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Y <br /> Y <br /> Executive Summary <br /> Introduction <br /> The School Facility Construction Standards Work Group is an eight member work group which <br /> includes two representatives from the Board of County Commissioners, two representatives from <br /> each of the two School Boards, and two parent representatives. The members of the group are: <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners Moses Carey <br /> Stephen Halkiotis <br /> Chapel Hill/Carrboro City School Board Mary Bushnell <br /> Nick Didow <br /> Orange County School Board- Susan Dovenbarger <br /> Larry Haverland <br /> Parent Representatives Bill Boyarsky <br /> Dick Snow <br /> The workgroup began work in May 1995 to develop basic standards for new school construction <br /> for both school districts. In October the group held a workshop which served to educate the <br /> workgroup members and the general public on such issues as education program requirements, <br /> state facility standards, facilities management cost, and effective school design. <br /> As part of the process for developing Facility Standards, the Workgroup is looking for input <br /> from citizens. A public hearing is to be held on Thursday, January 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the new <br /> Stanback Middle School, located on Highway 86 (approximately one mile north of the <br /> intersection of New Hope Road and Highway 86). <br /> Report Summary <br /> The Workgroup has developed draft standards for comment for elementary and middle schools. <br /> The draft standards include a four level approach to facility size: <br /> • The Basic School - which is modeled after the guidelines as established by the North <br /> Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The major distinction between the state <br /> guidelines and the school design as outlined in the Basic School plan is that <br /> classrooms sizes are larger than required by the State. This increase in classroom size <br /> is primarily attributable to the introduction of technology into the classroom. The <br /> square footage and capacity for the Basic School is as follows: <br /> Elementary School Capacity 600 students 81,463 square feet <br /> Middle School Capacity 700 students 110,673 square feet <br /> Page 1 <br />