Layoffs of up to 150 educators, the elimination of a virtual learning program and a delay in pre-kindergarten expansion are among the spending cuts under consideration as Montgomery County Public Schools officials try to close a budget shortfall for the coming fiscal year.
The proposed cuts are under consideration as MCPS officials and the county school board grapple with closing a multimillion-dollar gap between the board’s spending request and what the County Council allotted in the $7.1 billion county operating budget for fiscal year 2025 that members adopted last week.
The budget allocates $3.3 billion for MCPS, funding 99.2% of the school board’s recommended budget. The highest-ever amount of funding for MCPS, the allotment includes $26.3 million more for the district than what had been allocated in County Executive Marc Elrich’s proposed spending plan...
Maybe they should send letters out to parents to subsidize MCPS.
ReplyDeleteWhy doesn't the Education and Culture Committee get creative and hold a fundraiser?
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