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On Friday, October 25th, MCPS superintendent Jack Smith released his Recommended FY 2021 Capital Budget and the FY 2021-2026 Capital Improvements Program.

Below are a few highlights:

Six previously approved and three new addition projects at Cresthaven, DuFief, Ronald McNair, Montgomery Knolls, Roscoe Nix, Pinecrest, Bethesda, William Tyler Page, and Westbrook elementary schools.

Two new elementary schools in Gaithersburg and Clarksburg clusters.

Four previously approved additions at Parkland, Pyle, Silver Spring International, and Takoma Park middle schools.

New building for E. Brooke Lee Middle School (upped from previously approved addition).

Two previously approved additions at Kennedy and Whitman high schools.

Previously approved addition and facility upgrade at Northwood High School.

Opening of new high school at Crown Farm site (Crown in Gaithersburg) and re-opening of Woodward High School by 2025.

Construction of an early childhood center at Watkins Mill High School by 2022.

Schools that include Damascus, Magruder, Poolesville and Wootton high schools have completion dates between 2024-2027.

For more information and further details, you can find the Superintendent’s Recommended FY 2021 Capital Budget and the FY 2021-2026 Capital Improvements Program here.