Showing posts with label FY 26 Operating Budget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FY 26 Operating Budget. Show all posts

Friday, February 7, 2025

Board of Education Increases Budget Request Due To Fewer Dollars From State

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor’s “big ask” of $3.61 billion to fund the next school year just grew even larger.

Board of Education (BOE) members reviewed Taylor’s budget, opting to add $36.7 million additional dollars, explaining the need to increase the request was due to a decrease in state dollars.

The state budget shifts some of the staff pension costs from the state to the county, includes a decrease in what the school district receives for non-public schools and delays some of the features of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.

Moore proposed to drop from 70% to 60% the state’s reimbursement for students attending private schools. The pension shift could cost MCPS $20.8 million...

Board of Education Increases Budget Request Due To Fewer Dollars From State - Montgomery Community Media