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Board narrows Built to Learn choices, approves alternate capital plan after heated debate
Summary
Staff presented three alternate plans to allocate remaining Build to Learn Act funds; after lengthy discussion about equity, facility condition and program needs, the board adopted Alternate Plan 1 and approved the FY27 capital budget and 10‑year plan, votes carried 5–2.
The Howard County Board of Education spent more than two hours debating how to spend remaining Build to Learn Act funds and on Thursday approved an alternate capital plan after extended discussion about equity, facility condition and program priorities.
Staff presented three alternate plans to use approximately $75.5 million in remaining state Build to Learn Act funds. The plans differed in which projects would start design in FY27: Alternate 1 kept two large school projects (Elementary School 43 and Patapsco Middle School) as FY27…
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