tomlinson Attorney, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
Randy Jones General Counsel Ð Aventis CropScience
Renee Shaw CCB
Ross Rhudy Raleigh/Wake Board of Realtors
Susan Fonville PTA
Terry Yeargan Bovis Construction Corp.
Truman Newberry Architect

Those not present are as follows:

Name Affiliation
Tim McBrayer Signature Publishing
John Linderman Grubb & Ellis
Joyce Fennell Teacher
Joe Sansom State Treasurers Office


Minutes

The minutes for the meeting of January 7, 2000 are as follows:


CASE, Community Alliance Supporting Education

Stan Norwalk gave a list of priorities for discussion. They are as follows:

  1. Safety and Health
  2. Hiring and retaining best teachers
  3. Supporting added cost to reach 95% at grade level by 2003
  4. Reduce overcrowding
  5. Provide for renovation when needed for education outcomes in order to attract teachers
  6. Protect the investment in schools when the cost of renovation will sharply rise if delayed
  7. Other renovations
  8. Update the existing computer system
  9. Reduce overcrowding between 115% - 130%

CASE is not in favor of eliminating gyms, auditoriums and cafeterias. He says they are needed for well-rounded students. He says experienced educators should make that decision.

The committee challenged Mr. Norwalk on why he had technology as such a low priority. He said that he had not seen definite benefits from technology on educational outcomes. The group commented that it has not been proved or disproved. The committee would like to have a future meeting to discuss technology and invite someone from SAS or a teacher that uses technology to come in and speak.

Committee members' questions and comments


Other Business

Beverley Clark, a board member and Michael Weeks, a county commissioner were in attendance for the presentation. Beverley Clark mentioned that she would like to work with Jim Talton to come up with some type of incentive to have people attend the bus tours. She feels this is very important. Michael Weeks said that he plans to attend the rest of the meetings since the committee has had their educational sessions and are into discussing the data and what to do next.

After the presentation, Randy Jones gave out a "Strawman" and "Principles for Developing an Acceptable Capital Spending Plan." The committee split into five subgroups to set priorities. The priorities that were decided upon by the entire group are attached.

Tony Habit, Wake Education Partnership, joined the committee.

Six members were recognized for perfect attendance. They are:


The next committee meetings are January 21, February 11 and 18, March 3, 17 and 31 at The Koger Executive Center. The meetings will start at 12:00 p.m. with lunch being served and will end at 5:00 p.m.