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3. <br />Membership Data <br />CHCCS total increase from the previous year <br />168 Elementary School <br />31 Middle School <br />74 High School <br />OCS total increase from the previous year: <br />63 Elementary School <br />6 Middle School <br />61 High School <br />( ) denotes decrease <br />4. Capacity Data <br />There were no changes to school capacities this year for Orange County Schools or <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. <br />5. Capacity Issues <br />SAPFO vs. DPI <br />The SAPFO is a local ordinance, independent of State Department of Public Instruction <br />(DPI) projections and rules regarding class size. The SAPFO, for instance, does not <br />count temporary modular classrooms as fulfilling the capacity level of service outlined in <br />the SAPFO interlocal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU requires `bricks <br />and mortar' instead of temporary facilities and also requires its own set of future student <br />projections to identify long-term capital school construction needs. However, the County <br />did phase in the smaller class size in previous years that decreased capacity. Decisions <br />will have to be made if new discussions at the state level create any class size changes <br />that should or should not be reflected in the County's SAPFO. <br />CHCCS does not exceed the adopted levels of service established in the SAPFO at this <br />time. However, projections show potential needs at the elementary, middle, and high <br />school levels within the 10-year planning period. Projected needs are noted below. <br />OCS does not exceed the adopted levels of service established in the SAPFO at this <br />time. However, projections show potential needs at the elementary school level within <br />the 10-year planning period. Projected needs are noted below. <br />6. Student Projection Analysis <br />Student membership projections show an increase at all levels in both school systems, <br />except for a slight drop in 2018-2019 at the high school level for OCS. The projections <br />are shown on pages 35-36 of the report. <br />7. Orange County Schools Systems - Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Needs Analysis <br />CHCCS <br />Projected needs: <br />New Elementary #11 2012-2013 (projected overage of 66 students; 106.3% LOS) <br />New Middle School #5 2017-2018 (projected overage of 30 students; 108.1 % LOS) <br />High School 2020-2021 (projected overage of 43 students; 111.1 % LOS) <br />273 students <br />130 students <br />