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Board hears update on Alternative Programs and Blair Ewing; facilities work completed with remaining asbestos abatement scheduled
Summary
MCPS officials told the board the Alternative Programs consolidated sites after a lease was not renewed; the program currently serves about 129 students (capacity ~180). Facilities staff described completed roof, drywall and HVAC work at Blair Ewing, ongoing air‑quality monitoring, and scheduled removal of remaining asbestos‑containing ceiling tiles during a long weekend in February.
District leaders updated the Board committee on Alternative Programs and the Blair Ewing site, addressing consolidation, capacity, security and recent facilities concerns.
Program structure and capacity: Associate Superintendent Damon Monteleone and Alternative Programs leadership said the system previously operated three Alternative Program sites (down county, up county, central Rockville) but did not renew one lease. They consolidated operations into two active sites and maintained a third temporary site; Alternative Programs currently serve about 129 students across sites with an operational capacity up to 180 at one time (program update; Damien Ingram; DJ Connolly).
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