Did MCPS lose State funding by starting Cabin John MS construction before State approval?

Here is a May 24, 2010 e-mail from the Maryland State Deputy Treasurer for External Affairs that states that as of that date the Cabin John Middle School (CJMS) modernization project had not yet been approved by the Board of Public Works. 

The CJMS modernization project was started prior to that date.  

That means the CJMS project began before State approval for planning or funding dollars. 

from Howard Freedlander
date Mon, May 24, 2010 at 1:47 PM
subject School construction in Montgomery County
mailed-by treasurer.state.md.us
Janis Sartucci— 

Thank you very much for your inquiry to our website about construction of a concrete retaining wall along the perimeter of a school construction site. You asked whether the Board of Public Works approved the Cabin John Middle School project in Potomac.
I did two things in response to your question: I checked documents related to the public school construction capital improvement program, and I communicated with Dr. David Lever, executive director of the public school construction program. First, the Board of Public Works has not approved either planning or funding for this project in the fiscal year 2011 capital improvement program. Though the project is eligible for state approvals, fiscal constraints have precluded approval of this $18,486,000 project. Second, design of the retaining wall rests with the county and the board of education.
Again, we appreciate your taking the time to write us.

Howard

Howard Freedlander
Deputy Treasurer for External Affairs
Goldstein Treasury Building
80 Calvert Street
Annapolis, MD 21401