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a~ <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 />~'~'ithin fifteen (1.5~ school days after receiving_the school membership <br />calculations from tre Schoc>1 District, the Board of County CVe~minissioners <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~paeit~ <br />to the parties to this agreement too later than five (5) school days after <br />November i 5. ~~'ithin fifteen (1) school da s a lter receivingthe building <br />capacity calculations from the School District the Board of County <br />Commissioners sh4G11 approve tl~~e 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 ofthis 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 />Commissioners and the Board of Commissioners shall provide an <br />F:ILisalorangecountylmou for oc bd of educ cb version with geg chgs.doc 2 <br />