On October 16, Dr. Jack Smith, the MCPS Superintendent of Schools, made his recommendation that Chevy Chase Elementary School (CCES) will feed into the new Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School #2, rather than Westland Middle School, starting next year. The recommendation is included as part of Supplement A to the Superintendent’s Recommended FY 2018 Capital Budget and Amendments to the FY 2017–2022 CIP, which can be found at:
http://gis.mcpsmd.org/cipmasterpdfs/CIPFY18_SupplementA_BCCMS2.pdf
The Board of Education will consider Dr. Smith’s amendments and recommendations at a work session on Thursday, November 3. The Board will hold public hearings on Thursday, November 10 and Monday, November 14 on the CIP amendments and recommendations. Both hearings will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The Board will approve a CIP amendment request on Monday, November 21. The request will then be submitted to the County Executive and the County Council for consideration. For more information on the hearings and to sign up to speak, visit the Board of Education website at:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/boe/community/participation.aspx