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Section H <br />in a 45 week enrollment period as opposed to the typical 52 week birthday enrollment period, <br />thereby creating a potential for a reduction in the number of children entering kindergarten in <br />2009. The 7 weeks lost in 2009 -2010 will be picked up in 2010 -2011, resulting in a 59 week <br />enrollment period, and the children not entering kindergarten in 2009 due to the policy change <br />will accordingly be added to the rolls in 2010. The enrollment period will return to 52 weeks in <br />the years following, and the membership numbers should return to projected levels. <br />Middle <br />The previous year (2007) projection for November 2008 for this level was overestimated by 16 <br />students. The actual membership decreased by 36. Over the previous seven (7) years, growth <br />has varied widely and included an unexpected decrease of 78 students in 2004 -05 with smaller <br />decreases each year until 2007 -08 and again decreasing this year. However, certain models did <br />reflect the negative growth ( -185) at the elementary school level in 2001 -2002 as they progress <br />into the middle school cohorts. The district's third Middle School, Gravelly Hill Middle School, <br />opened in October 2006. The need for an additional Middle School is not anticipated in the 10- <br />year projection period. However, staff is closely monitoring new sizeable residential projects in <br />the Orange County portion of Mebane and Hillsborough. <br />High School <br />The previous year (2007) projections for November 2008 for this level underestimated by 19 <br />students. The actual membership increased by 41. Over the previous seven (7) years, growth <br />was relatively constant Even though 4 -year historic growth at the high school level is moderate <br />and recognizable, future projections are more moderate because of the slowing of growth at the <br />elementary and middle school levels. The need for an additional High School is not anticipated <br />in the 10 -year projection period. However, staff is closely monitoring new sizeable residential <br />projects in the Orange County portion of Mebane and Hillsborough. <br />Additional Information for Orange County School District <br />The City of Mebane lies partially within Orange County and students within the Orange County <br />portion of Mebane attend Orange County schools. However, the City of Mebane is not a party to <br />32 <br />