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i5 <br />The chart below compares existing standards with those proposed by the <br />Collaboration Work Group: <br />School Site Acreage -Existing Standards -Traditional Model <br /> September 2006 Proposal from <br />School Level Existing Standards School Collaboration Work <br /> Group <br />Elementary (10 developable <br />acres plus one developable 16.0 16.0 <br />acre for each 100 students <br />Middle (15 developable acres <br />plus 1 additional developable 22.0 22.0 <br />acre for every 100 students) <br />High School (Range) (30 40 to 50 fora 45 to 60 fora 40 to 50 fora 45 to 60 for a <br />developable acres plus 1 1,000 student 1,500 student 1,000 student 1,500 student <br />additional developable acre for high school high school high school high school <br />ever 100 students <br />The Work Group recommends that the acreage standard for a traditional school <br />model remain unchanged. <br />With all of the above-mentioned factors considered, the availability of suitable <br />land and adequate infrastructure may create the need to construct a non- <br />traditional school on a smaller site. <br />As the availability of land becomes less and less due to development and land- <br />use regulations, the Work Group also recommends that the County, both school <br />districts, Towns, and possibly the University of North Carolina, partner to identify <br />suitable, available future school sites throughout the County. The partners would <br />meet periodically to update the database and report the findings to elected <br />officials on an annual basis. <br />Best Management Practices and Development Standards <br />The Board of County Commissioners and both Boards of Education want to be good <br />fiscal stewards of taxpayer monies. In order to meet this objective, the Work Group <br />recommends utilizing tools and best management practices that allow for improved <br />contract negotiations thereby resulting in the best pricing and outcomes possible. <br />With this objective in mind, the Collaboration Work Group recommends that the <br />following best management practices serve as guidelines during facility planning. <br />a) Innovative Development Tools <br />In North Carolina, school districts have a variety of options for constructing <br />schools: <br />13 <br />
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