Superintendent Tom Forcella and Assistant Superintendent Todd LoFrese gave an update on Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to the Chamber's Economic Development & Public Policy Committee.

1. State of K-12 Education
Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of
Commerce
Economic Development and
Public Policy Committee
August 7, 2014
Tom Forcella • Todd LoFrese

5. Proactive
Focused on Classroom Instruction
◦ Have a reputation as the place for outstanding instruction
Rethink current systems to support the Vision
◦ Goal 4 – Professional Development and Learning
Infrastructure to support the direction
Key Elements of Our Direction

6. Relationship to Economic Development
Attracts business
Property values
Learning in all areas
Educated work force
Great place to live and work
Great Public Schools

7. CHCCS Facts and Figures
20 Schools
◦ 11 Elementary Schools
◦ 4 Middle Schools
◦ 3 High Schools
◦ 1 Alternative High School
◦ Hospital School
12,000+ students
1,200+ teachers
800+ classified staff

8. Highest Average SAT Score
Newsweek’s America’s Top High Schools
Advanced Learning Opportunities
Exceptional Children Education
Safety: SROs, Counselors, Nurses, etc.
Supports for Learning/Teaching
State’s Top Graduation Rate
Arts Opportunities
Athletics
*Best Small City for
Education
Points of Pride
*movoto.com

9. Purpose
Assess the physical and educational needs of the district’s 10
oldest facilities to determine required repairs and maintenance
and what is necessary to bring each school to the minimum
student capacity as established by the Orange County School
Construction Standards.
Scope
1) Carrboro Elementary 6) Seawell Elementary
2) Ephesus Elementary 7) Culbreth Middle
3) Estes Hills Elementary 8) Phillips Middle
4) FPG Elementary 9) Chapel Hill High
5) Glenwood Elementary 10) Lincoln Center
Facilities Assessment

10. Significant interior and exterior physical repairs
required
Complete HVAC and lighting replacements
Insufficient support spaces for program delivery
Campus style facilities are inefficient and more
difficult to secure
ADA and life safety code upgrades
Many campuses are relying on temporary facilities
that are also in need of significant repair
General Findings

11. Comprehensive renovations
Deconstruction of some buildings
Additions
◦ Address safety and security
◦ Address program deficiencies
Increase capacity and delay the need for new
schools
Recommendation

12. Estes Hills Elementary School
ADA Egress Issues
Campus Security & Monitoring
Lighting & IT
Aging Infrastructure

13. CHCCS Facilities Assessment
Recommendations
CHCCS Facilities Assessment Recommendations

14. CHCCS Facilities Assessment
Recommendations

15. Facilities Assessment Recommendation
and Differed Cost of New Schools
Recommendations increase student capacity as
follows:
Carrboro Elementary + 52
Ephesus +137
Estes Hills + 58
Seawell +119
Lincoln Center PreK +189
Total Elementary +555
CHHS +105
Total +660

16. $160.8 mil Cost of Recommendation
($34.5) Budgeted Cost of New Elementary School
(delayed beyond 10 years)
($23.1) Budgeted Cost of High School Addition
(delayed beyond 10 years)
$103.2 mil Net Cost of Recommendation
Facilities Assessment Recommendation
and Differed Cost of New Schools

17. Older schools need significant investments
Recommendations
◦ Fix aging infrastructure issues
◦ Bring older schools to OC standard
◦ Address safety and security
◦ Increase capacity and delay new schools
⚫Also delays operational increases
Timing is important
Continued collaboration
Summary

18. Thank you . . .
for all of your support throughout
our years.