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Twinbrook parents and staff press MCPS to restore CIP priority and permit linkages-to-learning services
Summary
Parents, staff and PTA representatives from Twinbrook Elementary described long‑standing building problems including plumbing backups, electrical hazards, mold and non‑ADA conditions. Witnesses urged the board to reinstate Twinbrook in the CIP major capital project list and to allow county linkages-to-learning wraparound services without requiring
Twinbrook Elementary parents, staff and PTA leaders asked the board to restore the school to the CIP major-project list and to enable linkages-to-learning wraparound services despite the building's age and condition.
Speakers described repeated electrical problems, a boiler-room flood linked to a sewage backup, original electrical outlets, asbestos and mold concerns, plumbing failures that force bathroom closures, and the schoollack of ADA accessibility. "Twinbrook is not ADA compliant in any way, shape, or form," counselor Kristen Walsh said, noting the building's construction and dated systems.
Parents and Twinbrook volunteers also explained that smaller repairs performed in recent years have improved the facility condition index (FCI) used in capital prioritization, which has contributed to the school's removal from the recommended CIP list. They urged MCPS and county partners to allow linkages-to-learning services (a county Department of Health and Human Services program) to operate in Twinbrook without requiring a new or modernized wing.
MCPS staff said linkages is a county-funded program (HHS) and that some capital features make delivery more efficient, but that services themselves can be provided without major construction if county HHS approves. Speakers asked the board to coordinate with county partners and to explore alternative ways to deliver wraparound services while pursuing longer-term capital solutions.
Twinbrook advocates also asked for immediate fixes for water, call buttons and other security equipment; board members and staff said maintenance teams are being staffed and that work-order follow-up will continue.
