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2 <br />this meeting, the Committee appointed a <br />subcommittee of five persons (three <br />planners /demographers, plus one representative from <br />both school systems). This group was formed to <br />specifically analyze the state's projections, other <br />alternatives; the discrepancy between the overall <br />rate of growth and enrollment projections; and the <br />projected geographic areas of enrollment growth. <br />This subcommittee reported its findings to the full <br />group on May 17 (please see attached report), and <br />these findings were accepted and recommended to the <br />Board of Commissioners for consideration. <br />In general, the Committee finds that the state's <br />enrollment projections (which show the City system <br />growing at a significantly faster pace that the <br />County system) are the most reliable and <br />feasible for use. The Committee also felt that the <br />state's enrollment projections were validated by <br />research into housing and migration, which <br />indicated several "key" areas of potential <br />enrollment growth through the next decade. Lastly, <br />the Committee was able to agree that overall County <br />population does not often "track" with enrollment <br />trends, and series of graphs provided in the report <br />illustrates this point. <br />In summary, the Committee accepts the state <br />Department of Public Instruction's enrollment <br />projections, and recommends its use for planning <br />and programming school facilities and needs in the <br />19901s. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Receive as information. <br />