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15 <br /> Section I <br /> B. Building Capacity and Membership <br /> 1. Responsible Entity for Suggesting Change—The Planning Directors, School <br /> Representatives, and Technical Advisory Committee (SAPFOTAC)will receive requested <br /> changes that are CIP related and adopted in the prior year. CIP capacity changes will be <br /> updated along with actual membership received in November of each year. Other changes <br /> will be sent to a `Joint Action Committee' of the BOCC and Board of Education, as noted in <br /> the MOU, who will make recommendations and forward changes (on the specific forms with <br /> justification) to the full Board of County Commissioners for review and action. These non- <br /> CIP changes would be updated in the upcoming November CAPS system recalibration and <br /> included in the SAPFOTAC report. <br /> 2. Definition —For purposes of this Memorandum, "building capacity" will be determined by <br /> reference to State guidelines and the School District guidelines (consistent with CIP School <br /> Construction Guidelines/policies developed by the School District and the Board of County <br /> Commissioners) and will be determined by a joint action of the School Board and the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners. As used herein the term "building capacity" refers to <br /> permanent buildings. Mobile classrooms and other temporary student accommodating <br /> classroom spaces are not permanent buildings and may not be counted in determining the <br /> school districts building capacity. <br /> 3. Standard for: Standard for: <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District Orange County School District <br /> The original certified capacity for each of the The original certified capacity for each of the <br /> schools was certified by the respective schools was certified by the respective <br /> superintendent and incorporated in the superintendent and incorporated in the <br /> initialization of the CAPS system (Chapel Hill- initialization of the CAPS system (Orange County <br /> Carrboro School District April 29, 2002 - Base) School District April 30, 2002 -Base) <br /> Capacity changes were made each year as Capacity changes were made each year as follows: <br /> follows: <br /> 2003: Increase of 619 at Rashkis Elementary. 2003: No net increase in capacity at Elementary <br /> 2004: No changes at Elementary, Middle, or level. No changes at Middle School level. <br /> High School levels. Increase of 1,000 at Cedar Ridge High School. <br /> 2 <br />