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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 3, 2002 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Update Update of Student Capacity, Membership and Projection Methodologies DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Planning and Inspections ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Dean, 245-2151 March 13, 2002 Schools & Land Use Craig Benedict, 245-2592 Councils Agenda TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To review a variety of information related to school capacity, student membership, and student projection methodologies that was discussed regarding the agenda material of the March 13, 2002 Schools & Land Use Councils meeting. BACKGROUND: In October 2000, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners created a School Facilities Task Force to address matters of mutual interest to the County and both school systems. As its initial charge, the Commissioners directed the task force to review School Construction Standards and student capacity as they related to the development of a possible November 2001 bond referendum. The Board was particularly interested in receiving input from school elected officials regarding how these components affected each systems' need for future schools. A draft report of the Task Force's recommendations was published in April 2001. The Task Force recognized that determining the present and future number of students in a district is an important component to planning future facilities. It is important to note that there are distinct differences between the projected number of students used in planning for annual current expense budgets and the number used for planning for future capital facilities. The Task Force considered three major elements as it formulated recommendations for projecting the number of students for capital purposes: (1) identifying the actual number of students currently in a school system at a particular point in time; (2) developing sound methodologies to project the future number of students in a school district;