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49 ■ Although charter school students are not accounted for through the SAPFO process, they are monitored by the Department of Public Institution (DPI) which provides pupil information to the County for funding purposes. ■ Charter school enrollment is informally reported in the SAPFO Report's executive summary. 4. Portable Classrooms ■ SAPFO projection numbers relating to capacity do not include portable classrooms. If student membership temporarily exceeds 100% capacity, portable classrooms may be used to alleviate the overcapacity. If projections show that student membership is expected to exceed the adopted levels of service (105% at elementary school level, 107% at middle school level, and 110% at high school level) for an extended period of time, a new school servicing the affected level(s) would need to be added to the CIP (Capital Improvement Program) in order to be constructed in time to alleviate the projected overcapacity. ■ The SAPFO Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) excludes mobile classrooms as permanent, but they may be used to house temporary individual school overcapacity situations. The SAPFOTAC Annual Report and projections includes student membership numbers from portable classrooms, but not capacity numbers of the portable classrooms. Therefore, SAPFO projections may show a need for permanent classrooms earlier and the need for new schools is not `masked' by the use of portable classrooms. If portable classroom capacities were reported and included in the SAPFO projections, service levels may decrease and push the need for permanent classrooms out further in the future. The MOUs specifically state that only permanent buildings can be used to calculate capacity and specifically exclude using mobile or temporary classroom spaces as counting toward building capacity. 5. Pre-K Students ■ Although not included in SAPFO school capacity or membership numbers, Pre-K programs continue to impact operations at District elementary schools where Pre-K programs exist. ■ Both school districts struggle with locating and providing adequate space for Pre- K programs. Newer schools are designed and constructed with Pre-K classrooms; however, older schools are not forcing the school districts to absorb Pre-K students into existing elementary schools. This decreases overall available capacity for elementary school students. In some cases, portable classrooms have been set up to accommodate Pre-K students at schools that do not have the capacity in the existing school facility. ■ Pre-K students are informally reported in the SAPFO Report's executive summary. 6. School Renovation and Redevelopment (Capacity Changes) ■ The SAPFO system can identify new `whole' school needs, but can also accommodate partial capacity addition as in new school wings or planned capacity expansions such as the prototype high school designs with a core for 1,500 students, but an interim capacity of 1,000 students. ■ As renovations occur that may add capacity, this information will be added to the SAPFO program both in CAPS and CIP needs/student projections.