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SCHOOLS ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES <br /> MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br /> This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into this day of , <br /> 200,�?, by and between the Town of Hillsborough, the Orange County Board of cati (the <br /> "School District") and Orange County <br /> WHEREAS, the portion of Orange County, served by the Orange County School System <br /> has for the past decade been experiencing rapid growth in population; and <br /> WHEREAS, this growth, and that which is anticipated, creates a demand.for additional <br /> school facilities to accommodate the children who reside within new developments; and <br /> WHEREAS, the responsibility for planning for and constructing new school facilities lies <br /> primarily with the Orange County School Board, with funding provided by Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County, Hillsborough, and the Orange County School District, have <br /> recognized the need to work together to ensure that new growth within the School District occurs <br /> at a pace that allows Orange County and the School District to provide adequate school facilities <br /> to serve the children within such new developments; <br /> WHEREAS, the parties have worked cooperatively and developed a system wherein <br /> school facilities are currently adequate to meet the needs of the citizens of the county and will <br /> continue to maintain a Capital Investment Plan (CIP) that is financially feasible and <br /> synchronized with historical growth patterns; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE,the parties to this Memorandum hereby agree as follows: <br /> Section 1. The parties will work cooperatively to develop a realistic Capital Improvement <br /> Plan for the construction of schools such that, from the effective date of this <br /> Memorandum, school membership within each school level (i.e. elementary, <br /> middle or high) does not exceed the following: <br /> Elementary School 105% of Building Capacity <br /> Middle School 107% of Building Capacity <br /> High School 110%of Building Capacity <br /> a. For purposes of this Memorandum, the term "school membership" means <br /> the actual number of students attending school as of November 15 of each <br /> year. The figure is determined by considering the number of students <br /> enrolled (i.e. registered, regardless of whether a student is no longer <br /> attending school) and making adjustments for withdrawals, dropouts, <br /> deaths, retentions and promotions. Students who are merely absent from <br /> class on the date membership is determined as a result of sickness or some <br /> other temporary reason are included in school membership figures. Each <br /> H:\SAPFO\mou for oc bd of educ cb version with gag chgs dean.doc 1 <br />