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6 • Dr. Stephen Halkiotis, Orange County Board of Education • Penny Rich, Orange County Board of Commissioners Changes in Class Size Ratios The SJAC has conducted three meetings to review impacts resulting from changes in class size and options before determining how to implement elementary school class size reductions for SAPFO purposes. January 31, 2019 • Reviewed changes in class size ratios outlined in House Bills 13 and 90. March 8, 2019 • Reviewed student projections and potential impacts resulting from changes in class size ratios. Student projections reviewed at this meeting included the 2019 SAPFOTAC 10- year projections. No capacity needs were identified in the 10-year period based on existing class size (1:20) and student membership and capacity numbers received from the schools in November 2018. • SJAC requested revised projections illustrating the impacts from the phasing-in of class size changes over the next three years. • Proposed and discussed various options to implement class size changes and requested staff to draft summary report outlining and detailing options for further analysis. April 10, 2019 • To determine future impacts related to changes in class size ratios and assist the SJAC with making a recommendation to implement changes in class size, school staff completed updated classroom and capacity calculations prior to the April SJAC meeting. During this process, it was discovered that updated classroom capacity numbers provided from school staff were not consistent with November 15, 2018 school capacity numbers submitted in order to draft 10-year student projection sheets and the 2019 SAPFOTAC Annual Report. School capacity numbers provided were higher than those received in November 2018. One reason for the discrepancy may be due to classrooms being utilized for Pre-K not being counted in the total elementary school capacity. o Based on the existing SAPFO Memoranda of Understanding, capacity (classrooms) being utilized for Pre-K must be included in the total elementary school capacity number collected every November for the drafting of the annual SAPFOTAC Report. Adopted MOUs do not allow for Pre-K student membership to be included in the total elementary student membership numbers collected every November. Jointly agreed to School Construction standards from 1996 and 2007 included the square footage of these spaces as if used by K— 5 grade levels. School Construction standards include classroom and capacity standards for grades K— 5, flex classroom space, and Special/Exceptional/Speech Language classes. • Following this finding, 10-year projections were drafted utilizing the April 2019 numbers. These projections showed the following school capacity needs in the 10-year projection period: o OCS — No capacity needs. o CHCCS — Capacity needed 2026-27 school year.