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Parents and school leaders press council to approve MCPS CIP amendments and finish Woodward auditorium
Summary
Parents, students and school leaders urged the Montgomery County Council to approve MCPS amendments to the FY25–30 CIP, pressing for completion of Woodward High School’s auditorium and other long-delayed renovations.
Parents, students and school leaders urged the Montgomery County Council at a public hearing to approve amendments to the FY25–30 Capital Improvements Program that would finish several long-delayed school projects and address widespread building deficiencies.
Doregan Hoffman, speaking for the Walter Johnson cluster PTAs, said the cluster "strongly encourages the county council to approve the amendments to the 2025–2030 CIP as recommended by Superintendent Taylor, the Board of Education, and the County Executive." Hoffman highlighted Woodward High School, which is being completed and is scheduled to reopen as a new high school in August 2027 to relieve overcrowding at Walter Johnson High School. Hoffman told the council that Walter Johnson has "swelled to 3,100 students — more than 700 students over capacity." He said…
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