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The chart below compares existing standards with those proposed by the <br />Collaboration Work Group: <br />School Site Acreage - Existinq Standards -Traditional Model <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 <br />be good fiscal stewards of taxpayer monies. In order to meet this objective, <br />the Work Group recommends utilizing tools and best management practices <br />that allow for improved contract negotiations thereby resulting in the best <br />pricing and outcomes possible. With this objective in mind, the Collaboration <br />Work Group recommends that the following best management practices serve as <br />guidelines during facility planning. <br />a) Innovative Development Tools <br />1K <br />September 2006 Proposal from <br />School Level <br />Existing Standards <br />School Collaboration Work <br />Group <br />Elementary (10 developable <br />acres plus one developable <br />16.0 <br />16.0 <br />acre for each 100 students <br />Middle (15 developable acres <br />plus 1 additional developable <br />22.0 <br />22.0 <br />acre for every 100 students) <br />High School (Range) (30 <br />40 to 50 f or a <br />45 to 60 for a <br />40 to 50 fora <br />45 to 60 for a <br />developable acres plus 1 <br />1,00) student <br />1,500 student <br />1,000 student <br />1,500 student <br />additional developable acre for <br />high school <br />high school <br />high school <br />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 <br />be good fiscal stewards of taxpayer monies. In order to meet this objective, <br />the Work Group recommends utilizing tools and best management practices <br />that allow for improved contract negotiations thereby resulting in the best <br />pricing and outcomes possible. With this objective in mind, the Collaboration <br />Work Group recommends that the following best management practices serve as <br />guidelines during facility planning. <br />a) Innovative Development Tools <br />1K <br />