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Attachment 2 <br /> • • <br /> .ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS 5 <br /> • � FIRST CHOICE FOR FAMILIES <br /> zoo E.King St 1 Hillsborough,NC 272781 www.orangecountyfirst.com <br /> Patrick Abele 919.732.8126 Telephone <br /> Chief Operations Officer 919.732.2696 Fax <br /> February 9, 2016 <br /> Ashley E. Moncado, AICP <br /> Planner II - Special Projects <br /> Planning and Inspections Department <br /> 131 West Margaret Lane <br /> PO Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> Ms. Moncado: <br /> The Orange County Schools appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the 2016 Draft <br /> SAPFOTAC Annual Report. The Orange County Board of Education received the draft report as <br /> information on Monday, February 8, 2016. <br /> The Orange County Schools would like review of the following comments: <br /> 1) Student Generation Rates(SGR)for Orange County Schools. The district would like continual review <br /> of the SGR compared to Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools. <br /> 2) Live Birth Rates. Information contained in the 2011 North Carolina live birth rates for Orange County <br /> residents indicates an increased number of births for 2011 which will equate to a larger incoming <br /> Kindergarten class in 2016/2017. The increase in live births for 2011 is approximately 7% over the <br /> previous year. The SAPFOTAC report utilizes a 1% increase for Kindergarten projections. <br /> 3) Inclusion of CAPS for the City of Mebane and the Town of Hillsborough. The Orange County Schools <br /> requests a CAPS process for the above jurisdictions in order to better plan capacity in schools from new <br /> growth and development in these areas. <br /> 4)CAPS Phasing with SGR. The Orange County Schools requests that the Orange County Planning <br /> Department monitor CAPS phasing for new development in order to know the exact year projected <br /> students may be enrolled as new development approved on the CAPS report is completed. <br /> 5) Levels of Service(LOS). The Orange County Schools believes there is a significant safety concern <br /> anytime a school is operating at or above 100% of the capacity for the building. The district requests <br /> review of the current LOS levels and modification of the LOS to a lower number especially for the high <br /> schools. <br />