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Y Ix 5 If .,< ¢ . rt sr . rye pay, ff �' "3 . , Commissioner Adams thought it would be more appropriate for these parents to meet with the SRC . She pointed out this is a budget hearing and the millage has been set . if the Board needs to get involved, then it needs to go through the proper committee and process in order for a recommendation to come before the Board . Chairman Ginn advised that the parents are here to alert the Board to their needs and they want to build support for their cause . Until she heard from them , she did not know there was a need in the county . Commissioner Macht thought the ARC still ran a pre- school , but was told they do not . Commissioner Adams agreed this is important and worthwhile . However, the Board has set up a process to be followed and the Board needs to abide by those guidelines . (CLERK ' S NOTE : Commissioner Tippin entered the meeting at 5 : 15 p . m . ) Commissioner Macht suggested representatives from ARC be invited to a Board meeting to find out why there is no program and what they would need to have one . Chairman Ginn interjected that the parents do not want their children segregated . Commissioner Adams suggested that Joyce Johnston- Carlson needed to investigate the program in Melbourne . She pointed out that a program needed to be put together in order to find a way to fund it . Ms . McGuffy advised that ARC was not supportive last year and that the parents are working on putting a program together . They do not know the process to follow and are learning it as they go along . Commissioner Macht felt the School Readiness Coalition was the place to start, and Chairman Ginn advised they will be meeting at 8 : 15 a . m , on Thursday, September 20 , 2001 , in Conference Room "A " . Chairman Ginn agreed to add them to the SRC agenda to get things going . September 12 , 2001 4 8K I i PIG '7 TW7777777Wr