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The Work Group further recommends that should the General Assembly amend <br />class sizes at an level the Coun 's School Construction Standards should be <br />amended within some reasonable timeframe that would allow for consideration of <br />funding and adequate timing of new schools. While the Collaboration Group <br />does not recomrriend going above the state mandated class size at any level, <br />there might be examples in the future where total school capacity may vary from <br />the Standards. For example, a smaller than traditional school site may create the <br />need to construct a smaller school or a multi-story one. Other examples include <br />a non-traditional school that may allow for smaller than mandated class sizes or <br />may include additional classroom space for pre-kindergarten students. <br />The chart below compares existing standards with those proposed by the <br />Collaboration Work Group: <br />C -Traditional Model <br /> y <br />apac~ <br /> April 2007 Proposal from School <br />School Level Existing Standards Collaboration Work Group <br />Elementa 600 585 <br />700 <br />Middle 700 <br />1 000 1 500 1 000 1 500 <br />Hi h School Ran e t <br />2) Square Footage <br />---- <br />In calculating total square footage of new schools, the Collaboration Work Group ---~ <br />concluded that the r~ for standards for square_ footage_per_ student are_suff_icient.___..---- ~~~~ existing <br />Given the Work Group's proposed change in elementary class size and total <br />elementary capacity, as outlined earlier in this report, the proposed elementary ueleted. epsting <br />square footage is reduced from the re,~v~io,,,-us standards_of_95,235.square feet to __._- <br />92,840. Statutory class sizes for middle and high school levels remain ___--~ <br />unchanged from the ,previous Standards;___ therefore, ___the___ Work __ Group _,..---~ ~elerea: epsting <br />recommends no changes in existing standards for total square footage of middle <br />and high schools. The chart below compares existing standards with those <br />proposed by the Collaboration Work Group: <br />~_.._..., e.,.,E~.,e _ T~~rli+innal Model <br /> ~afua~c ~ vv~..y.. - - - - --- <br /> April 2007 Proposal from School <br />School Level F~cisting Standards <br />i Collaboration Work Group <br /> <br />Elementa 95,235 92,840 <br />192 <br />132 <br />Middle <br />Hi h School Ran a 132,192 <br />151 049 251 345 , <br />151 049 251 345 <br />6 <br />