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MCPS recommends five elementary replacements and three secondary projects; Sligo Creek eyed as swing space
Summary
The superintendent’s FY27 CIP proposal recommends replacement projects for five elementary schools (Burning Tree, Cold Spring, Highland View, Piney Branch, Sligo Creek) and major projects at Damascus High School and Eastern Middle School, with a holding‑school strategy to reduce on‑site construction disruption.
Montgomery County Public Schools staff presented a slate of major school construction projects during the Oct. 14 work session, including five recommended elementary replacements, a major Damascus High School renewal/replacement, and a plan to reconfigure Silver Spring International Middle School (SIMS) and use an existing school as a holding (swing) space.
What the district recommended
- Elementary projects (superintendent’s recommendation, timelines and preliminary costs in presentation): - Burning Tree Elementary — preliminary replacement; planning/design FY28–29; move to holding school FY30–31; estimated ~ $70,000,000. - Cold Spring Elementary — proposed replacement; planning/design FY28–29; move to holding school FY30–31; estimated ~ $60,000,000. - Highland View Elementary — recommended replacement after pause on previous addition plan; planning/design FY28–29; estimated ~ $70,000,000. - Piney Branch Elementary — recommended replacement; planning/design FY28–29; estimated ~ $78,000,000; presentation…
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