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8. What acreage is truly needed to accommodate a high school site? For a 1500 student, comprehensive high school , the need is approximately 55 buildable acres. This is the amount of space available to us at ECHHS. The amount of acreage for a smaller high school would largely be dictated by the extent of the athletic program. Constructing buildings on three floors or sharing athletic facilities could reduce this acreage requirement. 9. What are the advantages, disadvantages, and other implications of using existing structures to house new high schools? Using or expanding existing structures has the following advantages: (1) site is already owned; (2)utilities are already in place; (3)the location may be closer to more densely populated areas of the district; and(4)the community may be less resistant. The disadvantage is that renovation can be just as costly as new construction, yet present a number of serious design constraints. Another disadvantage is that the program in the existing building is displaced. 10. What are the implications for emerging pre-K programming on the overall space needs of both school systems? There is no question that the increased demand for serving three and four-year olds and the legal requirement to serve exceptional education students from age three will reduce the K-5 capacity of our elementary schools. It should be pointed out,however, that the current facility standards call for one pre-k class per school. If populations evenly distribute themselves, we do not envision more than this number of pre-k classes in our schools in the near future. This will hold true as long as we continue to operate programs in Carr Court, at Second Baptist Church, and in the Lincoln Center. If these sites were lost, we would be looking at more like two pre-k classes per school. See accompanying memo with additional details. Cc: Board of Education Steve Scroggs