School board, Weast spar

MCPS Board of Education wants role in budget process! The Gazette reports on today's discussion at the Board table.

School board, Weast spar over budget process policy

Under plan, superintendent would have to include board, parents on budget

by Marcus Moore | Staff Writer

From the article

...County school leaders already include the unions and the Montgomery County Council of PTAs in preparing operating budgets. The school board's plan also would have the school system include the board, along with parental input, in the budget preparations.

Weast flatly disagreed with the proposed policy. And while he told board members he's not against more collaboration, involving parents too early in the process could create a problem, he said....