School board approves $3.3 billion budget

[Anonymous]

3.3 billion NOT million
many cuts being made

[Anonymous]

link to this news:
https://moco360.media/2024/06/11/mcps-school-board-approves-3-32-billion-budget-for-2024-2025-school-year/

[Anonymous]

$30 million deficit.
The board voted yesterday to cut in response to this deficit.

[Anonymous]

budget maintains essential services AND
includes investments in:
special education
mental health
language arts
community schools program (what is this?) continuation of that 2 year negotiated salary
agreements between MCPS and its employee
associations.

[Anonymous]

One of the problems is that in trying to be everything, academics and education become diluted. Schools are now supposed to be social workers, social-emotional learning specialists, psychologists, drug addiction specialists - I'm not saying there isn't a need for these services but they shouldn't come from school budgets.

[Anonymous]

reductions of over $30 million

-increasing class size guidelines by one student in K-12 classes and reduction of 122.7 full time positions, reduction of 0.4 full time staff development teachers in MS and HS (goodbye, ssl coordinators?)

-retirements and other vacancies (are they forcing people to retire?)

-eliminating 20 central services positions from all employee groups (who is out?)

-eliminating Montgomery Virtual Academy

-delaying expansion of pre-k program until at least 25-26 school year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of the problems is that in trying to be everything, academics and education become diluted. Schools are now supposed to be social workers, social-emotional learning specialists, psychologists, drug addiction specialists - I'm not saying there isn't a need for these services but they shouldn't come from school budgets.

+1. They will continue to say "if we don't have the SEL, can't have academic piece". But when will students actually receive the academic piece?? When actually will SEL ever be met?? Bogus, MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:reductions of over $30 million

-increasing class size guidelines by one student in K-12 classes and reduction of 122.7 full time positions, reduction of 0.4 full time staff development teachers in MS and HS (goodbye, ssl coordinators?)

-retirements and other vacancies (are they forcing people to retire?)

-eliminating 20 central services positions from all employee groups (who is out?)

-eliminating Montgomery Virtual Academy

-delaying expansion of pre-k program until at least 25-26 school year

One of the CO jobs to go could be the one of Medical Officer (??)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:budget maintains essential services AND
includes investments in:
special education
mental health
language arts
community schools program (what is this?) continuation of that 2 year negotiated salary
agreements between MCPS and its employee
associations.

Elementary schools have a community schools liason- a teacher level position that plans programs for students and families. Similar to a PCC but get paid more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.3 billion NOT million
many cuts being made

Central office was barely impacted at all. When there are massive budget problems looming, 2025-26 budget better slash all these worthless positions at Gude and Hungerford that do nothing to support students or improve education.

[Anonymous]

Will the pay for all AP exams again next school year 🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3.3 billion NOT million
many cuts being made

Central office was barely impacted at all. When there are massive budget problems looming, 2025-26 budget better slash all these worthless positions at Gude and Hungerford that do nothing to support students or improve education.

And don't return any calls!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:reductions of over $30 million

-increasing class size guidelines by one student in K-12 classes and reduction of 122.7 full time positions, reduction of 0.4 full time staff development teachers in MS and HS (goodbye, ssl coordinators?)

-retirements and other vacancies (are they forcing people to retire?)

-eliminating 20 central services positions from all employee groups (who is out?)

-eliminating Montgomery Virtual Academy

-delaying expansion of pre-k program until at least 25-26 school year

One of the CO jobs to go could be the one of Medical Officer (??)

"The elimination of Montgomery Virtual Academy, the school system’s online learning program; the abolishment of the school system Office of the School System Medial Officer; delayed pre-kindergarten expansion; and increases in class sizes are among some of the cuts and adjustments that MCPS finalized Tuesday before the board’s vote."

What duties did this Officer have that were different than the County's Health Department?

[Anonymous]

Can someone from the MCEA please explain why they keep asking us to "fully fund" MCPS's budget requests while they repeatedly and accurately point out how corrupt and mismanaged MCPS is. You can't reasonably ask the general public to write blank checks for a broken system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$30 million deficit.
The board voted yesterday to cut in response to this deficit.

Also took a $30 million purchase off the agenda.

Didn't spend $30 million but claims they are $30 million short?