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2 <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> 1. Annual Report <br /> Each year, since 2004, the SAPFOTAC Report is updated to reflect actual changing <br /> conditions of student membership and school capacity. This information is analyzed and <br /> used to project future school construction needs based on adopted level of service <br /> standards. There are two steps to the full report. The first part (Student Membership and <br /> Capacity) is certified in the fall and then this full report, in the following spring, is to keep <br /> the SAPFO system calibrated. At the December 10, 2019 Board of County <br /> Commissioners meeting, the Board approved the November 15, 2019 actual membership <br /> and capacity numbers (i.e. first part) for both Orange County Schools (OCS) and Chapel <br /> Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS). A draft of the full annual SAPFOTAC Report is <br /> complete and has been reviewed by the SAPFOTAC members. <br /> 2. SAPFOTAC <br /> The SAPFOTAC, comprised of representatives of both school systems, the Planning <br /> Directors of the County and Towns, and County Finance staff, is tasked to produce an <br /> annual report for the governing boards of each SAPFO partner outlining changes in <br /> actual membership, capacity, student projections, and their collective impacts on the <br /> Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and the future issuance of Certificates of Adequate Public <br /> Schools (CAPS). Orange County's Planning Staff compiles the report, holds a meeting <br /> discussing the various aspects, and then prepares a draft report, which is reviewed by <br /> the SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee. <br /> 3. Membership Data <br /> CHCCS total increased from the previous year: 11 students <br /> (108) Elementary School <br /> 111 Middle School <br /> 8 High School <br /> OCS total increased from the previous year: 59 students <br /> 27 Elementary School <br /> (16) Middle School <br /> 48 High School <br /> ( )denotes decrease <br /> 4. Capacity Data <br /> There were no changes to school capacities this year in either school district. Mandated <br /> class size changes, discussed in a "Note" on the previous page, are expected to create <br /> capacity issues in the 2021-22 school year. <br /> 5. Capacity Information <br /> SAPFO vs. DPI <br /> The SAPFO is a local ordinance, independent of State Department of Public Instruction <br /> (DPI) projections and rules regarding class size. The SAPFO, for instance, does not <br /> count temporary modular classrooms as fulfilling the capacity level of service outlined in <br /> the SAPFO interlocal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU requires `bricks <br /> and mortar' instead of temporary facilities and also requires its own set of future student <br /> projections to identify long-term capital school construction needs. However, the County <br /> did phase in the smaller class size mandates in previous years that decreased capacity. <br /> Decisions will have to be made if new discussions at the state level create any class size <br />