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School board approves request to seek $847,000 in carryover to buy modular classrooms for Lewis and Clark Elementary
Summary
The Caroline County School Board voted to request $847,000 in projected FY25 reversion (carryover) funds to pay part of the estimated $1.1 million cost of modular classroom units at Lewis and Clark Elementary to address immediate overcrowding.
The Caroline County School Board voted to ask the Board of Supervisors to reappropriate an estimated $847,000 in FY25 carryover (reversion) funds to purchase modular classroom units for Lewis and Clark Elementary, which staff said is operating over capacity.
Chief Operations Officer Marcia Stevens told the board that the division projects the cost of modular units similar to those installed at Bowling Green at about $1,100,000 and asked the board to waive the first reading so staff could submit the request to the county in December. "The cost is projected at $1,100,000," Stevens said during the presentation. She described the modulars as needed not only for overflow but to free space for state-mandated functions such as pull-out instruction and counseling.
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