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DRAFT <br />MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDYNG <br />This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into this day of , 2000, <br />by and between the Town of ,the City of ,Orange County, and the <br />(the "School District"). <br />WHEREAS, the portion of Orange County, served by the [name of school districts has <br />for the past decade been experiencing rapid growth in population; and <br />WHEREAS, this growth, and that which is anticipated, creates a demand for additional <br />school facilities to accommodate the children who reside within new developments; and <br />WHEREAS, the responsibility for planning for and constructing new school facilities lies <br />primarily with the (Orange County School District or Chapel <br />Hi1UCarrboro School District), with funding provided by Orange County; and <br />WHEREAS, ,~,~, Orange .County and the ~ School District have <br />recognized the need to work together to ensure that new growth within the School District occurs <br />at a pace that allows Orange County and the School District to provide adequate school facilities <br />to serve the children within such new developments; <br />WHEREAS, parties have worked cooperatively and developed a system wherein school <br />facilities are currently adequate to meet the needs of the citizens of the county 'and will continue <br />to maintain a Capital Investment Plan (C1P) that is financially feasible. and synchronized with <br />historical growth patterns; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this memorandum hereby agree as follows: <br />Section 1. The parties will work cooperatively to develop a realistic capital facilities <br />program for the construction of schools such that, from the effective date of this <br />Memorandum; <br />a. No school level (i.e. elementary, middle or high) is more than <br />1. Elementary School 105% of Building Capacity <br />2. Middle School 107% of Building Capacity <br />3. High School 110% of Building Capacity <br />(if number of schools within a level is very low the district may initiate a <br />higher percentage limit and step down in percentage to the number above as <br />new schools open) <br />b. The term "the school districts building capacity" will be determined by State <br />guidelines and the school district guidelines (consistent with CTP School <br />Construction Guidelines/policies developed by the school districts and the <br />Board of County Commissioners) and as used herein refers to permanent <br />buildings. Mobile classrooms and other temporary student accommodating <br />classroom spaces are not permanent buildings and may not be counted in <br />determining the school districts building capacity. <br />8 <br />