Superintendent Taylor wants to see if MCPS can fail again at a public-private partnership. MCPS has money to burn.

 

MCPS to explore public-private partnerships to fund some facility needs  

Proposed capital improvement program includes money to hire adviser

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will explore partnering with private companies to pay for some facility projects included in its proposed $2.7 billion six-year capital improvements program (CIP), Superintendent Thomas Taylor told the county school board Tuesday. 

A public-private partnership, also called a P3, allows a school district to partner with a private-sector company to get new construction projects started faster, without requiring the district to pay the upfront costs, according to a district presentation during a work session on the proposed CIP.  

The ongoing construction of the Purple Line is the most well-known local example of a P3, with the state partnering with the private sector to build the 16-mile light-rail that will run from Bethesda to New Carrollton when completed. 

MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor said the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville is an example of an MCPS facility that could be suitable for a public-private partnership to make needed renovations...  

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