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21 <br /> considered as non-traditional include community recreational facilities such as a <br /> gymnasium or smaller schools constructed on smaller than traditional sites. <br /> 3) Interior Building Space Allocations <br /> a) Non-Specialized Capacity Generating Classrooms/Teaching Stations <br /> Elementary — A traditional elementary school contains 25 non-specialized <br /> classrooms. As stated earlier in this report, the Work Group recommends that <br /> non-specialized classroom sizes for a traditional elementary school be in <br /> accordance with State class size requirements as outlined in North Carolina <br /> General Statute 115C-301. The Statute currently states that kindergarten <br /> through third grade classrooms have capacity for 21 students per class with third <br /> through fifth grade teaching stations having capacity for 26 students per class. <br /> Appendix 1 of this report outlines, by grade level, the capacity and square <br /> footage guidelines for a traditional elementary school. <br /> Middle —A traditional middle school contains 21 regular classrooms with an <br /> individual class size of 26 students plus 6 science classrooms. As outlined in <br /> Appendix 2 square footage for regular traditional middle school classrooms plus <br /> storage total 1,014 square feet and science classrooms including lab storage <br /> space, total 1,200 square feet. <br /> High —A traditional 1,000-student high school contains 24 academic classrooms <br /> allowing for a minimum of 20 students per class in grades nine through twelve. A <br /> traditional 1,500-student high school contains 40 regular classrooms allowing for <br /> 26 students per class in grade nine and 29 students per class in grades ten <br /> through twelve. <br /> Square footage for traditional academic high school classrooms allows for in- <br /> room student use computers and ranges from 850 to 950 square feet per <br /> classroom and square footage for science classrooms, including lab storage <br /> space, range from 1,200 to 1,500 square feet. <br /> Appendix 3 of this report outlines capacity and square footage guidelines for <br /> a traditional 1,000 student high school and Appendix 4 provides similar <br /> information for a traditional 1,500 student high school. <br /> b) Specialized Classrooms <br /> Specific functions of each specialized classroom determine the total square <br /> footage needed for each. The narratives below provide overviews of the function <br /> of each specialized classroom while Appendices 1 through 4 provide detailed <br /> space profiles including square footage information for each specialized area. <br /> The Work Group recommends that the existing standards for specialized rooms <br /> remain unchanged for traditional model schools. <br /> 8 <br />