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CA <br />Section II <br />these decreases, membership and growth rates began increasing again before experiencing a <br />decrease in 2013 -14. Growth rates during this time period have ranged from -0.90 to +5.31 %. <br />The need for additional high school capacity is not anticipated in the 10 year projection period. <br />This is different than last year's projections which identified a need for the Carrboro High <br />School expansion in 2023 -24. <br />Additional Information for Chapel Hill/Carrboro School District <br />One Charter School, PACE Academy, is located within the Chapel Hill / Carrboro School District. <br />The newest charter school, The Expedition School, opened in the Town of Hillsborough for the <br />2014 -15 school year and currently serves elementary and middle school students. The opening of <br />this school may have affected CHCCS membership numbers at the elementary and middle <br />school levels. Charter schools are not included as part of the SAPFO Annual Report and, as a <br />result, their membership and capacity numbers are not monitored or included in future <br />projections. <br />Student projections illustrate when the adopted level of service capacities are forecasted to be <br />met and /or exceeded in anticipation of CIP planning and the construction of a new school. <br />However, as is being identified by both school districts, particularly CHCCS, a new trend is <br />emerging to renovate and expand existing facilities to address school capacity needs in a more <br />feasible way. As this trend continues, additional capacity resulting from school renovations and <br />expansion will be added to the projection models in stages, once funding is approved, versus the <br />addition of greater capacity when a new school is constructed and completed. As a result, the <br />renovation and expansion of schools to increase capacity may delay construction of new schools <br />further into the future. <br />Orange County School District <br />Elementary <br />The previous year (2013 -14) projections for November 2014 at this level were overestimated by <br />213 students. Actual membership decreased by 174 students. Over the previous ten years, this <br />level has experienced varying growth rates including a decrease in membership in 2005 -06. <br />Following this decrease, membership and growth rates increased every school year until this <br />32 <br />