Site work, renovation and addition to an educational facility in Ellicott City, Maryland. Design plans call for the addition of a 233-seat educational facility; and for the renovation of a educational facility.

https://www.howardcountymd.gov/News040126 $5 million to renovate Dunloggin Middle School’s existing facility and expand its educational program space by adding 136 seats to the school; ----------------------------------------------- https://data.howardcountymd.gov/Search_Plans/Search_Plans_Web.aspx Alternative Compliance Number: WP-26-073 Name: DUNLOGGIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Submission Date: Feb 9 2026 In Process: Yes Submitted Date: Feb 9 2026 Staff Engineer: Phil Thompson contact us Section Code: 16.155(a)(1)(i) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/11/surplus-funding-schools-deferred-maintenance/ Nearly $40M in surplus could go to delayed Howard Schools projects By Kiersten Hacker December 11, 2025 at 2:54 p.m. "We're fighting each other to find out who gets the limited resources that we have _______________________________ Update:Dunloggin Middle School Renovation/Addition Project is included in Howard County Public School System Fiscal Year 2027-2031 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update: The Dunloggin Middle School project will expand educational program spaces with new capacity and renovate the existing facility. This project calls for an expansion of the educational program spaces and renovation of the existing facility. The renovation will include a complete systemic renovation of the existing building including new electrical, mechanical, plumbing, technology, roofing and life safety systems. The project will provide additional classroom space and core infrastructure space necessary to operate effectively at the larger capacity. Interior spaces will be reconfigured, new finishes provided, accessibility improve, and new spaces added as required bringing the facility into compliance with renovation specifications. USGBC LEED Certification will be considered in the planning of this project. The complete scope of this project will be defined by the Board of Education approved construction documents (CD) brochure (see Policy 6020 in the Supporting Data Section for a complete description of the process) and any change orders approved subsequent to submittal of the CD brochure. Project is included Howard County Fiscal Year 2026-2031 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://news.hcpss.org/news-posts/2025/06/board-of-education-adopts-fy26-operating-capital-budgets/ On Thursday, June 12, 2025, the Howard County?Board of Education adopted its Operating and Capital Budgets for the 2025–2026 school year?(FY 2026). The General Fund Operating Budget totals $1.21 billion, an increase of $71.1 million over FY 2025, which represents a 6.2 percent budgeted increase. The FY 2026 Capital Budget totals $100.47 million to support costs associated with the renovation/addition of Oakland Mills Middle School; to begin the design of the renovation/addition of Dunloggin Middle School; other systemic renovations/modernizations, roofing projects and equipment; and ongoing projects such as relocatable classrooms, capital technology needs, and school parking lot expansions. The Board also ratified agreements with the Howard County Association of Supervisors and Administrators (certificated and non-certificated units) and the Howard County Education Association (certificated and Educational Support Professional units). The final operating budget builds on the Board’s?original budget request?to the County Executive in March and includes funding for additional Math Coaches and Specialists and Reading Coaches as approved during the Board’s June 4 work session. Additionally, the Board approved including two student engagement liaison staff positions in the final budget. The Board also committed $53.7 million above FY 2025 for employee compensation and benefits. In addition to the reductions approved during the Board’s June 4 work session, this final budget modified the reduction of Health Assistant positions from 33.5 to 10.0; reduced the number of new Float Nurses positions added from 2.0 to 1.0; removed the requested budget addition of 13.0 Athletic Trainer positions; and removed the budget addition of $500,000 for Collaborative Time Per Pupil. “I appreciate the hard work and advocacy by so many students, staff, and caring family members to help inform the FY 2026 budget,” said Board Chair Jolene Mosley. “While the Board was in the unfortunate position of having to make reductions to balance the budget due to rapidly rising costs, this budget is able to fund special education, Blueprint requirements, and increases to compensation and benefits.” “I appreciate the level of community engagement throughout this challenging budget process; it is one of the truly great things about Howard County,” said Superintendent Bill Barnes. “Even with the extraordinary increase of more than $70 million dollars in new revenue, difficult decisions unfortunately had to be made that reduced or eliminated programs, services, and positions that are important to us and those we serve. We will support all staff members who are impacted by the reductions included in this budget, and we will work hard to retain them as part of the HCPSS team.” Howard County funding is increasing $50.0 million to $816.0 million, a 6.5 percent increase over FY 2025. One-time county funding of $1.5 million is included for one-time expenditures in FY 2026. An additional $17.5 million of one-time funding is being used for recurring costs in FY26, which was necessary to balance the budget without further reductions to services. The County is also covering $6.7 million in employee pension costs directly from the County budget that were transferred from the State to the County. State aid increases by $23.6 million to $375.4 million, an increase of 6.7 percent, driven by the ongoing implementation of per-pupil funding increases required in Blueprint legislation. ------------------------------ The Dunloggin Middle School project will expand educational program spaces with 233 seats of new capacity and renovate the existing facility. This project calls for an expansion of the educational program spaces and renovation of the existing facility. The renovation will include a complete systemic renovation of the existing building including new electrical, mechanical, plumbing, technology, roofing and life safety systems. The project will provide additional classroom space and core infrastructure space necessary to operate effectively at the larger capacity. Interior spaces will be reconfigured, new finishes provided, accessibility improve, and new spaces added as required bringing the facility into compliance with renovation specifications. USGBC LEED Certification will be considered in the planning of this project. The complete scope of this project will be defined by the Board of Education approved construction documents (CD) brochure (see Policy 6020 in the Supporting Data Section for a complete description of the process) and any change orders approved subsequent to submittal of the CD brochure This project is included in the County's 2025-2034 Capital Improvement Program. As of March 14, 2025, the planning and design is scheduled for July 2025 - November 2026 with contract bidding and award scheduled for six months in December 2026 - May 2027. Construction is slated to begin June 2027 - June 2030. A close out is scheduled for July 2030 - September 2030. *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.