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0 <br />HAPEL HILL <br />ARRBORO <br />,C <br />"tl` C ITY SC H 00 LS <br />Date: April 15, 2013 <br />To: Frank Clifton, Orange County Manager <br />From: Todd LoFrese, Assistant Superintendent for Support Services <br />Re: Pre -K Program Space Overview <br />Attached is a spreadsheet overview of the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools Pre -K <br />Program. This is for sharing purposes for the discussion at the April 25 Joint Boards <br />Meeting. Included on the spreadsheet are details with respect to the number and types of <br />classrooms at each of our elementary schools. Information about the program structure, <br />funding sources, enrollment levels, classroom type, and staffing are included. <br />At the bottom of the spreadsheet is a capacity analysis with respect to the impact Pre -K <br />students have on the district elementary level capacity. The analysis is included below for <br />convenience purposes. In total the district will have 19 Pre -K classrooms next year. Of <br />the 19 classrooms, 12 are in located within the school and 7 are located in mobile <br />classrooms. <br />Our newer elementary schools are designed and "constructed" with one Pre -K classroom. <br />Therefore a total of five schools with a "constructed" Pre -K classroom exist in the district. <br />The remaining 14 classrooms have to be absorbed into our existing school capacities. The <br />impact of this results in the loss of seats that could otherwise be utilized for elementary <br />purposes. The problem is exacerbated as our other 6 schools not only do not have a <br />"constructed" Pre -K classroom, but they are also below standard (fewer number and <br />smaller sizes) for classroom, support, administrative, and other core spaces. For SAPFO <br />calculations we utilize a 1:21 ratio which equates to an equivalent loss of capacity of 294 <br />students across our elementary schools. Staff will be available to answer questions at the <br />meeting next week. <br />2013 -14 CHCCS Pre -K Classrooms and SAPFO <br />In buildings <br />12 classrooms <br />In mobiles <br />7 classrooms <br />Total classrooms <br />19 classrooms <br />Less "Constructed" Pre -K Rooms <br />5 classrooms <br />Net absorbed Classrooms <br />14 classrooms <br />Lost Capacity @ 1:24 <br />336 students <br />Lost Capacity @ 1:21 <br />294 students <br />