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6 <br /> 1 Commissioner Greene said the intent was that once school repair costs got to a tipping <br /> 2 point, a new school should be built. <br /> 3 Chair Rich said it is a question of at what point does one look at the capital needs, and <br /> 4 the conversation is turning towards realizing that buildings can only receive so many band aids. <br /> 5 She said if a new school is built, or a school is added onto, then SAPFO capacity is taken care <br /> 6 of. <br /> 7 Commissioner Greene said this can be done either way, according to the current <br /> 8 language, and asked if the group is considering revising this to say that a new school must be <br /> 9 built. <br /> 10 Chair Rich said no decisions have been made. She said the group knows where the <br /> 11 tipping points are with projections, but the group is adding the capital needs of the older <br /> 12 schools. <br /> 13 Commissioner Bedford said one school was originally a high school, and is now an <br /> 14 elementary school, which it was never designed to be. She said it becomes a question of <br /> 15 whether good money is being thrown after bad in doing repairs. She asked if there is a way to <br /> 16 use SAPFO to consider those elements of some of the older schools to do what is best. <br /> 17 Commissioner Price asked if, in the past, when the numbers started shifting did they <br /> 18 start shifting the students as well. <br /> 19 Rani Dasi said level of service is relevant to the system, not specific schools. She said if <br /> 20 one school is overcrowded, then the system would redistrict. <br /> 21 Commissioner Greene said it seems like SAPFO is not the problem. <br /> 22 Rani Dasi said the funding is the problem. <br /> 23 Will Atherton said when he read the SAPFO for the first time, and it talked about a <br /> 24 method for determining when new construction is needed, it talks about percent of capacity, as <br /> 25 opposed to any mention of aging buildings; even those that have 99% capital improvement <br /> 26 requirements. He said some of these buildings should maybe be considered for new <br /> 27 construction, even though they are not over capacity. He said it does not give a true picture of <br /> 28 what is going on. <br /> 29 Commissioner Greene said that makes more sense, and SAPFO would not say such <br /> 30 things as it was designed to go along with growing populations. <br /> 31 Will Atherton said he just recommending at using it as a broader tool to help everyone <br /> 32 be on the same page. <br /> 33 Superintendent Wirt said as long-term access is considered, it is important to note <br /> 34 Durham Tech in Durham is far away. He said Durham Tech has discussed expanding its <br /> 35 Orange County campus, and he is supportive of this. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 2. Collaboration with Durham Technical Community College <br /> 38 <br /> 39 CHCCS <br /> 40 <br /> 41 BACKGROUND: <br /> 42 TO: Dr. Pamela Baldwin, Superintendent <br /> 43 FROM: Jessica O'Donovan, Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Services <br /> 44 Quincy Williams, Exec Director, Elementary Schools & Special Programs <br /> 45 Kathi Breweur, Director, Career and Technical Education <br /> 46 RE: Durham Technical Community College Partnership Update <br /> 47 Date: January 30, 2019 <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Alignment to Strategic Plan Goals: <br /> 50 <br /> 51 Student Success <br />