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Rel at ed Ent r i es: ABA, ABC, ABC- RA, ACD, CFA, DNA, FAA- RA, FKB,1

( pendi ng) , J EE, J EE- RA2

Responsi bl e Of f i ce: Chi ef Oper at i ng Of f i cer3

Pl anni ng and Capi t al Progr ammi ngDepartment of4

Facilities Management5

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Long- Rrange Educat i onal Faci l i t i es Pl anni ng8

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A. PURPOSE11

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TheMontgomery County Boar d of Educat i on(Board) has a pr i mary13

r esponsi bi l i t y t o pl an f or school f aci l i t i es t hat addr ess14

changi ng enr ol l ment pat t er ns and sust ai n hi gh-qual i t y15

educat i onal pr ogr ams i n accor dance wi t h t he pol i ci es of t he16

Boar d. The Boar d of Educat i on f ul f i l l s t hi s r esponsi bi l i t y17

t hr ough t he f aci l i t i es pl anni ng pr ocess. Long- r ange18

educat i onal f aci l i t i es pl anni ng i s essent i al t o i dent i f y t he19

i nf r ast r uct ur e needed to ensur e success f or ever y st udent .20

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The Long-range Educational Facilities Planning ( LREFP) pol i cy22

gui des t he pl anni ng pr ocess. The pr ocess i s desi gned t o23

promote publ i c underst andi ng of pl anni ng f or Mont gomery Count y24Publ i c School s ( MCPS) and t o ensur e t hat t her e ar e suf f i ci ent25

oppor t uni t i es f or par ent s, st udent s, st af f , communi t y member s26

and or gani zat i ons, l ocal gover nment agenci es, and27

muni ci pal i t i es t o i dent i f y and communi cat e t hei r pr i or i t i es28

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and concer ns t o t he super i nt endent of schools and the Boar d.29

Long- r ange Educat i onal Faci l i t i es Pl anni ngLREFP wi l l be i n30accor dance wi t h al l f eder al , st at e, and l ocal l aws and31

r egul at i ons.32

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B. I SSUE34

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Enr ol l ment i n MCPS i s const ant l y changi ng. The f undament al36

goal of f aci l i t i es pl anni ng i s t o pr ovi de a sound educat i onal37

envi r onment f or changi ng enr ol l ment . The number of st udent s,38

t hei r geogr aphi c di st r i but i on, and the demogr aphi c39

char act er i st i cs of t hi s popul at i on al l i mpact f aci l i t i es40

pl anni ng. Net eEnr ol l ment changes ar e dr i ven by f act or s41

i ncl udi ng bi r t h r at es, and movement wi t hi n t he school syst em42

and i nt o t he school syst em f r om ot her par t s of t he Uni t ed43

St at es and t he wor l d.44

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MCPS i s among t he l argest school syst ems i n t he count r y i n46

t erms of enr ol l ment and ser ves a county of appr oxi mat el y 50047

squar e mi l es. The f ul l r ange of popul at i on densi t y, f r om48

r ur al t o ur ban, i s pr esent i n t he count y. Si nce 1984,49

enr ol l ment has i ncreased wher e new communi t i es have f ormed, as50

wel l as i n est abl i shed ar eas of t he count y wher e t ur nover of51

houses has occurred. al t er ed t he demogr aphi c composi t i on of52

communi t i es. I n ar eas wi t h af f or dabl e housi ng, t her e i s of t en53

gr eat er di ver si t y i n enr ol l ment caused by i mmi gr at i on.54

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MCPS i s chal l enged cont i nual l y t o ant i ci pat e and pl an f or56

f aci l i t i es i n an ef f i ci ent and f i scal l y r esponsi bl e way t o57

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meet t he var i ed educat i onal needs of st udent s. The LREFP58

pol i cy descr i bes how t he school system r esponds t o educat i onal59and enrol l ment change; t he r at e of change; i t s geogr aphi c60

di s t r i but i on; and t he raci al , et hni c, and soci oeconomi c61

di ver si f i cat i on of enr ol l ment .62

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School f aci l i t i es al so change. Agi ng of t he physi cal pl ant64

r equi r es a pr ogr am of mai nt enance, r enovat i on, and65

moder ni zat i on revitalization/expansion, in accordance with66

Board Policy FKB, Sustaining and Modernizing Montgomery County67

Public Schools (MCPS) Facilities. Acqui r i ng new si t es,68

desi gni ng new f aci l i t i es, and modi f yi ng exi st i ng f aci l i t i es t o69

keep cur r ent wi t h pr ogr am needs i s essent i al . Thi s pol i cy70

pr ovi des t he f r amewor k t o coor di nat e pl anni ng f or capi t al71

i mprovement s.72

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C. POSI TI ON74

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The l ong- r ange f aci l i t i es pl anni ng pr ocess wi l l cont i nue t o:76

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1. Pl an f or ut i l i zat i on of school s i n ways t hat ar e78

consi st ent wi t h sound educat i onal pr act i ce and consi der79

t he i mpact of f aci l i t y changes on educat i onal pr ogr am and80

r el ated oper at i ng budget r equi r ement s and on t he81

communi t y82

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2. Pr ovi de a const r uct i ve and col l abor at i ve advi sor y r ol e84

t hr ough publ i c hear i ngs, posi t i on paper s, wr i t t en85

comment s, and advi sor y commi t t ee member shi ps f or par ent86

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organi zat i ons ( such as t he PTA) and ot her communi t y87

gr oups i n t he capi t al i mpr ovement s pr ogr am. An advi sory88commi t t ee wi l l be est abl i shed f or f aci l i t i es pl anni ng89

act i vi t i es l i sted bel ow Establish processes designed to90

obtain input by engaging in a discussion among a broad91

variety of stakeholders and utilizing opportunities for92

input from the public and relevant staff members, in93

accordance with Board Policy ABA, Community Involvement,94

for the capital improvements program and the facilities95

planning activities listed below:96

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a) Sel ect i on of school si t es98

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b) Faci l i t y desi gn100

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c) Boundar y changes102

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d) Geogr aphi c st udent choi ce assi gnment pl ans ( such as104

consor t i a)105

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e) General enrollment, demographic, and facility issues107

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ef) School cl osur es and consol i dat i ons109

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3. Pr ovi de a si x- year capi t al i mpr ovement s pr ogr am and111educat i onal f aci l i t i es mast er pl an whi ch i ncl ude112

enr ol l ment pr oj ect i ons, educat i onal pr ogr am needs, and113

avai l abl e school capaci t y count ywi de, and i dent i f y:114

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a) When new school s and addi t i ons wi l l be needed t o116

keep f aci l i t i es cur r ent wi t h enr ol l ment l evel s and117educat i onal pr ogr am needs118

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b) Funds for systemic maintenance and replacement120

projects to sustain schools in good condition and121

extend their useful life122

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bc) When t o moder ni zeA schedule to revitalize/expand124

ol der school bui l di ngs i n or der t o cont i nue t hei r125

use on a cost - ef f ect i ve basi s, and t o keep126

f aci l i t i es cur r ent wi t h educat i onal pr ogr am needs127

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c) When school cl osures and consol i dat i ons ar e129

appr opr i at e due t o decl i ni ng enr ol l ment l evel s130

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d) Faci l i t y ut i l i zat i on l evel s, capaci t y cal cul at i ons,132

school enr ol l ment si ze gui del i nes, and school si t e133

si ze ( adopt ed as par t of t he Boar d of Educat i on134

r evi ew of t he super i nt endent s of schools135

r ecommended CI P)136

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4. Pr ovi de f or t he Boar d of Educat i on t o hol d publ i c138

hear i ngs and sol i ci t wr i t t en t est i mony on t he139

r ecommendat i ons of t he super i ntendentof schools140

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5. Pr ovi de a pr ocess f or f aci l i t y desi gn t hat :142

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a) Eensur es a saf e and secur e envi r onment and i s144

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b) Is consi st ent wi t h educat i onal pr ogr am needs and145

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d) Demonstrates environmental stewardship149

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e) Anticipates future needs151

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6. Pr ovi de a pr ocess f or changi ng school boundar i es, and153

est abl i shi ng geogr aphi c st udent choi ce assi gnment pl ans,154

and discussing facility issues t hat :155

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a) Sol i ci t i nput at t he out set of t he pr ocess by157

f or mi ng a communi t y advi sor y commi t t eeconsistent158

with Board Policy ABA, Community Involvement159

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b) Consi der f our mai n f act or s i n devel opment of school161boundar i es, and st udent choi ce assi gnment pl ans,162

and ways to address other facility issues163

i ncl udi ng:164

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1) Demogr aphi c char act er i st i cs of st udent166

popul at i on167

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2) Geogr aphi c pr oxi mi t y of communi t i es t o school s169170

3) St abi l i t y of school assi gnment s over t i me171

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4) Faci l i t y ut i l i zat i on173

174c) The Boar d of Educat i on may, by maj or i t y vot e,175

i dent i f y al t er nat i ves t o t he super i nt endent s of176

schools r ecommendat i ons f or r evi ew177

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d) The Boar d of Educat i on wi l l hol d publ i c hear i ngs179

and sol i ci t wr i t t en t est i mony on t he180

r ecommendat i ons of t he super i ntendent of schools181

and Boar d i dent i f i ed al t er nat i ves182

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e) At such t i me as t he Boar d of Educat i on t akes act i on184

on school boundar i es or geogr aphi c st udent choi ce185

assi gnment pl ans, t he Boar d has t he di scr et i on t o186

adopt mi nor modi f i cat i ons t o t he super i nt endent of187

schools r ecommendat i on or Boar d i dent i f i ed188

al t er nat i ves i f , by a maj or i t y vot e, t he Boar d has189

det er mi ned that such act i on wi l l not have a190

si gni f i cant i mpact on an opt i on t hat has r ecei ved191

publ i c r evi ew192

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7. Pr ovi de a pr ocess f or cl osi ng and consol i dat i ng school s194

t hat meet s t he r equi r ement s of COMAR ( Chapt er 13A)195

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8. Pr ovi de f or ar t i cul at i on i n school assi gnment s by:197

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a) Tr adi t i onal St udent Assi gnment s202

203St r uct ur i ng hi gh school s f or Gr ades 9- 12 and,204

wher e possi bl e, creat i ng st r ai ght ar t i cul at i on f or205

cl ust er s composed of one hi gh school , and a206

suf f i ci ent number of el ement ar y and mi ddl e school s,207

each of whi ch sends i t s st udent s, i ncl udi ng speci al208

educat i on and ESOL st udent s, t o t he next hi gher209

l evel school i n t hat cl ust er210

211b) St udent Choi ce Assi gnment Pl ans212

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I n cases where school s do not have boundar i es and214

st udent s par t i ci pat e i n a st udent choi ce assi gnment215

pl an ( e. g. , consor t i um) t o i dent i f y t he school t hey216

wi sh t o at t end, ar t i cul at i on pat t er ns may var y f r om217

t he st r ai ght ar t i cul at i on pat t er n t hat i s desi r ed218

i n t r adi t i onal st udent assi gnment219

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9. The super i nt endent wi l l devel op r egul at i ons wi t h st udent ,221

st af f , communi t y, and par ent al i nput t o gui de222

i mpl ement at i on of t hi s pol i cy223

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D. DESI RED OUTCOMES225

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1. A l ong- r ange educat i onal f aci l i t i es pl anni ng LREFP227pr ocess t hat i dent i f i es t he i nf r ast r uct ur e necessar y t o228

del i ver hi gh qual i t y educat i onal f aci l i t i es to al l229

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Sept ember 14, 1999; updated of f i ce t i t l es J une 1, 2000; updated260

November 4, 2003; amended by Resol ut i on No. 268- 05, May 23, 2005;261amended .262

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