Projections indicate that enrollment at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres will exceed capacity throughout the six-year planning period. Due to site limitations, it would be difficult to expand the facility to meet the enrollment growth needs. Therefore, to address the space deficit, feasibility studies were conduced during the 2016-2017 school year at Cresthaven and Roscoe Nix elementary schools (paired schools), to determine if these schools can be expanded to address the space deficits at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres. The Board of Education's requested FY 2019-2024 CIP included funding for additions at both Cresthaven and Roscoe Nix elementary schools to address the overutilization at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres. An FY 2019 appropriation was requested to begin planning this addition. The project was scheduled to be completed September 2021. However, due to fiscal constraints, the County Council approved a one-year delay for these two projects. An FY 2020 appropriation was approved for planning funds and an FY 2021 appropriation was approved for construction funds for both projects. These projects were scheduled to be completed September 2022. As a result of the continued enrollment growth at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres and the scope and cost of the additions at both Cresthaven and Roscoe Nix elementary schools, the Board of Education's Requested FY 2022 Capital Budget and Amendments to the FY 2021-2026 CIP, removed all expenditures from this project and reallocated those funds for a new Grades 3-5 elementary school for JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres. The FY 2022 appropriation for this project reflects the previously approved appropriation from the two addition projects. An FY 2023 appropriation was approved to address construction cost increases for this project. An FY 2024 appropriation and amendment to the FY2023-2028 CIP was approved for additional funding due to the impact on the construction industry as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. An FY 2025 appropriation is requested to provide additional funds for this project to construct a replacement school on the same site. Due to the change in scope for this project, the construction timeline for this project is extended one year. Therefore, the scheduled completion date for this project is August 2026.

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.