Projections indicate that enrollment at Rachel Carson Elementary School will exceed capacity by over 300 seats by the end of the six-year planning period. To address the overutilization at Rachel Carson Elementary School, the Board of Education approved the expansion of DuFief Elementary School. Therefore, the Board of Education's requested FY 2019-2024 CIP included funding to provide capacity and facility upgrades at DuFief Elementary School that will require not only additional classrooms, but also reconfiguration of existing spaces and upgrades to building systems to accommodate the new student population. An FY 2019 appropriation was requested to begin the planning for this project, with a scheduled completion date of September 2021. However, due to fiscal constraints, the County Council approved a one-year delay for this project, but maintained the FY 2019 planning funds. An FY 2021 appropriation was requested for construction funds. Due to fiscal constraints, the County Council, in the adopted FY2021-2026 CIP, delayed this project one year. An FY 2022 appropriation was approved for construction funds. An FY 2022 supplemental appropriation and transfer of funds was approved in the amount of $33.9 million from this project to six approved capital projects scheduled to bid fall 2021, to address funding shortfalls due to significant increases in construction costs. As a result, this project is deferred until planning and construction funds are requested in a future CIP.

FY24 transfer for $1,190,433 in GO Bonds to Ronald McNair ES Addition (P651904), Major Capital Projects - Elementary (P652101) (South Lake ES and Stonegate ES), and Gaithersburg Cluster ES #8 (P651518) projects.

Mandatory Referral - M-NCPPC, Department of Environmental Protection, Building Permits:, Code Review, Fire Marshall, Department of Transportation, Inspections, Sediment Control, Stormwater Management, WSSC Permits