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RECOMMENDATION

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MIDDLE SCHOOL #2

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BACKGROUND ..............................................................................................................................1
SITE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ...........................................................................1
SITE SELECTION PROCESS ......................................................................................................2
CRITERIA.......................................................................................................................................3
LOCATION .................................................................................................................................3
ACREAGE...................................................................................................................................3
TOPOGRAPHY ...........................................................................................................................3
ACCESS ......................................................................................................................................4
UTILITIES ..................................................................................................................................4
PHYSICAL CONDITION...........................................................................................................4
AVAILABILITY AND TIMING .................................................................................................5
COST ...........................................................................................................................................5
CANDIDATES ................................................................................................................................5
ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................................16
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
EXHIBITS
Enrollment Projections and Demographics ............................................................... “A”
Site Selection Advisory Committee .............................................................................. “B”
Map of Target Area and Candidate Sites…………………………………………… “C”
Criteria Evaluation Grid…………………………………………………………….. “D”
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BACKGROUND

Enrollment increases at Westland Middle School and the plan to reassign Grade 6 students from
Chevy Chase and North Chevy Chase elementary schools to the middle school level will result in a
total cluster middle school enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. This projected enrollment
would far exceed the current capacity of Westland Middle School.1 The Board of Education
Requested FY 2012 Capital Budget and Amended FY 2011-2016 Capital Improvements Program
(CIP) authorized a site selection process to identify a middle school site for a new middle school to
serve students in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster. A feasibility study to determine the scope and
cost for a new middle school is scheduled for Spring 2011.

Design and construction funds will be considered as part of the FY 2013-2018 CIP. The opening
date of the school will be considered at that time.

SITE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Department of Facilities Management staff formed a Site Selection Advisory Committee (SSAC) to
identify suitable sites for a middle school in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster area. The SSAC was
comprised of staff from the Montgomery County Office of Management and Budget, the
Montgomery County Department of Transportation, the Montgomery County Department of
General Services, the Montgomery County Department of Recreation, the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), representatives from the Montgomery
County Council of Parent Teacher Associations (MCCPTA), and staff from the Montgomery
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See graphic attached as Exhibit “A” showing projected enrollment between 2010 and 2016, using updated data from the
Superintendent’s Recommended FY 2012 Capital Budget and Amendments to the FY 2011-2016 Capital Improvements
Program.
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County Public Schools (MCPS) Department of Facilities Management. In addition, there was
representation from the municipalities of the Town of Chevy Chase, the Town of Somerset and
Village of Friendship Heights.2

SITE SELECTION PROCESS

The site selection process3 enables MCPS planning and facilities staff to work with county
agencies and the PTA community when considering sites for school construction.

The SSAC for Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School #2 met on December 14, 2010 and on January
25, 2011. The SSAC identified the following objectives in making its recommendations for selected
sites:

 The sites would be physically suited to meet program requirements.

 The sites would be appropriately located within the target geographic area.
 The sites would be available for acquisition at reasonable cost within acceptable time
parameters.
 To the extent possible, the sites would follow LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) criteria.

The SSAC identified the target area for site selection as the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster.4

To achieve SSAC objectives, staff compiled the best information available about land in the target
area and presents this information to the SSAC. Members were invited to offer additional sites or
information about future developments in the target area. For each candidate site, the SSAC
considered the geographic location, its relation to future student populations, and appropriateness for
future school operation. Using the criteria as described in the next section, the SSAC members built
consensus on the most suitable site to recommend to the superintendent of schools.

The superintendent will evaluate the SSAC’s recommendation and make his recommendation to the
Board of Education. The Board of Education will consider the SSAC and superintendent’s
recommendation before officially adopting a site.

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A detailed list of individuals and the bodies or agencies that they represented is attached as Exhibit “B.”

3
The site selection process is set forth in MCPS Regulation FAA RA, entitled Long-Range Educational Facilities Planning, page 14
of 20. This regulation was last revised on June 8, 2008.

4
Graphic depiction showing the target area and the constituent elementary school service boundaries is attached as Exhibit “C.”

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CRITERIA

For site selection of a middle school site, there are numerous criteria that were considered, including
size, location, access, topography, physical condition, utilities availability, and cost. Suitability for
LEED™ certification was included in evaluating the criteria, as MCPS has adopted LEED™ as a
design standard for all MCPS construction projects. As explained below, there are several criteria that
are applicable to LEED™ design standards.

LOCATION
The location of each school site should be centrally located within the target area with adjacent
residential use. If possible, a school site should be located to allow students to walk to school or use
public transportation. The availability of public transportation is a criterion for LEED™ certification.
The new school also should be in an environment that is conducive to learning, without distractions
from industrial or retail uses or excessive noise or hazard.

Due to the location of Westland Middle School, at the extreme western side of the Bethesda-Chevy
Chase Cluster, a site for the new middle school that is centrally located or closer to the eastern side of
the cluster is desirable. Six of the candidates are situated in the central or eastern portion of the cluster.

SIZE
The current Board of Education standard for a middle school is 20 acres.5 The Board’s policy allows
some departure from the standard if street patterns, topography, stormwater management, or other
unusual reasons dictate.

Due to the fact that the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster contains few parcels comprising 20 acres or
more of open space and is an urbanized area of the county, nine of the ten candidates considered in
the site selection are smaller than the standard middle school.

TOPOGRAPHY
The topography of a candidate site is examined to determine if elevation changes or slopes will result
in abnormally excessive grading for school construction. A balanced site is one in which soils in high
elevation areas can be used to fill low elevation areas sufficiently without having to bring dirt onto the
site or haul dirt off. A site that is not balanced will result in greater than average site preparation cost.

5
This standard is in conformance with MCPS Regulation FAA-RA, entitled Long-Range Educational Facilities Planning, page 8 of
20. The regulation was revised October 17, 2006.

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Topography also is examined to determine the location of wetland or sensitive environmental areas
that may render portions of a site unusable or costly to develop. The existence of mature trees and
steep slopes should be considered as these factors also could increase development costs or render
portions of the site unusable.

There are several points related to topography that are relevant to LEED™ certification. In addition to
avoidance of steep slopes, wetlands, and sensitive environmental areas, as previously mentioned,
credit is given for avoiding land that is designated as prime agricultural, that contains rare or
endangered species or that is designated as public parkland.

ACCESS
The SSAC reviews the access to candidate sites to determine road adequacy, length of road frontage,
and potential access points that may be constructed. In addition, sites are evaluated for adequacy of
safe pedestrian access. The ideal site should have access to a primary subdivision road, which consists
of a 70-foot wide right-of-way. Candidate sites that have sufficient frontage to accommodate at least
three points of access are preferred. In this way, school bus access can be provided separately from
student drop-off, staff, and visitor access. A separate service drive is needed for deliveries.
Community sidewalks are preferred to enhance safe student walking access to the school.

Several of the candidate sites are located on narrow residential streets and have limited access.
Sidewalks are in place for the all of the candidate sites.

UTILITIES
A suitable site must have access to public utilities that include water, sanitary sewer, natural gas,
electricity, and cable. MCPS staff provides the SSAC with information concerning the County master
plan, phasing and timing for utility extensions to candidate sites. County master plans determine
which areas of the region will be programmed for water and sewer. Category maps indicate when
these facilities will be constructed. In cases where the schedule for water and sewer extensions will
not meet the schedule for school opening, the SSAC may consider the cost to provide extensions from
the school project budget.

All of the candidates considered for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School #2 have utilities in
close proximity.

PHYSICAL CONDITION
SSAC members examine the existing and planned use of adjacent land surrounding candidate school
sites to ensure compatibility with a good learning environment. Excessive noise, distracting activities,
or hazardous industrial-type uses on adjacent land would not be conducive to education. Avoiding
sites that are subject to excessive noise is a criterion in the LEED™ for Schools certification.

The physical conditions of all of the candidates are conducive to learning, with no evidence of areas
of toxic or hazardous waste. All of the candidate sites except one are either improved with
educational facilities or are local parks.

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AVAILABILITY AND TIMING

Site availability is considered in instances where a site must be purchased. Department of Facilities
management staff will contact owners of candidate sites to determine if the owners would consider an
offer to purchase, should their site be recommended for a new school. If an owner is willing, then the
site is considered available. If the owner is unwilling to consider an offer, then the site is considered
unavailable. In the latter case, however, if no other site is considered to be suitable, SSAC may
recommend that the Board of Education pursue acquisition of the site through its power of eminent
domain. The SSAC must recognize the time delay to acquire a site through eminent domain and the
legal costs involved.

Availability also is considered in cases where a site is to be provided at no cost to the Board of
Education through the subdivision process. The SSAC must evaluate whether or not timing for the
development of the subdivision and, therefore, the extension of roads and utilities will meet the
schedule for opening the new school. If it appears that the school must open before substantial
development of the adjacent property, then the SSAC may consider the site to be unavailable.

Only one of the ten candidate sites is completely owned in fee by the Board of Education. Another
site is titled to the Board of Education, but would require assemblage of a local park to be a viable
site. Two candidate sites are titled privately. One site is titled to Montgomery County and would
require 10 years notice to the present tenant for reclamation. The remaining five are titled to the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and are used as local parks, with two of
these five candidates improved with a community center.

COST
Cost was a consideration in this site selection process because purchase would be necessary for one of
the elementary school candidates.

Acquisition cost is usually the major constituent cost of a site. This includes the actual purchase price
plus survey, appraisal, legal, and title costs. Of the sites being considered, two sites would require
purchase from a private owner. Acquisition of one site will require payment of a lease termination
fee.

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE

M I D D L E S C H O O L # 2 C A N D I D AT E S

There were ten candidate sites considered by the SSAC.6 A brief description of each middle
school candidate site follows.

6
The sites are shown on Exhibit “C.”

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Rock Creek Hills Local Park

This site, located at 3701 Saul Road in Kensington, is titled to the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and is used as a local park. The 13.38 acre parcel is adjacent to
Kensington Park Retirement Community and titled to the Housing Opportunities Commission of
Montgomery County. The parcel lies within a neighborhood of single family homes. Stream valley
buffer exists along the western portion of the site. It is graded to provide recreation amenities on
two separate levels, one improved with two soccer fields, tennis courts, a basketball court,
playground equipment and parking. The lower level is improved with a street hockey court and
additional parking. The site has road frontage on Haverhill Drive and Saul Road. The site consists
of a portion of the former Kensington Junior High School, which was closed in 1979 and conveyed
to Montgomery County in 1991.

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North Chevy Chase Local Park

This 31.03-acre parcel is located at 4105 Jones Bridge Road in Chevy Chase and is used as a local
park. It is improved with two athletic fields, tennis and basketball courts, an activities building and
playground. Access to the site is from Jones Bridge Road. The site is bordered on the west by the
Bethesda Naval Medical Center, on the north by Capital Beltway and a private recreation club.
Residential properties lie to the east and southwest of the property. There is only one vehicular
access from Jones Bridge Road, but the tract has frontage on Spring Valley Road and frontage at
the termini of three residential streets. The site is heavily wooded.

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Former Lynnbrook Elementary School and Lynnbrook Local Park

This site is located at 8001 Lynnbrook Drive in Chevy Chase and consists of six separate parcels
totaling 10.04 acres. Three of the parcels are titled to the Board of Education and are improved
with parking facilities and two buildings that house Montgomery County Public Schools physical
disabilities, childcare, and alternative programs. The remaining three parcels are titled to the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and comprise the Lynnbrook Local
Park that is improved with an athletic field, activities building and playground area and tennis
courts. The site is bordered on three sides with pubic residential streets and on the northeast
portion with single family residences. The former Lynnbrook Elementary School buildings are
noted in the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) inventory, however the site is not included in the
National Register and there is no determination by the MHT of eligibility as a historic property.
There are no local historic designations by the Montgomery County Historic Preservation
Commission. This site is used currently as a practice field by Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

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Leland Neighborhood Park/Jane Lawton Community Recreation Center

This candidate is the site of the former Leland Junior High School that was closed in 1981. The
site was conveyed to Montgomery County in 1986. The 3.71-acre site, titled to the Maryland-
National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is improved with tennis and basketball courts,
parking facilities, a playground and the Jane Lawton Community Recreation Center, operated by
the Montgomery County Recreation Department. In addition to community amenities, the Center
houses the offices of the Town of Chevy Chase. The parcel is surrounded on four sides by
residential streets.

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Former Rollingwood Elementary School

This parcel is located at 3200 Woodbine Street in Chevy Chase. The 4.07-acre site, titled to the
Board of Education, was the former Rollingwood Elementary School that was closed in 1982. The
parcel has frontage on Woodbine Street and Beach Drive and is contiguous to single family
residential properties to the south. It is leased to a private educational facility.

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Rosemary Hills/Lyttonsville Local Park

This 17.1-acre site consists of four parcels, all of which are titled to the M-NCPPC. This site is
located at 2450 Lyttonsville Road in Chevy Chase. The local park is comprised of a softball field,
a soccer field, playground area, tennis and basketball courts and parking facilities. This tract is
also the location of the Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Center which is operated by the
Montgomery County Recreation Department. There is good access to the site from Lyttonsville
Road. In addition, there is limited frontage on Lanier Drive and additional access from the termini
of Richland Place, Richland Street, Quinton Road and Spencer Road. The property is contiguous
to single family and multifamily residences to the south, east and north. Multifamily residences are
located across Lyttonsville Road from the site. Program Open Space funds were used to acquire
one of the parcels on which a ball field is located. Approval by the State of Maryland would be
required before it could be developed as a school site.

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WSSC - Lyttonsville

This candidate site consists of two parcels totaling 11.99 acres and is titled to the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission. The site is used as an operating maintenance substation. It
bordered on the west by the Capital Crescent Trail which, at this location, is also the future
alignment for the Purple Line. It has frontage on Lyttonsville Place and Lyttonsville Road and is
contiguous to a private community pool facility. Multifamily housing is situated across
Lyttonsville Road from this site.

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Former Montgomery Hills Junior High School

This parcel, consisting of 8.67 acres, is the site of the former Montgomery Hills Junior High
School that closed in 1976. The site is located at 2010 Linden Lane in Silver Spring and is not
within the boundary of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase cluster. The site was conveyed to Montgomery
County, the current owner, in 1976 and is currently leased to a private educational organization.
Lease terms indicate that the earliest retrieval date would be 2020 with a costly retrieval fee.

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Grace Episcopal School

This candidate site, located at 9411 Connecticut Avenue in Kensington, was the site of the former
Larchmont Elementary School which was closed in 1980 and conveyed to Montgomery County in
1994. The only access is from Connecticut Avenue. The 10.94-acre parcel is now titled to the
Grace Episcopal Church. It is impressed with a Conservation Easement on the southern portion of
the property that reduces the useable area to approximately 7.5 acres.

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Norwood Local Park

This 17.5-acre site is located at 4700 Norwood Road in Bethesda and is titled to the Maryland-
National Capital Park and Planning Commission. It is used as a local park and is improved with a
playground, softball field, lighted baseball field, five tennis courts and a picnic area. The site is
also improved with two small buildings and the Bureau of Animal Industry Building. This
structure, built in two stages between 1906 and 1909, is listed on the Maryland Inventory of
Historic Properties by the Maryland Historical Trust. The only vehicular access to this site is from
Norwood Road. There are pedestrian accesses from Offutt and Ruffin roads.

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A N A LY S I S

During the course of the SSAC’s discussions, staff reviewed each of the sites under consideration.
The SSAC discussed the candidates in terms of consistency with the approved and adopted
countywide master plan and the school site selection criteria as set forth above and highlighted during
the meeting.

All of the candidate sites met the criteria for availability of utilities. Several of the sites that could not
accommodate programmed facilities for a middle school were eliminated because they were too
small. These sites included Leland Local Park, the former Rollingwood Elementary School and Grace
Episcopal School property. The WSSC Lyttonsville site, while well located within the cluster, is
privately owned and is the site for active WSSC operations. This site is adjacent to
commercial/industrial-use facilities and also abuts the future Purple Line alignment with proposed rail
sidings. These factors would not be conducive to an educational setting. For these reasons, the site
was eliminated as a candidate. The SSAC also agreed to eliminate the Former Montgomery Hills
Junior High School site because of the expense involved to retrieve the property from the current
tenant, the length of time required for retrieval and because it is not located within the Bethesda-
Chevy Chase cluster.

The North Chevy Chase Local Park, while well located within the cluster with adequate acreage, is
adjacent to the Naval Medical Center. Committee members expressed concerns with locating a
middle school at this location because it would exacerbate existing and future traffic congestion
associated with the implementation of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The site is also
heavily wooded. In consideration of these factors, SSAC members agreed that the site should be
eliminated from consideration.

The Former Lynnbrook Elementary School and Lynnbrook Local Park candidate site is well situated
in the cluster. Development of the site would require razing of the activities building owned by the M-
NCPPC as well as the buildings on the Board of Education-owned parcels. Although no
determination has been made on eligibility for a historic designation, nevertheless, increased time
would be involved for the design of the school should the MHT wish to investigate historic
significance further. Should the site be developed into a middle school, it would be necessary to
relocate the existing MCPS supporting programs that include physical disabilities, childcare, and
alternative programs. The residential streets that serve the site are very narrow and SSAC members
expressed concern with traffic congestion associated with middle school operations. The athletic field
at this site would no longer be available for use as a softball field by Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School. After considering these facts, SSAC members agreed that it should be eliminated for
consideration as a middle school site.

The Norwood Local Park, at 17 acres, is adequate in size but is limited in access. The only vehicular
access is from Norwood Road. This candidate is also the site of a historically designated
improvement, the Bureau of Animal Industry Building. This historic structure would have to be
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its close proximity to Westland Middle School, resulting in two middle schools in the western portion
of the cluster. For these reasons, SSAC members agreed that the site should be eliminated as a
candidate.

With the elimination of eight of the candidate sites, the remaining two candidates, the Rock Creek
Hills Local Park and the Rosemary Hills Lyttonsville Local Park were then evaluated by the SSAC.
Both sites are titled to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and would
require consent of the Commission for conveyance to the Board of Education. Both sites can
accommodate the development of a middle school. The Rock Creek Hills Local Park is situated in the
northern portion of the cluster and has access from two public streets. This site is developed into two
separate levels, which would require retaining walls to allow construction of athletic fields. Due to
the topography, the vehicular access to Rock Creek Hills Local Park would be from Haverhill Drive,
requiring two school driveways be situated in close proximity to each other. The site is surrounded by
single family houses.

The Rosemary Hills/Lyttonsville Local Park is located in the eastern portion of the cluster, providing
good geographical balance to the service area and providing walking access from several
communities. The middle school could be collocated as a separate facility with the existing
community center on this site, thereby providing additional services to the community. An existing
softball field may be lost by school construction, but there is space to provide adequate parking and
playground space. A 6.65 acre parcel on this site, improved with a softball field, was acquired with
Program Open Space Funds. Approval by the State of Maryland would be required prior to any
development for non-park use. The Rosemary Hills site provides good pedestrian and vehicular
access and is in close proximity to the multifamily homes in the vicinity.

CONCLUSION

The committee rated the candidate sites by using a criteria evaluation grid and reached consensus for
two sites.7

The SSAC recommends that the Rosemary Hills/Lyttonsville Local Park site be selected as the site
for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School #2 with the Rock Creek Hills Local Park site
recommended as an alternate. The Rosemary Hills/Lyttonsville Local Park site offers the best range
of site characteristics including access, cost, availability, location, and consistency with LEED™
criteria. In making its recommendation, the SSAC points out that retention of open space is very
important and that every effort should be taken to preserve as much open space as possible.

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The Criteria Evaluation Grid is attached as Exhibit “D”.

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 Exhibit A
Middle School Enrollment in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster

Official
Enrollment Projected Enrollment
2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016-
School Capacity 2010–11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Westland MS 1,063 1,043 1,133 1,214 1,338 1,377 1,292 1,317

space 20 -70 -151 -275 -314 -229 -254

Chevy Chase ES: Grade 6 na 96 100 113 86 97 99 102

North Chevy Chase ES: Grade 6 na 107 92 103 104 102 104 107

Total Grades 6–8 1,063 1,246 1,325 1,430 1,528 1,576 1,495 1,526
space -183 -262 -367 -465 -513 -432 -463

BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE CLUSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL #2
SITE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ms. Karen Anderson
Green Program Manager
Division of Construction
Montgomery County Public Schools
Ms. Linna Barnes
Councilmember
Town of Chevy Chase
Ms. Valerie Baruch
President
Westbrook ES School PTA
Mr. Jeffrey Bourne
Chief, Division of Facilities and
Capital Programs
Dept. of Recreation
Montgomery County Government
Mr. Craig Brown
B-CC – Cluster co-Coordinator
Ms. Patricia Brown
President
Bethesda ES PTA
Mr. Sean Bulson
Community Superintendent-BCC
Cluster
Montgomery County Public Schools
Ms. Sandy Chambers
President
North Chevy Chase ES PTA
Mr. Bruce Crispell
Director – Long-range Planning
Montgomery County Public Schools
Mr. Blaise DeFazio
Sr. Management & Budget
Specialist
Office of Management and Budget
Montgomery County Government
Exhibit B
Ms. Alysa Emden Mr. Michael Shpur
President Architect – School Facilities
Westland MS PTSA Division of Construction
Montgomery County Public Schools
Ms. Vanessa Francis Mr. Jeffrey Slavin
South Central Transit Corridor - Mayor
Planning Town of Somerset
Maryland-National Capital Park
& Planning Commission Ms. Debbie Szyfer
Sr. Planner – Facilities Planning
Ms. Holly Gross Montgomery County Public Schools
President
Rosemary Hills ES PTA Mr. Mark Wallis
Dept. of Parks
Ms. Denise Greene Maryland-National Capital Park
Director of School Performance & Planning Commission
Montgomery County Public Schools
Ms. Jane Ward
Mr. Steven Hayes PTA Representative
Office of Real Estate Rock Creek Forest ES PTA
Dept. of General Services
Montgomery County Government Ms. Mary Pat Wilson
Real Estate Management Specialist
Mr. Bruce Johnston Dept. of Facilities Management
Chief, Engineering Services Montgomery County Public Schools
Dept. of Transportation
Montgomery County Government
Mr. Keith Levchenko (Observer)
Senior Legislative Analyst
Office of the County Council
Mr. Julian Mansfield
Village Manager
Village of Friendship Heights
Ms. Deborah Missal
President, B-CC HS PTSA
Ms. Jenny Mitchell
President
Chevy Chase ES PTA
Ms. Sally Shea
President
Somerset ES PTA
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BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE CLUSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL #2
SITE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
EVALUATION GRID

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Rosemary
Former Former Former Mont Hills Grace Episcopal
Rock Creek Hills N. Chevy Chase Leland LP Hills/Lyttonsville WSSC Lyttonsville Norwood LP
Lynnbrook ES Rollingwood ES JHS School
LP LP LP

Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

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Currently used as a local park. Site is heavily wooded. Portion used as local park. Per At 3.71 acres, site is too At 4.07 acres. Site is too small Used as a local park and Titled to WSSC, used for WSSC Currently leased to a private Private ownership, impressed Currently used as a local park.
Site has two levels. Located in Increased traffic as a part of MHT: school buildings are not small. Street will not support to support a middle school improved with the Gwendolyn operations. Adjacent to future educational organization, earliest with a 3.4 acre conservation Historic bulding on site. Situtated
the northern portion of the BRAC (Base Realignment and on National Register, no increased traffic. Existing E. Coffield Community Ctr. Purple Line, concept of which retrieval date is 2020. Lease easement. in the southern portion of the
cluster. Closure) for the Naval Medical historic easements exist, no community center was buildt Located in the northern portion proposes a siding and adjacent termination fee estimated to be $25.9 cluster. Only one vehicular
Center will require intersection determination of eligibility. If in 1989 and houses Chevy of the cluster. Good access. station million. Located outside of the B-CC access.
Comments improvements in the vicinity. developed as a school site, Chase Town Hall and a child POS funds involved for one cluster
would be subject to review by care center. parcel.
MHT on eligibility and
alternative solutions. Narrow
residential streets. Fields used
by B-CC HS.