An FY 2020 appropriation was approved to begin the architectural design for this addition project. As part of the Board of Education's Requested FY 2022 Capital Budget and Amendments to the FY 2021-2026 CIP, funds were reallocated from the Silver Spring International Middle School addition project to this project to construct the addition at Highland View Elementary School with a completion date of August 2025. The County Council, as part of the adopted FY2023-2028 CIP, delayed the construction expenditures for this project by two years. Therefore, this addition project was scheduled to be completed August 2027. The project was removed due to project costs being higher than expected.

Based on the new FY 2027 Prioritization Framework, Highland View ranked high enough to be considered for a Major Capital Project. The Board is requesting the approved appropriations from this addition project be used for other projects. A new project for Highland View ES can be found under the Major Capital Projects-Elementary Project.

State Aid projected under the IAC Capital Improvement Program or the Built To Learn Act for school construction program.

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.