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School /County Collaboration Work Group Proposal <br />Traditional and Non - Traditional Models <br />The Collaboration Work Group recommends that the Standards make a distinction at all <br />levels - elementary, middle and high - between "traditional" school models and "non- <br />traditional" ones. <br />• Traditional Model — The planning model for a traditional school is set out <br />in these standards. Capacity of a traditional school would be 585 for <br />elementary schools, 700 for middle schools and would range from 1,000 <br />to 1,500 for high schools. For the most part, a traditional model would <br />consist of a site that would have sufficient acreage to allow for future <br />building expansion, outdoor play areas, full complement of athletic <br />facilities and on -site parking for faculty, students and buses. <br />• Non - Traditional Model — A non - traditional model would be one that <br />deviates in some way from the traditional model and would be defined on <br />a project -by- project basis. This model would offer flexibility and <br />accommodate various local conditions, including the availability, or lack <br />thereof, of land in addition to a school district's needs. <br />This report, outlines the Traditional Model at all levels and provides examples of Non - <br />Traditional Models. The Work Group foresees the need for Non - Traditional Models <br />becoming more prevalent in the future. Furthermore, the Work Group encourages <br />School Boards and County Commissioners to consider non - traditional models as they <br />plan new schools. <br />CI <br />