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ITEM (5a) , <br />Assumptions/Disclaimers: <br />L Present school capacities were assumed fixed at the following rates: <br />A. Elementary 600 students <br />B. Middle 900 students OR 700 students <br />C. High 1200 students <br />2. Future school construction and capacities were assumed at the following rates <br />A. Elementary 600 students <br />B. Middle 900 students OR 700 students <br />C. High 1200 students <br />3. Over capacity was gauged at the total capacity of each school level: <br />A. Elementary (E) 108.3% 600 to 650 students <br />B. Middle (Ivn 108.3% 900 to 975 students <br />(700 to 758 students) <br />C. High 108.3% 1200 to 1300 students <br />4. Flex space required at maximum over capacity of each school level: <br />A. Elementary Two 25 student classes <br />B. Middle Three 25 student classes <br />(Two 29 student classes ?) <br />C. High Four 25 student classes <br />5. New students were added at a constant rate to the year 2030: <br />A. 300 students per year in CHCSD <br />B. 150 students per year in OCSD <br />6. New students were distributed to different school levels at constant rates: <br />A. Elementary 490/6 of total new students <br />B. Middle 24% of total new students <br />C. High 27% of total new students <br />New students were distributed equally among all of the elementary, middle and high schools. <br />7. Shaping Orange County's Future projections assume a constant growth rate of 1.45% per year. <br />8. High schools are assumed to serve a capacity of 1200 students. If high schools can expand to eventually <br />serve a capacity of 1500 students, new high schools will be required later than these projections show. <br />