Enrollment projections indicate that enrollment at Ronald McNair Elementary School will exceed capacity by the end of the six-year planning period. An FY 2019 appropriation was requested to begin the architectural design for this addition project. This project was scheduled to be completed September 2021. However, due to fiscal constraints, the County Council approved a one-year delay for this project. The Board of Education, in the amended FY2019-2024 CIP, requested an FY 2020 appropriation for planning funds. However, due to fiscal constraints, the County Council approved a one-year delay for this project. An FY 2021 appropriation was approved to begin the planning for this project. An FY 2022 appropriation was approved for construction funds. As part of the FY2023-2028 CIP, an additional $3.0 million from the county executive's Prevailing Wage and Built to Learn Act PDFs was included in this project to maximize state aid. An FY 2023 appropriation was approved to complete this addition project. This project is scheduled to be completed August 2023.

State Aid approved in FY23 for $3.558 million.

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