Agenda 03-15-22; 8-c - Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) – Receipt and Transmittal of 2022 Annual Technical Advisory Committee Report

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3 8. Student Generation Rates The updated student generation rates were approved on May 19, 2015 and are shown in Attachment II.E.1 of the report. Updated rates began to be used for CAPS issuances in the fall of 2015 and are based on an inventory of recently built units from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2013. 9. Access to Full Report The draft SAPFOTAC report will be posted on the Orange County Planning Department's website. A letter and the Executive Summary of the report will be sent to all SAPFO partners after this BOCC meeting advising them of the availability of the draft report and inviting comment. 10. Additional Information COVID Impacts Both school districts are still experiencing impacts from COVID due to a decrease in student membership as a result of students being withdrawn and enrolled in private schools with in-person learning or homeschooled. At this time, staff believes these are temporary impacts and a majority of these students will return when in-person learning commences on a stable basis. However, the loss of students has impacted the SAPFO 10-year projections by decreasing future student growth rates and service levels and pushing building capacity needs far beyond the 10-year projection period. Recognizing concerns with these projections not being constructive in planning for the future or when students return to the classroom, Orange County Planning staff drafted hypothetical 2021-22 student membership and grade level numbers in order to generate alterative 10-year student projections. Additional information can be found on page iii of the Executive Summary. Pre-K Enrollment In recent years, Pre-K enrollment has been a topic of discussion with both school districts. However, SAPFO has not been amended to include Pre-K in the membership and capacity numbers. Therefore, Pre-K children are not included in the membership numbers reported. Discussions regarding Pre-K students and impacts have been ongoing, however, COVID priorities have been the focus over the last several months. Pre-K membership enrollment for both districts are contained in the Executive Summary of the report. Charter Schools Charter and private schools are not included as part of the SAPFO Annual Report and, as a result, their membership and capacity numbers are not formally monitored or included in future projections. However, the SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee does monitor charter and private schools and their effect on student enrollment in both school districts. Additional information regarding charter school enrollment is contained in the Executive Summary. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Current student growth projections do not show capacity needs for additional schools in either the CHCCS District or OCS District during the 10-year projection period. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to this agenda item: