anchor Description
Elementary school student enrollment growth continues in the Gaithersburg Cluster and, therefore, several schools exceed their program capacities-Gaithersburg, Rosemont, Strawberry Knoll, Summit Hall, and Washington Grove elementary schools. In April the Board of Education approved the construction of an addition at Gaithersburg Elementary School. A feasibility study was conducted for the addition at Gaithersburg Elementary School and revealed a number of challenges. Based on those challenges, as well as the absence of a solution in the approved CIP to address the overutilization at Rosemont and Strawberry Knoll elementary schools, the Board of Education, on August approved that a Site Selection Advisory Committee convene to evaluate potential elementary school sites in the Gaithersburg Cluster. On February the superintendent of school supported the Site Selection Advisory Committee recommendation and recommended the City of Gaithersburg Kelley Park site as the location for the new Gaithersburg Cluster Elementary School. On March the Board of Education approved the superintendent of schools recommendation. It is likely that funding for this project will be adjusted next fall as part of the FY CIP process. An FY appropriation was approved to begin the planning for this new school. Funding requested in the FY CIP reflects the expenditures needed for this new elementary school. An FY appropriation was approved for construction funds. Due to a shortfall of expenditures for this project, an FY Capital Budget unexpended project balance transfer and amendment to the CIP was approved. The surplus funds were identified from Current Revitalizations/Expansions projects and transferred to the Local Unliquidated Surplus Account. An FY appropriation was approved to complete this project. This new school is scheduled to be completed August
anchorFiscal Note
Transfer in GO Bonds from Maryvale ES Current Rev/Ex for Potomac ES Current Rev/Ex for Tilden MS Current Rev/Ex for and Luxmanor ES Current Rev/Ex for transfer in for in GO Bonds and in School Impact Taxes from Ashburton ES Add Clarksburg Cluster ES Dufief ES/Add Facility Upgrade Noth Bethesda MS Add and Current Rev/Ex
anchorDisclosures
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.