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11 <br /> Changes in Average Class Size <br /> In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly unveiled House Bill 90 which allows for a <br /> phasing-in process to address the decrease in class size averages over the next three school years. <br /> Based on House Bill 90, average class sizes for kindergarten to third grade will face a decrease <br /> from 1:20 to 1:19 for the 2019-2020 school year, 1:19 to 1:18 for the 2020-2021 school year, and <br /> 1:18 to 1:17 for the 2021-2022 school year. Reductions in class size averages may create <br /> elementary school capacity issues for the 2024-25 school year based on the four alternative <br /> SAPFO projections. In order to address these impacts in time, the School Boards and Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners met to review elementary school capacity(including Pre-K <br /> impacts) and determine how to implement the school capacity changes into the SAPFO annual <br /> report and 10-year student membership and building capacity projections sheets. At this time, no <br /> decisions have been made by the Schools Joint Action Committee (SJAC). As a result, the 1:20 <br /> class size continues to be used for SAPFO purposes. <br /> Pre-K Students <br /> In recent years, Pre-K enrollment has been a topic of discussion with both school districts. At <br /> this time, SAPFO has not been amended to include Pre-K in the membership and capacity <br /> numbers. Pre-K enrollment has been included in discussions regarding changes in class size and <br /> school capacity. However, Pre-K numbers and impacts continue to be monitored by the <br /> SAPFOTAC. In addition,the annual report will begin to report Pre-K membership beginning <br /> with the 2019-20 school year, prior to COVID impacts. Pre-K students for each district is as <br /> follows: <br /> Chapel bi i Orange <br /> iii ii <br /> School Year Number of Students Number of Students <br /> 2019-20 267 144 <br /> 2020-21 208 86 <br /> Charter and Private Schools <br /> Currently, there are two Charter Schools located in the Town of Hillsborough. Charter student <br /> membership for these two schools is as follows: <br /> i River Acade IF <br /> School Year Number of Students Number of Students <br /> 2017-18 542 326 <br /> 2018-19 655 +113 355 +29 <br /> 2019-20 715 +60 365 +10 <br /> 2020-21 747 +32 365* <br /> *The Expedition School reached.full capacity of 365 students last school year <br /> Charter and private schools are not included as part of the SAPFO Annual Report and, as a <br /> result, their membership and capacity numbers are not included in future projections. SAPFO <br /> projections are used for projecting only public school capacity/construction needs. However, the <br /> SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee does monitor charter and private schools and their effect <br /> on student enrollment in both school districts. If a charter or private school were to close and a <br /> spike were to be realized in school enrollment, the student projections would likely accelerate the <br /> need for additional capacity in future years, but likely still within an appropriate time for CIP <br /> planning. Charter Schools are also monitored by the Department of Public Instruction(DPI) <br /> which provides pupil information,based on data received from Charter Schools located in <br /> v <br />