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z <br />developers. The County's Planning Director will briefly explain the annual report development <br />process and point out some of the significant implications of this year's analysis. <br />County, municipal, and school staff have collaborated to run the November 15, 2003 student <br />membership numbers through the approved ten-year student projection models. The results <br />are included in tables in the draft SAPFOTAC report.. Approval of the building capacity <br />calculations and student membership projections will be scheduled for a subsequent BOCC <br />meeting. A significant outstanding issue remains for the Board's consideration, with no decision <br />being asked of the Board at this meeting, That issue involves recent determinations by the <br />State of North Carolina that class size in grades kindergarten through 2 (K-2) must be reduced <br />from a ratio of 23 students to 1 teacher to 21 to 1. The County Attorney and Planning Director <br />will discuss potential implications of the updated capacity and membership figures as they <br />relate to the provisions of the School Adequate Public Facilities ordinance and MOUs. <br />The student projection tables in the draft SAPFOTAC annual report reflect that total student <br />membership in OCS (elementary, middle, and high school combined) as of November 15, 2003 <br />was 6,503. The State Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) March 2003 Average Daily <br />Membership (ADM) planning number was 6,498. The November 15, 2003 actual membership <br />number for OCS is 143 higher than the actual membership as of November 15, 2002 of 6,360. <br />CHCCS actual membership (elementary, middle, and high schaal combined, less UNC Hospital <br />School students) as of November 15, 2003 was 10,634. DPI's March 2003 ADM planning <br />number for CHCCS was 10,649. The November 15, 2003 actual membership number for <br />CHCCS is 313 higher than the actual membership as of November 15, 2002 of 10,321. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Precise financial impacts cannot be determined, but the changes in <br />projected building capacity and growth in student membership for the next ten years will have <br />impacts on future operating and capital budgets measured in the tens of millions of dollars. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: <br />1) receive the report; <br />2) pose any questions needing further staff analysis prior to the Board's approval of <br />membership and capacity figures at a future BOCC meeting; and <br />3) provide any appropriate direction to staff. <br />