Projections indicate enrollment at Walt Whitman High School will exceed capacity by 200 seats or more by the end of the six-year period. The Board of Education's Requested FY 2017-2022 CIP included funding for an addition to this school, with planning to begin in FY 2017. Due to fiscal constraints, the County Council's adopted FY 2017-2022 CIP includes a one year delay for this project. An FY 2018 appropriation was approved to begin the planning for this addition. The Board of Education's requested FY 2019-2024 CIP included an increase to the approved expenditures to increase the scope of this project to address core improvements for the projected student enrollment. An FY 2019 appropriation was approved for planning funds. An FY 2020 appropriation was approved for construction funds. Additional funding is requested in the FY 2021-2026 CIP to complete this project. An FY 2021 appropriation was approved for the balance of funding. This project is scheduled to be completed September 2021.

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.

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