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6 <br /> 1 of the School Boards and Orange County Board of Commissioners. The SJAC is comprised of <br /> 2 elected officials from the Orange County Board of Education, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> 3 Board of Education, and Orange County Board of Commissioners. Appointed members include: <br /> 4 • Rani Dasi, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education <br /> 5 • Dr. Stephen Halkiotis, Orange County Board of Education <br /> 6 • Penny Rich, Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 7 <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Changes in Class Size Ratios <br /> 10 The SJAC has conducted three meetings to review impacts resulting from changes in class size <br /> 11 and options before determining how to implement elementary school class size reductions for <br /> 12 SAPFO purposes. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 January 31, 2019 <br /> 15 Reviewed changes in class size ratios outlined in House Bills 13 and 90. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 March 8, 2019 <br /> 18 Reviewed student projections and potential impacts resulting from changes in class size <br /> 19 ratios. Student projections reviewed at this meeting included the 2019 SAPFOTAC 10- <br /> 20 year projections. No capacity needs were identified in the 10-year period based on <br /> 21 existing class size (1:20) and student membership and capacity numbers received from <br /> 22 the schools in November 2018. <br /> 23 SJAC requested revised projections illustrating the impacts from the phasing-in of class <br /> 24 size changes over the next three years. <br /> 25 Proposed and discussed various options to implement class size changes and <br /> 26 requested staff to draft summary report outlining and detailing options for further <br /> 27 analysis. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 April 10, 2019 <br /> 30 To determine future impacts related to changes in class size ratios and assist the SJAC <br /> 31 with making a recommendation to implement changes in class size, school staff <br /> 32 completed updated classroom and capacity calculations prior to the April SJAC meeting. <br /> 33 During this process, it was discovered that updated classroom capacity numbers <br /> 34 provided from school staff were not consistent with November 15, 2018 school capacity <br /> 35 numbers submitted in order to draft 10-year student projection sheets and the 2019 <br /> 36 SAPFOTAC Annual Report. School capacity numbers provided were higher than those <br /> 37 received in November 2018. One reason for the discrepancy may be due to classrooms <br /> 38 being utilized for Pre-K not being counted in the total elementary school capacity. <br /> 39 o Based on the existing SAPFO Memoranda of Understanding, capacity <br /> 40 (classrooms) being utilized for Pre-K must be included in the total elementary <br /> 41 school capacity number collected every November for the drafting of the annual <br /> 42 SAPFOTAC Report. Adopted MOUs do not allow for Pre-K student membership <br /> 43 to be included in the total elementary student membership numbers collected <br /> 44 every November. Jointly agreed to School Construction standards from 1996 and <br /> 45 2007 included the square footage of these spaces as if used by K— 5 grade <br /> 46 levels. School Construction standards include classroom and capacity standards <br /> 47 for grades K— 5, flex classroom space, and Special/Exceptional/Speech <br /> 48 Language classes. <br /> 49 <br />