Based on the KFI assessment data, various building system upgrades/replacements and programmatic requirements are needed for this school. Therefore, the requested FY2025-203 CIP includes funding for a Major Capital Project at this school. This project will address aging infrastructure and meet programmatic objectives. As part of the FY2025-2030 CIP, planning funds and only placeholder construction funds are included in this project. An FY 2025 appropriation was approved to begin the planning and design of this project. However, due to fiscal constraints, as part of the County Council's approved FY 2025-2030 CIP, the placeholder construction expenditures were shifted to the outyears of the CIP. In FY 2026, the Council approved the Board's request to reallocate $3 million of placeholder construction dollars from FY 2030 for other projects.

Beginning in 2025, MCPS hired a third party contractor to conduct facility assessments which lead to a data set known as a Facility Condition Index (FCI). Along with the FCI, other relevant data sets were incorporated into a new CIP prioritization framework that led to the requested FY 2027 Major Capital Projects. Subsequently, Whetstone Elementary School ranked lower in the prioritization process, therefore, the Board is requesting previously approved appropriated funds to be reallocated to other projects.