One of BCPS' key priorities is to provide world-class learning facilities for its 110,000 students. BCPS has some of the oldest school facilities in the state of Maryland and capital improvements must be made in many school buildings throughout the county to modernize the facilities and address the needs of students and staff.
In 2020, a consultant was commissioned to assess all school buildings to develop the Multi-Year Improvement Plan for All Schools (MYIPAS). The vision of the MYIPAS is to provide BCPS facilities with a full 21st century instructional capability that addresses student enrollment trends and incorporates future flexibility, fully supports the highest performance of students and staff while accommodating enrollment projections, and provides safety, comfort, and well-being for every student. If instruction is going to drive facilities, then the MYIPAS must (and does) focus on each facility as it relates to the following three critical functions: Enrollment projections, capacity, and utilization Facility condition, and Educational adequacy, and equity. The result is a prioritized Master Plan that can be implemented by BCPS when making recommendations for capital projects through the Capital Budget requests.