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Prince George's County Board of Education holds public hearing on Brandywine boundary plan; new K–8 campus to open in 2027
Summary
At a virtual April 17 public hearing, Prince George's County Public Schools presented a boundary proposal for the Brandywine area that would move preK–2 into the existing Brandywine Elementary building and place grades 3–8 in a new K–8 campus opening in fall 2027; Gwen Park Middle School would be demolished and Baden Elementary likely surplused.
Prince George's County Board of Education members held a special virtual public hearing Thursday, April 17, 2025, to gather input on a superintendent-led boundary proposal for the Brandywine attendance area that would reconfigure grade assignments and school facilities ahead of a planned board vote on April 24.
The proposal, presented by boundary supervisor Rhianna McCarter and planning staff, would keep the current Brandywine Elementary building as a prekindergarten through second-grade campus and open a new Brandywine third-through-eighth-grade academy on the Gwen Park Middle School site in fall 2027. Superintendent House and operations staff said the plan was designed to respond to rapid local housing growth, constrained Blueprint 2 program funding and projected enrollment increases in the Brandywine area.
School officials said Brandywine Elementary experienced a recent surge in enrollment that prompted a temporary move of kindergarten students to Baden Elementary;…
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