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z There are a number of implications arising from the draft SAPFOTAC report and some other considerations of which report readers should be mindful: • There was a total increase from the previous year of 288 students in CHCCS and 54 students in OCS. • The School Collaboration Work Group (functioning as a 'Joint Action Committee' for the purposes outlined in SAPFO) met in November 2005 to discuss Elementary level K-3 class size reductions related to legislation from the North Carolina General Assembly.. The Committee has recommended that capacity changes be implemented equally in both school districts when the next elementary school opens, These legislative changes reduced the average student/teacher ratio in grades Kindergarten through 3`d from 23:1 to 21:1. • New projections show that a new elementary school (Elementary School #10) would need to open in 2007-08 (the Elementary level of service (LOS) would be exceeded by 10 students in that year). However, in light of planning, construction, and funding timelines, current plans provide for Elementary #10 to open in school year 2008-09, • As a point of comparison, last year's student membership projections estimated that Elementary School #10 would be needed in 2009-10, so the projected need for new elementary space in CHCCS has been accelerated by two academic years, • The projected overcapacity of 10 students at the Elementary level in CHCCS during 2007- 08 may lead to the suspension of the issuance of CAPS until Elementary #10 opens, However, it is important to note that actual student increases in 2006 and 2007 may vary from projections and may or may not push capacity over the adopted limits that could create a temporary delay in the issuance of CAPS for new residential development.. • Implementation of the reduced class size ratio in 2008-09 (commensurate with the opening of the next elementary school) will reduce capacity by 262 seats in CHCCS and 283 seats in OCS. • This reduction in capacity results in the projected necessity of CHCCS Elementary School #11 in 2011-12, • Anew Elementary School in OCS is not anticipated to be needed in the next 10 years. However, the SAPFOTAC report notes that development activity within the portion of the City of Mebane that lies within Orange County has been significant in recent years. • Because the City of Mebane is not a party to the SAPFO, CAPS are not required to be issued by the local government prior to development approvals, At this time, there are approximately 1,450 approved but undeveloped residential subdivision lots within the portion of Mebane that lies within Orange County, • Development of these lots is projected to generate approximately 365 additional students (over the three school levels) at current student generation rates. • It may be desirable to perform a study to determine if the adopted student generation rates are accurate far dwellings within the City of Mebane because there are some reasons to believe that development within Mebane may generate students at a greater rate,