I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M

                                        Date:     26-Mar-1998 02:35pm EDT
                                        From:     David Stein
                                                  STEIN
                                        Dept:     Communications
                                        Tel No:   

TO: See Below

Subject: Update on the Trustees Meeting

The Board of Trustees met for a special day-long session yesterday to review the
Independent Commission report.  Toward the end of the meeting, they passed the
following resolution:

"The Board of Trustees of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
received the report of the Independent Commission on Fairness and Diversity
and welcomes the opportunity to provide leadership as we move forward.  We will
use elements of the report to create a more fair and diverse community.  We are
committed to working with our current executive director, administration,
faculty, staff, students, parents and others in exploring contributions we each
can make to the vibrant marketplace of ideas that characterizes this school and
is the reason that it deserves the trust and support of the people of North
Carolina.

"The Board takes seriously its leadership responsibilities and looks forward to
addressing the observations and recommendations stated in the report.  This
will be an on-going process to build the North Carolina School of Science and
Mathematics of tomorrow."

The Board also started developing next steps for improving communications,
clarifying the Executive Director's evaluation process, exploring how to
structure a "robust exchange of ideas" between the Board and the NCSSM
community, and examining other recommendations of the Independent Commission
report.

The next Board of Trustees meeting will be on Friday, May 1.