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D-3 <br />3~ <br />per each .100 average daily membership (ADNI). The minimum school site fora 600 <br />student elementary school is l6 acres. <br />Consideration is to be given to community use of the;. facility and recreational facilities <br />which could possibly increase the size of the school site. <br />Classrooms and Associated Storage • <br />A. Regular Classrooms <br />Basic School - 26,400 sq. ft. <br />Tier A -Add 1,200 sq. ft. <br />Tier B. -Add 3,500 sq. ft. <br />Classrooms are based on the following number of students: <br />• Kindergarten through Third Grade - 23 students per classroom <br />• Fourth and Fifth Grades - 26 students per classroom <br />Zocal Basic Standard NCPublic School Facility <br />(Sq. Ft) Standards (Sq. FY). <br />Aindergarten (4 rooms) 1,200 1,200 <br />Grades T - 3 (Y3 rooms) 1,200 1,000 -1,200 <br />Grades d - S ($ rooms) 1,000 $50 -1,000 <br />Total square footage for regular classrooms in the Basic School is 26,400 squaze feet. <br />Tier A includes 1,200 square feet for additional storage in the classroom which would <br />allow classrooms to be used for afterschool programs. Other storage space for afterschool <br />programs is included in the multi-purpose/physical,_education section of this report. <br />Additional classroom storage is ,included in 't'ier B. The total amount of additional <br />storage space is 3,4p0 square feet. Small ~ project rooms for grades 4 and 5 are also <br />included in this tier, adding 400 square feet. <br />B. Pre-School Area Basic School -1,700 sq. ft. <br />Classroom size for children ages three and four is recommended by the .State to be 1,200 <br />to 1,400 square feet. The standards adopted by the Boazd of County Commissioners <br />includes 1,700 squaze feet for this area: - - <br />C. Special /Exceptional Children Basic School - 4,500 sq. ft. <br />Speech/Language Tier B -Add S50 sq. ft. <br />Programs far exceptional children vary greatly, depending on focal factors. The State <br />suggests a minimum of 100 squaze feet be provided for each student. <br />