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REVISED 12/12/06 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 12, 2006 Action Agee Item No. SUBJECT: Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (Schools APFO) -Approval of Membership and Capacity Numbers DEPARTMENT: Manager/Planning/Budget/ Attorney ATTACHMENT(S): Orange County and Chapel Hill- Carrboro School Districts: School APFO Capacity Calculation and Change Request Form (includes student membership) for Elementary, Middle, and High School levels (6 pages total) PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Rod Visser, 245-2308 Craig Benedict, 245-2592 Donna Dean, 245-2151 Geof Gledhill, 732-2196 PURPOSE: To consider approval of November 15, 2006 membership and capacity numbers for both school districts (Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools) which will be used in developing 10-year student membership projections and the 2007 SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee (SAPFOTAC) Report. BACKGROUND: In accordance with the Schools APFO MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding), the Board of County Commissioners shall approve the School Districts November 15 membership and capacity numbers within fifteen (15) days after receiving the numbers from the School Districts. Both School Districts submitted their membership and capacity numbers in accordance with the MOUs. The SAPFOTAC, comprised of representatives of both school systems and the Planning Directors of the County and Towns, is tasked to produce an annual report for the governing boards of each Schools APFO partner. The full annual SAPFOTAC report, which will include 10-year student membership projections, will be completed in early 2007. The building capacities used this year are unchanged from the capacities used last year. Reduced class size capacities related to State of North Carolina class size reduction .mandates in grades kindergarten through 3 (K-3) will be implemented in both school districts when Elementary School #10 in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district opens. The anticipated opening date for Elementary School #10 is the 2008-09 school year. Smaller class sizes in grades K-3 will result in less building capacity in the elementary schools.