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Section II <br />1. <br />3. <br />0 <br />B. Student Projection Methodology <br />Responsible Entity for Suggesting Change — This section is reviewed and recommended <br />by the Planning Directors, School Representatives, Technical Advisory Committee <br />(SAPFOTAC) to the BOCC for change, if necessary. <br />Definition — The method(s) by which student memberships are calculated for future <br />years to determine total membership at each combined school level (Elementary, Middle <br />and High School) which take into consideration historical membership totals at a specific <br />time (November 15) in the school year. These methods are also known as `models'. <br />Standard for: <br />Chapel Hill Carrboro School District <br />Standard for: <br />Orange County School District <br />Presently, the average of five models are being used: namely 3, 5, and 10 year <br />history /cohort survival methods, Orange County Planning Department Linear <br />Wave and Tischler Linear methods. Attachment II.B.1 includes a description of <br />each model. <br />Analysis of Existing Conditions <br />Performance of the models is monitored each year. The value of a projection model is in its <br />prediction of school level capacities at least three years in advance of capacity shortfalls so the <br />annual Capital Investment Plan (CIP) updates can respond proactively with siting, design, and <br />construction. Attachment II.B.1 includes a description of each model. Attachment H.B.3 shows <br />the performance of the models for the 2008 -9 school year from the prior year projection. <br />5. Recommendation — <br />Seven (7) years of projection results are now available. Analysis on the accuracy of the results <br />is showing that some models have better results in one district while others have better results in <br />the other district. The historic growth rate is recorded by the models but projected future <br />growth is more difficult to accurately quantify. In all areas of the county, proposed growth is <br />not included in the SAPFO projection system until actual students begin enrollment. The <br />system is updated in November of each year, becoming part of the historical projection base. <br />This is especially pertinent in. the Orange County School District which serves students living <br />within the Orange County portion of the City of Mebane which had had little historic <br />enrollment impact. The significant proposed residential growth occurring within Mebane's <br />jurisdiction has yet to be fully entered into the historically based projection methods. <br />19 <br />