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In Collaboration with Orange County and Woolpert Facility Master Plan

August 15, 2024

Update: Orange County Bond Proposal 2024

Agenda

CHCCS/Orange County Approach

Woolpert Recommendations

Community Input

Lead Option for Bond

Questions

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CHCCS Approach

The Core of the CHCCS Plan

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FCI assessment

From short-term (reactive) to long-term (proactive)

Limitation of available land

for replacements

Educational adequacy

Facility age

Capacity

Operational/instructional

inefficiencies

Orange County BOCC Approach

School capital projects will be funded based on consistency with the principles of the Woolpert Plan.

Orange County BOCC Framework

for School Bond Projects and Capital Funding

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Replace old facilities with new facilities.

Improve educational adequacy of the buildings.

Address high priority capital maintenance needs throughout each district.

Proposed Orange County 10-Year Financing Plan

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Woolpert Recommendations

What is Facility Condition Index (FCI)

• General indicator of a facility’s health.
• Metric to compare dissimilar facilities.
• The higher the FCI, the greater the need.
• Financial modeling suggests FCIs of 65% or greater are candidates for replacement.
• FCI is only one indicator and is not the only factor to consider when identifying renovation, replacement, or closure candidates. Building age, educational adequacy, site layout, etc., contribute to decision-making.

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Defining Educational Adequacy

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Drivers for Decision-Making

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Woolpert Recommendation Profiles

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CHCCS Community Input

Community recognizes district buildings are in dire need of replacement and/or improvements.

Community Input/Values Provided to Date

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Maintain school walkability and minimize disruption.

Assess impact on racial or ethnic groups.

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Include community input on how the plan can be done.

District-Wide Community Meetings

Thursday, August 1st

• Chapel Hill Library
• Meeting Room B
• Session 1: 10:30 - 12:00 p.m.
• Session 2: 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 7th

• Southern Human Services Center
• Session 1: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.​
• Session 2: 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Lead Option for Bond

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Replace Frank Porter Graham (FPG)/Dual Bilingue ES.

Replace Carrboro ES

Perform High Priority Maintenance projects at all schools (including Culbreth MS and Phillips MS).

Replace Estes Hills ES

Lead Option for Bond Plan 

*Order of events TBD.

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Culbreth and Phillips Middle Schools 

Proposed Improvement Projects

Culbreth MS

HIGH-PRIORITY NEEDS:

• Electrical
• Roofing
• HVAC

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Phillips MS

HIGH-PRIORITY NEEDS:

• Ductwork
• Panelboards
• Electrical switchgear
• Heat pumps

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Two-Phase Plan/Approach

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*Major maintenance associated with Buildings B & D.

• Follows Woolpert’s recommendations in replacing Carrboro ES, Estes Hills ES, and FPG Bilingue ES.
• Reduces average district school age by 12 years.
• Improves facility condition index from Poor to Good. 
• Minimizes use of additional bus routes for plan and demands on CHCCS Transportation.
• Allows for Woolpert’s recommended district-wide boundary adjustments.
• Minimizes number of times students are displaced with boundary changes.
• The plan allows for potential replacement of remaining elementary schools in next bond referendum (i.e., Seawell, Ephesus, and Glenwood).
• Allows for high-priority needs projects to be completed at all schools.

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Benefits

• Allows for three elementary schools with the highest facility needs to be rebuilt and high priority maintenance for all remaining schools.
• Includes the least amount of disruption to school communities and minimizes the need for boundary changes (redistricting). 
• Maintains walkable, bikeable school communities and aligns with Chapel Hill’s Complete Community Plan and Carrboro’s Connectivity Plan.
• Minimizes the need for additional bus routes and reduces potential strain on CHCCS transportation.

Summary

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Questions?

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In Collaboration with Orange County and Woolpert Facility Master Plan

August 15, 2024

Update: Orange County Bond Proposal 2024