Reimagining The Learning Place
Innovative Effort to Build New Public Schools
The Following is Compiled From County Councilmember Dannielle Glaros’ office
Dannielle M. Glaros is a member of the Prince George’s County Council (D-District 3).
Through collaborative efforts by PGCPS, Prince George's County Government, Prince George's County Council and the County's Legislative Delegation in Annapolis, the Maryland General Assembly approved initial legislation in 2018 to establish a public-private partnership (P3) model, also known as the ACF program, for school construction in the County.
As Council Chair in 2018, I proposed a resolution to create the Alternative Construction Funding Workgroup, a multi-member coordinating group made up of the county partners. In 2019 the General Assembly passed additional legislation in 2019 to support the ACF program.
Under the ACF program, a private developer designs, builds and finances the new facilities as well as maintains them for over 30 years. At the end of the 30-year term, each school is expected to avoid major maintenance costs for another 15 years, resulting in additional savings to PGCPS.
The ACF program is one of many steps in a multi-year, county-wide project to address aging school infrastructure. The PGCPS Department of Capital Programs will continue to oversee the replacement and development of new schools on a parallel construction path that uses traditional funding sources.
Quick facts
Five new middle schools and one K-8 school
$29.8 million initial annual investment in school construction
Approximately $174 million in expected savings in deferred maintenance and construction costs
Benefits: Building new schools faster - cuts the delivery time in half; lower construction costs, preventative maintenance
8,000 total seats
The Council is currently reviewing CR-100-2020, a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding to clearly allocate the County's and Prince George's County Public Schools' (PGCPS) roles, rights and responsibilities with respect to funding and oversight for the PGCPS Public-Private Partnership for the design, construction, financing and maintenance of County Public Schools (Project).
