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INTERVIEWS RE MERGER STUDY REPRESENTATIVES OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION: CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS KANNAPOLIS CITY SCHOOLS ROWAN COUNTY SCHOOLS and REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CABARRUS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Monday, August 4, 1997 A.L. Brown High School/Media Center Representative membership of the Boards of Education for Cabarrus County Schools, Kannapolis City Schools, Rowan County Schools, and the Cabarms County Commissioners met on Monday, August 4, 1997, at A. L. Brown High School/Media Center at 1:00 p.m. to interview The Welkin Group, Inc. regarding a merger study involving the three school systems. Those persons in attendance were: Cabarms County Schools: Board Chair Grace Mynatt Board Vice Chair Bob Andrews Wayne Williams Dr. Harold Winkler, Superintendent Kannapolis City Schools: Board Chair Lee Efird Linda Johnson Dr. Ed Tyson, Superintendent Rowan County Schools: Board Chair Stan Welch Dr. Joe McCann, Superintendent PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL RE MERGER STUDY BY THE WELKIN GROUP, INC. Dr. Wayne Trogdon, Team Leader for The Welkin Group, Inc., presented a proposal for a merger study for the aforementioned school systems. Dr. Trogdon distributed a proposal and reviewed the contents of the proposal with the members at the meeting. Dr. Trogdon emphasized that the purpose of any school system, merged or not, is to educate children. Careful, objective analysis must be given to each component on which a school system is built to make sure that it produces results for children. Any political decision will eventually appear to be the wrong one if this essential first step is not carefully implemented. The following steps for completion of a study were described: 1. The Study--Methodology of Research Phase 80 people will be interviewed which would include parents, principal's, teachers, school board members, business and political leaders, county commissioners, city council members, superintendents, and other central office staff from the affected systems.