Budget
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Anonymous
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So the SY23-24 budget was just finalized and MCPS already knows they have to find a way to account for $200M in SY24-25 to cover items currently in ESSR funding. Wow.
What do we think will be cut? |
Anonymous
| Hours for special ed paras at my school are getting cut. About the same number of special ed students, though. |
Anonymous
Where are you seeing that amount as being currently in ESSER funding? https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/CSJR4E67517D/$file/Final%20Adopt%20of%20FY%202024%20Op%20Bdgt%20230606.pdf |
Anonymous
Sorry it $40M in ESSR but about $200M overall that they know needs to be budgeted for from the start. They talked about all the numbers during the BOe meeting. https://mcpsmd.new.swagit.com/videos/233177 |
Anonymous
I thought special ed was getting increased support with this budget?? |
Anonymous
Not at our school. Or at least so far. |
Anonymous
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Look at which areas get increased FTE on Page 6 of the budget:
Accelerators Funded in FY 2024 Operating Budget—Total of $22,630,616 • Dual Enrollment, Early Collage, and Middle College programs—1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) content specialist position and $2,872,426 • Focus on mathematics and literacy—including 12.0 FTE math coach positions; 2.0 FTE supervisor positions for elementary and middle school mathematics; 3.0 FTE content specialist positions (two elementary and one middle school); 2.0 FTE instructional specialist positions serving as English language development coaches; 4.0 FTE academic opportunity specialist positions; and 1.0 FTE instructional specialist position for accelerated and enriched instruction and $2,820,174 • Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams funding for increased student participation—$3,397,401 • Additional English language development teacher positions–40.0 FTE teachers and $3,081,880 • Increasing the number of Preschool Education Program inclusive classrooms—33.75 FTE including 18 FTE teacher and 15.75 paraeducator positions and $2,138,756 • Additional staffing for human resources—5.0 FTE positions, including a coordinator focused on administrative and supervisory staffing; a coordinator and staffing specialist position for the Department of Human Capital Management; a coordinator for the Department of Compliance and Investigations and the Equal Employment Opportunity complaints, Americans with Disabilities Act-related issues, and union grievances; and a background screening specialist position and $674,956 • Restructuring of athletics program—25 FTE athletic trainer positions, 1.0 coordinator position, and $2,113,464 One additional profession day to be used in FY 2024 for the cost of Service Employees International Union Local 500 employees related to the state moving the day for the Maryland primary—$1,329,414 • Additional security assistant positions for middle schools—10 FTE security assistant positions and $515,550 • Additional transportation positions for the West Farm Transportation Depot–1.0 FTE bus route supervisor and 1.0 FTE dispatcher positions and $171,891 • Additional staff in the Office of Finance for budget coordination, including Blueprint-requirements and for procurement—1.0 FTE coordinator and 1.0 FTE contract administrator positions and $247,492 • Central Blueprint administration—1.0 FTE director, 1.0 FTE coordinator, 1.0 instructional specialist, and 1.0 FTE administrative secretary positions and $543,036 • Additional communications support—1.0 FTE director I position and $166,978 • Funding for the Human Capital Management project—$2,557,198 |
Anonymous
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Interesting observations:
12.0 FTE math coach positions............math coaches, not math content specialists 4.0 FTE academic opportunity specialist positions..........are these counselors or not? what is academic opportunity specialist? 40.0 FTE for English language development teacher positions.........40 more ESOL teachers 10 FTE security assistant positions for middle schools...........only 10 more and only for MS. There are 40 MS in MCPS. Nothing for HS. 33.75 FTE for Preschool Education Program inclusive classrooms— 33.75 more for pre-school (someone will get more access to free pre-school and sorry if you have to pay for your own pre-school) 2 FTE for Office of Finance for budget coordination...... Yes, more FTE for central office 4 FTE for Central Blueprint administration ...... Yes, more FTE for central office Additional communications support—1.0 FTE director I position......Yes, one more central office director
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Anonymous
Interesting… it was said that due to projected enrollment there was 138 new special Ed teaching positions. So guess we’ll see how that all works out |
Anonymous
| “a coordinator for the Department of Compliance and Investigations and the Equal Employment Opportunity complaints, Americans with Disabilities Act-related issues, and union grievances” reads like a system set up to fight its employees. Are they admitting to being a terrible employer? |
Anonymous
Or it could be a system setting itself up to better address complaints and compliance issues. |