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Page 20 <br /> g <br /> justification. A comparison of the 1986 BEP suggested classroom <br /> sizes, which are identical to those recommended in the Policy . <br /> Council guidelines, and the minimum facility standards adopted by <br /> the State Board for a typical elementary, junior high and senior <br /> high school building illustrates the dramatic fiscal impact on a <br /> local government attempting to provide a safe, attractive and <br /> functional learning environment for every student. The minimum <br /> standards increase the cost of a typical elementary school from <br /> $4, 114 ,882 to $5 , 818, 374 or 41 .4% increase; for a typical <br /> junior high the cost increases from $6, 300, 576 to $7 , 295 , 638 or a <br /> 15 .8% increase; a typical senior high cost increases from <br /> $9 , 554,400 to $10, 451 , 772 or a 9.4% increase. <br /> Several caveats about the analysis are as follows : <br /> - The cost analyses are based on a literal comparison <br /> of the guidelines in the 1986 version of BEP and the <br /> minimum standards approved by the State Board in June <br /> 1988. <br /> - There are significant variations between the two <br /> documents which impact costs. In the BEP standards , <br /> swimming pools are local option. In the minimum <br /> standards, a swimming pool appears as a minimum <br />