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DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND FIELD SERVICES GIORG! PIAIODF COLLEGE FOR TIAC/flSS HASH¥1LLE, TEHNESSEE 37203 Hemorandum of Agreement Upon the request of the respective boards of education and superintendents of Concord City Schools, Kannapolis City Schools and Cabarrus County Schools, and the authorizing resolution of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, the Division of Surveys and Field Services, George Peabody College for Teachers, agrees with the Board of County Commissioners to conduct a comprehensive survey of the three school systems. The purposes of this study are: to make an independent evaluation of the three school systems; to examine the educational factors involved in either merged or continued separate operations of any or all of the three systems; and to develop proposals for long-range programs of improvement either as sepa- rate or as combined enterprises. The primary objective is the improvement of educational opportunities for all children and youth in Cabarrus County. The study will be started at a mutually convenient time after the 1969 Christmas holidays as arranged with the three superintendents and will be com- pleted in from six to eight months. The scope of the survey shall include but not necessarily be limited to the following areas: Socio-economic-political Background; Organization and Administration; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Teacher Personnel; Pupil Personnel Services; Physical Plant; and Finance and Business 14~nagement. A staff specialist of nationally recognized competence will be assigned to each of these areas. It is mutually agreed that the Division staff shall work on a professionally ethical basis directly with the boards of education, their superintendents, and their staffs, and that the findings and recommendations will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners, the boards of education, and the superintendents in a joint session of the cooperating governing bodies. The reports will be presented in two volumes: 1,000 copies of the full report including all of the factual data and observations upon which conclusions are based; and 5,000 copies of an illustrated digest highlighting the major problems and issues and including the detailed recommendations of the full report. Upon the request of the Board of County Commissioners, the Division staff will make a public presentation of the survey reports on the same date and following the executive session with the governing bodies, at such place and to such public assembly as the governing bodies may arrange. For the survey the Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County will pay the Division the sum of $32,000.00 on the follo~rlng schedule: one-fourth ($8,00,0.00) upon requisition when the field visits are actually started; one-half ($16,000.00) upon requisition on or about April 15, 1970; and the final one-fourth ($8,000.00) upon requisition after all reports have been delivered and the survey staff has returned to discuss the findings with the 8overning bodies. For the Governing Bodies: For the Division: Concord Board -~~,. ~~ . ' Kannapoli8 Board ,~!~.~?~J ~?~.,,z ~/~ · . . . . Cabarrus Co. Board :~/~y~-'!'~.~Date= February 2/~, lg69 ....