Schedule for CIP and Silver Spring schools decisions

 Superintendent’s proposal and next steps:

On October 13th and 14th, the Superintendent laid out his CIP (capital budget) proposal to the Board of Education. This is the first step in a lengthy process of reviewing the CIP and ultimately determining the future of SSIMS and SCES. 

More details of the Superintendent’s proposal will be discussed at the Board of Education’s (BOE) meeting on Tuesday November 4, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. and livestreamed and recorded on the Board’s website. 

There are two public hearings before the Board of Education for residents to weigh in on this proposal and the CIP (capital budget):

The public may sign up to provide testimony for both Board of Education hearings at this form. 

Sign-up registration will close on the following dates:

• Hearing on October 23, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. – Sign-ups closed on Friday, October 17, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
• Hearing on October 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. – Sign-ups close on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.

MCPS CIP Timeline

October 13-14, 2025 Superintendent presents CIP to Board of Education

October 23, 2025 Hearing at BOE (noted above)

October 28, 2025 Hearing at BOE (noted above)

November 4, 2025 BOE meeting with discussion of CIP

January 15, 2026 Montgomery County Executive (CE) transmits his CIP including both County Government Projects and School Projects to County Council 

January 15, 2026 Council receives CIP budget from CE and begins review

February/March 2026 Council schedules public hearings on CE proposed CIP budget

March/April Schools CIP budget reviewed by the County Council Education and Culture Committee 

April/May Full Council reviews CIP Budgets including MCPS CIP

May 22, 2026 Montgomery County Council passes final CIP budgets 

If Silver Spring International Middle School (SSIMS) and Sligo Creek Elementary School (SCES) are closed, what happens to the property?

The Superintendent has stated that the proposed plan for SSIMS and SCES after they close in 2031 is to use the facilities as holding schools or temporary locations for schools under construction in the county. 

If the plan changes, and MCPS determines that SSIMS/SCES would not be used as holding schools or for any use by MCPS, the property must go through a process with DGS (Department of General Services) that includes community input, review and approval by County Council.