The Clarksburg Master Plan allows for the development of up to 15,000 residential units. The plan includes five future elementary school sites. Little Bennett Elementary School opened in September 2006, William B. Gibbs, Jr. Elementary School opened in September 2009, and Wilson Wims Elementary School opened in September 2014. With continued growth in elementary school enrollment, another new elementary school is approved and scheduled to open September 2019. Elementary enrollment continues to grow beyond the elementary schools in the cluster and the one scheduled to open in September 2019. Therefore, the Board of Education's requested FY 2019-2024 CIP included funds for the opening of the next elementary school in this cluster. An FY 2019 appropriation was requested to begin planning this new school. This project was scheduled to be completed September 2021. However, due to fiscal constraints, the County Council delayed this project one year. An FY 2020 appropriation was approved to begin the planning of this new school. An FY 2021 appropriation was requested for construction funding. Due to fiscal constraints, the County Council delayed this project one year. An FY 2022 appropriation was approved for construction funds. An FY 2022 supplemental appropriation and transfer of funds was approved, in September 2021, for $1.89 million to increase the total cost of this project to address construction cost increases for this new elementary school. An FY 2022 supplemental appropriation for $5.125 million was approved, in December 2021, to maximize state aid. An FY 2023 appropriation was approved for the balance of funding. This project is scheduled to be completed August 2023.

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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