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considered as non - traditional include community recreational facilities such as a <br />gymnasium or smaller schools constructed on smaller than traditional sites. <br />3) Interior Building Space Allocations <br />a) Non - Specialized Capacity Generating Classrooms /Teaching Stations <br />Elementary — A traditional elementary school contains 25 non - specialized <br />classrooms. As stated earlier in this report, the Work Group recommends that <br />non - specialized classroom sizes for a traditional elementary school be in <br />accordance with State class size requirements as outlined in North Carolina <br />General Statute 115C -301. The Statute currently states that kindergarten <br />through third grade classrooms have capacity for 21 students per class <br />with third through fifth grade teaching stations having capacity for 26 <br />students per class. Appendix 1 of this report outlines, by grade level, the <br />capacity and square footage guidelines for a traditional elementary school. <br />+)Middle —A traditional middle school contains 21 regular classrooms with an <br />individual class size of 26 students plus 6 science classrooms. As outlined in <br />Appendix 2 square footage for regular traditional middle school classrooms <br />plus storage total 1,014 square feet and science classrooms including lab <br />storage space, total 1,200 square feet. <br />4High —A traditional 1,000- student high school contains 24 academic <br />classrooms allowing for a minimum of 20 students per class in grades nine <br />through twelve. A traditional 1,500- student high school contains 40 regular <br />classrooms allowing for 26 students per class in grade nine and 29 students per <br />class in grades ten through twelve. <br />Square footage for traditional academic high school classrooms allows for in- <br />room student use computers and ranges from 850 to 950 square feet per <br />classroom and square footage for science classrooms, including lab storage <br />space, range from 1,200 to 1,500 square feet. <br />Appendix 3 of this report outlines capacity and square footage <br />guidelines for a traditional 1,000 student high school and Appendix 4 <br />provides similar information for a traditional 1,500 student high school. <br />b) Specialized Classrooms <br />Specific functions of each specialized classroom determine the total square <br />footage needed for each. The narratives below provide overviews of the function <br />of each specialized classroom while Appendices 1 through 4 provide detailed <br />space profiles including square footage information for each specialized area. <br />rA <br />