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6 Chair Rich said it is a question of at what point does one look at the capital needs, and the conversation is turning towards realizing that buildings can only receive so many band aids. She said if a new school is built, or a school is added onto, then SAPFO capacity is taken care of. Commissioner Greene said this can be done either way, according to the current language, and asked if the group is considering revising this to say that a new school must be built. Chair Rich said no decisions have been made. She said the group knows where the tipping points are with projections, but the group is adding the capital needs of the older schools. Commissioner Bedford said one school was originally a high school, and is now an elementary school, which it was never designed to be. She said it becomes a question of whether good money is being thrown after bad in doing repairs. She asked if there is a way to use SAPFO to consider those elements of some of the older schools to do what is best. Commissioner Price asked if, in the past, when the numbers started shifting did they start shifting the students as well. Rani Dasi said level of service is relevant to the system, not specific schools. She said if one school is overcrowded, then the system would redistrict. Commissioner Greene said it seems like SAPFO is not the problem. Rani Dasi said the funding is the problem. Will Atherton said when he read the SAPFO for the first time, and it talked about a method for determining when new construction is needed, it talks about percent of capacity, as opposed to any mention of aging buildings; even those that have 99% capital improvement requirements. He said some of these buildings should maybe be considered for new construction, even though they are not over capacity. He said it does not give a true picture of what is going on. Commissioner Greene said that makes more sense, and SAPFO would not say such things as it was designed to go along with growing populations. Will Atherton said he just recommending at using it as a broader tool to help everyone be on the same page. Superintendent Wirt said as long-term access is considered, it is important to note Durham Tech in Durham is far away. He said Durham Tech has discussed expanding its Orange County campus, and he is supportive of this. 2. Collaboration with Durham Technical Community College CHCCS BACKGROUND: TO: Dr. Pamela Baldwin, Superintendent FROM: Jessica O'Donovan, Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Services Quincy Williams, Exec Director, Elementary Schools & Special Programs Kathi Breweur, Director, Career and Technical Education RE: Durham Technical Community College Partnership Update Date: January 30, 2019 Alignment to Strategic Plan Goals: Student Success • Goal 5: Facilitate a program that ensures all students have equitable opportunities by mitigating barriers to rigorous instruction and post-secondary opportunities.