Agenda - 03-07-2017 - 6-f - Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) – Receipt and Transmittal of 2017 Annual Technical Advisory Committee Report

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2 numbers (i.e. first part) for both Orange County Schools (OCS) and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS). A draft of the full annual SAPFOTAC Report is complete and has been reviewed by the SAPFOTAC members. 2. SAPFOTAC The SAPFOTAC, comprised of representatives of both school systems, the Planning Directors of the County and Towns, and County Finance staff, is tasked to produce an annual report for the governing boards of each SAPFO partner outlining changes in actual membership, capacity, student projections, and their collective impacts on the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and the future issuance of Certificates of Adequate Public Schools (CAPS). Orange County's Planning Staff compiles the report, holds a meeting discussing the various aspects, and then prepares a draft report, which is reviewed by the SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee. 3. Membership Data CHCCS total increased from the previous year: 112 students 66 Elementary School (15) Middle School 61 High School OCS total decreased from the previous year: 63 students (25) Elementary School (15) Middle School (23) High School ( )denotes decrease 4. Capacity Data There were no changes to school capacities this year in either school district. Legislation passed by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2015 may result in a decrease in class size averages for kindergarten to third grade for the 2017-18 school year. The class size averages may decrease from 1:21 to 1:17. Due to ramifications statewide, the North Carolina General Assembly is reviewing a second bill to increase class size averages above 1:17 in time for the 2017-18 school year. If legislative action is not taken, the 1:17 class size averages will result in a decrease in capacity at the elementary school level of approximately 444 students for OCS and 660 students for CHCCS. The SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee will continue monitoring this issue. 5. Capacity Information SAPFO vs. DPI The SAPFO is a local ordinance, independent of State Department of Public Instruction (DPI) projections and rules regarding class size. The SAPFO, for instance, does not count temporary modular classrooms as fulfilling the capacity level of service outlined in the SAPFO interlocal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU requires `bricks and mortar' instead of temporary facilities and also requires its own set of future student projections to identify long-term capital school construction needs. However, the County did phase in the smaller class size in previous years that decreased capacity. Decisions will have to be made if new discussions at the state level create any class size changes that should or should not be reflected in the County's SAPFO.