Budget talk begins for Durham, N.C., schools

During the meeting, assistant superintendent for support services Nancy Hester discussed achievements in technology over the past year. Despite the County Commissioners' refusal to fund any of the $270,000 requested for technology support in the 2005-06 budget, Hester said it had been a "g...

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Published inKnight Ridder Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Mangione, Gemma
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 13.01.2006
Subjects
Budgets
Education expenses
Public schools
School boards
School districts
School systems
Teachers
Durham North Carolina
United States > US
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Summary:During the meeting, assistant superintendent for support services Nancy Hester discussed achievements in technology over the past year. Despite the County Commissioners' refusal to fund any of the $270,000 requested for technology support in the 2005-06 budget, Hester said it had been a "great year in technology." Terri Mozingo, associate superintendent for instructional services, said the technological success paralleled success in academic achievement. Mozingo told committee members that the school system was only 2 percentage points from reaching its goal of a 95 percent third-grade reading proficiency level by June 30, 2007. "We'd like to think school districts are not competitive, but in some ways, they are," [Fred Williams] said. He pointed out that neighboring districts like Wake County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro offer higher salary supplements to more-experienced teachers, a fact that he says contributes to Durham's high teacher turnover rate.