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5 <br /> class on the date membership is determined as a result of sickness or some <br /> other temporary reason are included in school membership figures. Each <br /> year the School District shall transmit its school membership to the parties <br /> to this agreement no later than five (5) school days after November 15. <br /> Within fifteen (15) school days after receiving the school membership <br /> calculations from the School District,the Board of County Commissioners <br /> shall approve the School District's school membership calculations. <br /> b. For purposes of this Memorandum, "building capacity" will be determined <br /> by reference to State guidelines and the School District guidelines <br /> (consistent with CIP School Construction Guidelines/policies developed <br /> by the School District and the Board of County Commissioners) and will <br /> be determined by a joint action of the School Board and the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners. As used herein the term "building <br /> capacity" refers to permanent buildings. Mobile classrooms and other <br /> temporary student accommodating classroom spaces are not permanent <br /> buildings and may not be counted in determining the school districts <br /> building capacity. The School District shall transmit its building capacity <br /> to the parties to this agreement no later than five (5) school days after <br /> November 15. Within fifteen (15) school days after receiving the building <br /> capacity calculations from the School District, the Board of County <br /> Commissioners shall approve the School District's building capacity <br /> calculations. <br /> C. Prior to the adoption of the ordinances referenced in Section 2, the parties <br /> shall reach agreement on the following: <br /> (i) A Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that will achieve the <br /> objectives of this Memorandum; <br /> (ii) A projected growth rate for student membership within the School <br /> District's three school levels during the ten year life of the CIP; <br /> (iii) A methodology for determining the projected growth rate for <br /> student membership; and <br /> (iv) The number of students at each level expected to be generated by <br /> each new housing type(i.e.,the "student generation rate"). <br /> d. After the adoption of the ordinances referenced in Section 2, the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners may change the projected student <br /> membership growth rate, the methodology used to determine this rate, or <br /> the student generation rate if the Board concludes that such a change is <br /> necessary to predict growth more accurately. Before making any such <br /> change, the Board shall receive and consider the recommendation of a <br /> staff committee consisting of the planning directors of the Town(s) and the <br /> County and a representative of the School District appointed by the <br /> Superintendent. The committee shall provide, in a timely manner, a copy <br /> of its recommendation to the governing boards of the other parties to this <br /> memorandum at the time it provides such recommendation to the Board of <br /> CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\l.ocal Settings\Temp\mou for chccs cb version with geg chgs clean.doc 2 <br />