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20 <br /> funding and adequate timing of new schools. While the Collaboration Group <br /> does not recommend going above the state mandated class size at any level, <br /> there might be examples in the future where total school capacity may vary from <br /> the Standards. For example, a smaller than traditional school site may create the <br /> need to construct a smaller school or a multi-story one. Other examples include <br /> a non-traditional school that may allow for smaller than mandated class sizes or <br /> may include additional classroom space for pre-kindergarten students. <br /> The chart below compares existing standards with those proposed by the <br /> Collaboration Work Group: <br /> Capacity - Traditional Model <br /> SchoolLevelExisting Standards April 2007 Proposal from School <br /> Collaboration Work Group <br /> Elementary 600 585 <br /> Middle 700 700 <br /> ,High School(Ran e 1 000 1,500 1,000 1 �15 0 0 <br /> 2) Square Footage <br /> In calculating total square footage of new schools, the Collaboration Work Group <br /> concluded that the prior standards for square footage per student are sufficient. <br /> Given the Work Group's proposed change in elementary class size and total <br /> elementary capacity, as outlined earlier in this report, the proposed elementary <br /> square footage is reduced from the previous standards of 95,235 square feet to <br /> 92,840. Statutory class sizes for middle and high school levels remain <br /> unchanged from the previous Standards; therefore, the Work Group <br /> recommends no changes in existing standards for total square footage of middle <br /> and high schools. The chart below compares existing standards with those <br /> proposed by the Collaboration Work Group: <br /> Square Footage -Traditional Model <br /> SchoolLevelExisting Standards April 2007 Proposal from School <br /> Collaboration Work Group <br /> Elementary 95,235 92,840 <br /> Middle 132,192 132,192 <br /> F High School (Range) 151,0491 251,3451 151,049 251,3451 <br /> Square footage of a non-traditional school may be higher or lower than those <br /> outlined by the School Collaboration Work Group. Examples of factors <br /> 7 <br />