Todd LoFrese, assistant superintendent for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, made a presentation on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) to the Economic Development & Public Policy meeting on September 6, 2011.
3. DEFINITION AND PURPOSE:
Part of the approval process of new
residential development
Synchronizes development with the
availability of school capacity
An ordinance of the county and
towns
Inter-local memorandum of
understanding with both school
districts
4. COLLABORATIVE PROCESS TO
IMPLEMENT SAPFO:
Various stakeholders had over three
years of monthly meetings
Associated attorneys
Schools and Land Use Councils
The County Planning Department
County and Town Boards and Town
Council
Approved in July 2003
5. APPLICABILITY:
Applies to both districts
Existing capacity and projections for
each district were created
Appropriate school board of
education (BOE) and towns/s work
together
6. ELEMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE:
Level of Service (LOS)
Elementary Schools 105% of Capacity
Middle Schools 107% of Capacity
High Schools 110% of Capacity
7. ELEMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE:
Topic Standard
Building Capacity NC Dept. of Public
Instruction
&
Orange County School
Construction Standards
Capital Investment 10-year
Program Plan
8. ELEMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE:
Topic Standard
Student Growth Average 5 Different
Rate Projection Methods
Student Generation 2007 TISHLER
Rate STUDY
9. ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLEMENTATION:
A Certificate of Adequate Public Schools
(CAPS) computer program
Track existing membership and capacity
Test for and log new development
impacts against capacity levels
Local governments approve feasibility
BOE staff confirms adequate capacity
BOE action required
CAPS certificate given to developer to
submit for final permit approval
10. SIMPLE CYCLICAL PROCESS
November 15 – provide actual numbers
BOCC accepts new numbers and restarts
annual CAPS program
Planners, Schools Technical Advisory
Committee (SAPFOTAC) develops report
including new student projections
(December-February)
Used in budget process
(December – March)
Report distributed to parties for comment
and adopted by BOCC in Spring
11. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools -
Elementary School Projections
Feb. 2011
7,000
2013-14
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019-
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Actual Average Capacity - 100% Level of Service (LOS) Capacity - 105% Level of Service (LOS)
12. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools -
Middle School Projections
Feb. 2011
3,500
2018-19
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019-
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Actual Average Capacity - 100% Level of Service 107% Level of Service
13. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools -
High School Projections
Feb. 2011
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019-
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Actual Average Capacity - 100% Level of Service 110% Level of Service
14. 2011-12 Enrollment Number
More than projected
Projected 11,718
Actual (9/2) 11,892
Elementary Level
Actual
(9/2) 5,437
105% LOS 5,506
15. Elementary #11 Status
Fully designed and SUP approved
$500,000 for deconstruction
Full funding has not been allocated
Current schedule has school
opening in August 2014
Delayed because County’s debt
capacity is maxed
16. In the Interim……
Watch enrollment closely
Communicate with partners
Crowded Schools
More Spot Redistricting
Mobile Classrooms
Potential loss of “specials” spaces
Pre-K dilemma
Student generation rate accuracy?
Legal?