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Attachment 1 3 <br /> DPI/SAPFO/PRE-K ANALYSIS <br /> COMMENTS- <br /> The SAPFO capacity thresholds are based on an aggregate of all schools within a <br /> certain level such as seven (7) elementary schools in Orange County Schools (OCS) <br /> and ten (10) elementary in Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS). The school <br /> level capacity represents 105% of the school rated DPI capacity and this percentage <br /> was adopted as part of the School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) and <br /> Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Capacity is further defined to note what should <br /> be counted or not, such in the case of mobile classrooms. <br /> Orange County and the Boards of Education have made a change to the individual <br /> ratings of each elementary school in the past due to state class size suggestions. Since <br /> SAPFO is a relatively independent good faith agreement between local governments <br /> and Boards of Education, the parties can set unique capacity standards since the <br /> ordinance and process is used as a bellwether for capital improvement planning. <br /> The effect of adding Pre-K capacity and decreasing K-5 capacity would also affect the <br /> Orange County/Boards of Education school construction standards, which attempt to <br /> develop schools with certain rated capacity. <br />