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Charles County outlines 29‑project capital improvement plan; La Plata HS renovation and kindergarten additions lead list
Summary
Chief of operations Mike Heim presented a five‑year CIP to the board, highlighting a proposed La Plata High School renovation and addition (300–400 seats), three kindergarten additions and relocatable classrooms for immediate capacity needs. State cost‑share and EGRC funds were discussed as critical to the plan.
Charles County Public Schools submitted a 10‑year capital improvement plan (CIP) to the Interagency Committee on School Construction and outlined 29 projects over five years at the Board of Education meeting on Aug. 12.
The district emphasized two projects it hopes the state will fund in the near term: a renovation and capacity addition for La Plata High School and a kindergarten (and pre‑K) addition for Thomas Higdon Elementary School. The La Plata project is in design and would both modernize the 1970s‑era campus and add seats; the district said it hopes to add “somewhere between 300 to 400 additional seats.”
Why it matters: Charles County is experiencing enrollment growth in parts of the district and continues to use relocatable classrooms for immediate capacity needs while seeking state and county construction funding for longer‑term solutions.
Key projects and status - La Plata High School — renovation and…
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