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20 <br /> 1 Purpose <br /> 2 To Discuss the Treatment of Pre-K students in Light of the Existing Schools Adequate <br /> 3 Public Facilities Memorandum of Understanding and Ordinance (SAPFO) <br /> 4 o Direct staff to prepare a formal amendment to SAPFO to include Pre-K students <br /> 5 in student membership calculations with direction on the treatment of capacity <br /> 6 determinations <br /> 7 o Direct staff to create an informal capacity tracking tool unrelated to SAPFO <br /> 8 o Defer action to a later date <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Background <br /> 11 February 25 Joint Schools Meeting <br /> 12 o Proposed amendment to the SAPFO Memoranda of Understanding to include Pre- <br /> 13 K students in student membership calculations (Attachment C) <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Impacts <br /> 16 Including Pre-K students in the student membership would impact two parts of the <br /> 17 SAPFO MOU <br /> 18 1. Certificate of Adequate Public Schools (CAPS) <br /> 19 o Review of Adequate School Capacity Related to New Residential Development <br /> 20 o Forward Determination to the Relevant Planning Jurisdiction <br /> 21 o Including Additional Students in SAPFO Student Membership Accelerate <br /> 22 Determinations of Inadequate School Capacity <br /> 23 2. New School Construction Recommendations as Indicated by SAPFO <br /> 24 o SAPFO Used as a Facility Planning Tool <br /> 25 o Guides Recommendations on New School Construction <br /> 26 o However, SAPFO does not Require New School Construction <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Impact Illustration for CHCCS <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Impact Illustration for OCS <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Other Items for Consideration <br /> 33 ■ SAPFO Amendment Requires Adoption by the School Boards, Town of Chapel Hill, <br /> 34 Town of Carrboro, Town of Hillsborough, and Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> 35 ■ Clarify Elementary School Capacity to Ensure Pre-K Classroom Space is also Included in <br /> 36 the SAPFO Calculations <br /> 37 ■ Revise the 2007 School Construction Standards Establish Facility Standards for Pre-K <br /> 38 Classrooms <br /> 39 o Requires Action by the Schools Boards and Orange County Board of <br /> 40 Commissioners <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Recommendation <br /> 43 The Manager recommends the Board discuss next steps for addressing the treatment of <br /> 44 Pre-K student membership in light of the existing SAPFO regulations. <br />