Enrollment projections at North Bethesda Middle School reflect a need for an addition. North Bethesda Middle School has a program capacity for 864 students. Enrollment is expected to reach 1156 students by the 2017-2018 school year. A feasibility study was conducted in FY 2013 to determine the cost and scope of the project. An FY 2015 appropriation was approved to begin planning this addition. While the planning funds remain on the schedule requested by the Board of Education, due to fiscal constraints, the construction funds were programmed one year later in the approved FY2015-2020 CIP. The Board of Education's requested FY 2015-2020 Amended CIP reinstated the construction schedule previously requested by the Board. Due to fiscal constraints, the County Council did not approve the Board's request. An FY 2017 appropriation was approved for construction funds. An FY 2018 appropriation was approved to complete this project. This project is scheduled to be completed by September 2018.

FY24 transfer for $234,000 in GO Bonds to Ronald McNair ES Addition (P651904), Major Capital Projects - Elementary (P652101) (South Lake ES and Stonegate ES), and Gaithersburg Cluster ES #8 (P651518) projects.

MCPS asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.

Mandatory Referral - M-NCPPC, Department of Environmental Protection, Building Permits:, Code Review, Fire Marshall, Department of Transportation, Inspections, Sediment Control, Stormwater Management, WSSC Permits