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would allow for consideration of funding and adequate timing of new <br />schools. While the Collaboration Group does not recommend going above the <br />state mandated class size at any level, there might be examples in the future <br />where total school capacity may vary from the Standards. For example, a <br />smaller than traditional school site may create the need to construct a smaller <br />school or a multi -story one. Other examples include a non - traditional school that <br />may allow for smaller than mandated class sizes or may include additional <br />classroom space for pre- kindergarten students. <br />The chart below compares existing standards with those proposed by the <br />Collaboration Work Group: <br />Capacity - Traditional Model <br />School Level <br />Existing Standards <br />April 2007 Proposal from School <br />Collaboration Work Group <br />Elementary <br />600 <br />585 <br />Middle <br />700 <br />700 <br />High School (Range) <br />1,000 1,500 <br />1,000 1,500 <br />2) Square Footage <br />In calculating total square footage of new schools, the Collaboration Work Group <br />concluded that the prior standards for square footage per student are sufficient. <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 <br />square footage is reduced from the previous 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 <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 />Square Footage - Traditional Model <br />School Level <br />Existing Standards <br />April 2007 Proposal from School <br />Collaboration Work Group <br />Elementary <br />95,235 <br />92,840 <br />Middle <br />132,192 <br />132,192 <br />High School (Range) <br />151,049 <br />1 251,345 <br />151,049 <br />251,345 <br />Square footage of a non - traditional school may be higher or lower than those <br />outlined by the School Collaboration Work Group. Examples of factors <br />[s9 <br />