Demolition, site work, renovation and addition to an educational facility in La Plata, Maryland. Conceptual plans call for the addition of a educational facility; for the demolition of a educational facility; for the renovation of a educational facility; and for site work for a educational facility.

There is a need for permanent space to support pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten programs at Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School in La Plata, which opened in 1965. Spaces have been appropriated for kindergarten over the years by displacing higher grades to portable classrooms. Mitchell currently houses four kindergarten classes and one pre-k class. An addition containing four kindergarten classrooms and an activity area is proposed. Charles County Public Schools now uses an inclusion model for providing services to pre-kindergarten and kindergarten-aged, special education students. This requires that one classroom at both the kindergarten and pre-kindergarten levels be increased in size to house an additional seven students, a special education teacher and an aide. The existing kindergarten classrooms will be converted to regular classrooms The project is included in the county's 2023-2027 capital improvement plan (CIP). As of November 16, 2022, further details regarding design and construction have not been identified. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.