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c~ 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />~,~~~~r <br />SCHOOLS ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ORDINANCE <br />(SAPFO) <br />B. LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) QUESTIONS <br />Q. What does level of service (LOS) mean? <br />A. LOS means the amount (level) of students that can be accommodated <br />(serviced) at a certain school system grade group [i.e., Elementary Level <br />(K-5), Middle Level (6-8), High School Level (9-12)] <br />2. Q. How is LOS measured? <br />A. LOS is illustrated as a percentage of the Department of Public Instruction <br />(DPI) rated capacity of schools of a certain level added together. <br />3. Q. How is LOS used in the countywide Schools Adequate Public Facilities <br />Ordinance (SAPFO)? <br />A. LOS is assigned for each school level grade group: <br />105% of capacity for the combined total of elementary schools, <br />107% of capacity for the combined total of middle schools, and <br />110% of capacity for the combined total of high schools. <br />4. Q. What does it mean when the LOS is greater than 100%? <br />A. If the 100% capacity was 4302 students at eight elementary schools, then <br />4517 students could be accommodated at 105%. <br />5. Q. Is any individual school held to the specific LOS standard? <br />A. No, each school district will be responsible for the specific constraints of <br />each individual school and the SAPFO using a combined total for each <br />school level. <br />g. Q. What happens when the LOS is exceeded? <br />A. The LOS is the standard that is evaluated in school level projections to <br />ascertain the needs for future school construction. If the LOS is not <br />achieved in a given year, then housing approvals must be delayed or <br />deferred until the new school is scheduled to be built. <br />