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CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS <br /> ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #14 <br /> Background <br /> in December 1999, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board of Education <br /> approved the formation of a facilities task force. The Task Force was charged <br /> with the responsibility to analyze the district's growth in student enrollment and <br /> corresponding need for new facilities. The Task Force met through the first half <br /> of the year and presented a comprehensive analysis detailing the need for new <br /> school facilities. The June 2000 Long Range Facilities Task Force Report <br /> recommended that planning proceed not only for a 90 elementary school at <br /> Meadowmont but also for a 10`" elementary school. The report identified a <br /> potential school site for#10 in the northwest area of the district. <br /> The need for Elementary School#10 was further strengthened by very high <br /> increase in 2000-01 elementary school enrollment and enrollment projections by <br /> the Mate, County, and school district. All indications point to continued growth in <br /> elementary school enrollment and support the need for a 10th elementary school <br /> The 10"' elementary school was included in the district's 2001-11 Capital <br /> Investment Plan and has been identified as a priority for funding in the November <br /> 2001 county bond referendum. <br /> The school district is currently designing Elementary School#9 that will be built <br /> on donated property in the Meadowmont development. Preliminary schematic <br /> plans for the new school have been presented to the School Board and County <br /> Commissioners. The schematic design reflects the required educational <br /> specifications and a commitment to environmental sensitivity through the use of <br /> daylighting and other techniques. The facility's design is being developed as a <br /> prototype elementary school building. It Is intended that the prototype design be <br /> used not only for Elementary School#9 but also for Elementary School#10. In <br /> addition to assuring the new elementary school design contains the necessary <br /> educational elements, the reuse of a prototype design saves valuable planning <br /> time in the project schedule. Use of a prototype design also reduces design <br /> costs. <br /> Justification <br /> Elementary school enrollment has experienced a tremendous increase again this <br /> year. The districts current 2000-01 elementary school enrollment is 4,486. This <br /> enrollment represents an increase of 227 over last year's end-of-year total and <br /> 1 95 more than the State projection. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is the <br />