Agenda 8-e - Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance – Approval and Certification of 2019 Report

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2 Page in Element SAPFOTAC Certification to be made by BOCC Report Building Capacity with Capital Building capacity and current year Investment Plan (CIP) changes 11 through 16 membership for OCS and CHCCS were approved at the December 11, 2019 (Change from previous year) meeting. Student Membership Projection Methodology 20 Certification that the average of 5 models (No change from previous year) will be used, as noted in #3 on page 20 Student Membership Projections ■ Orange County Elementary, Middle, and High Schools Student Projections (row that notes average only) (p. 36) 36 and 37 ■ Chapel Hill/Carrboro Elementary, Middle, and High Schools Student Projections (row that notes average (Change from previous year) only) (p. 37) Student Membership Growth Rate ■ Orange County Elementary, Middle, and 38 High Schools ■ Chapel Hill/Carrboro Elementary, (Change from previous year) Middle, and High Schools Student/Housing Generation Rate ■ Orange County Elementary, Middle, and 41 High Schools ■ Chapel Hill/Carrboro Elementary, (No change from previous year) Middle, and High Schools Changes in Average Class Size In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly unveiled House Bill 90 which allows for a phasing-in process to address the decrease in class size averages over the next three school years. Based on House Bill 90, average class sizes for kindergarten to third grade will be phased-in as provided below: 2019 — 2020 1:19 2020 — 2021 1:18 2021 — 2022 1:17 Reductions in class size averages are expected to create elementary school capacity issues for the 2021-2022 school year. In order to address these impacts in time, the Schools Joint Action Committee (SJAC) has met to review elementary school capacity, impacts, and determine how to implement the school capacity changes into the SAPFO annual report and 10- year student membership and building capacity projections sheets. A final recommendation to implement class size changes shall occur this fall as outlined below. 1. Orange County Planning, OCS, and CHCSS staff will finalize school capacity numbers for SJAC and SAPFOTAC Report purposes over the summer. 2. Finalized school capacity numbers, 10-year student projections, and implementation options will be presented at the Schools Collaboration meeting in August for review and discussion prior to Board of Education meetings. Pre-K classroom capacity and impacts may be discussed at this time to determine next steps.