Taylor's Operating Budget releases 12/17 at 6:30 pm

[Anonymous]

Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

[Anonymous]

I predict a lot of easily triggered mommies gnashing their teeth and taking swipes at Taylor for making videos or whatever .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

I need a few years of responsible fiscal management before I would be willing to consider a tax increase "for the schools."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

We have a $1.5 billion shortfall at the state level. What kind of pocket change can be found in the couch cushions to close that kind of gap?

At the county level: We JUST raised taxes in 2023 https://dcist.com/story/23/05/25/md-montgomery-county-council-property-taxes-hike/

You think there's more appetite or willingness to raise property taxes AGAIN in the face of our county being decimated by DOGE and all of the chaos at the White House?

And even if we could muster that political will up, WHY should anyone feel good about pouring more money into MCPS with all of its systemic failures and incompetence?

MCPS has been a problem that seemingly no amount of money can fix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

I'm in a six-figure income household (though low six figures) and would have a difficult time if my taxes increased much more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

I'm in a six-figure income household (though low six figures) and would have a difficult time if my taxes increased much more.

Us also. We are already on the verge of moving outside of the county because of MCPS’s corruption and dishonesty about why they are really trying to ram through the regions model despite hard economic times and the fact it will not help failing students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

I'm in a six-figure income household (though low six figures) and would have a difficult time if my taxes increased much more.

Us also. We are already on the verge of moving outside of the county because of MCPS’s corruption and dishonesty about why they are really trying to ram through the regions model despite hard economic times and the fact it will not help failing students.

How exactly do you know what will help failing students? Always, failing students are not the only students in the county. Should all others be ignored?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

I need a few years of responsible fiscal management before I would be willing to consider a tax increase "for the schools."

DP

You should have said "another" tax increase. They have done several in the last decade.

The problem is that there is no economic growth in Montgomery County and so they are constantly trying to squeeze more money from a tax base that is not growing. In addition, as MCPS retirees live longer and longer, their pension and retiree healthcare benefits cost more and more and more, but there's no forward thinking on how to pay for this while also addressing the current needs of the system, which also include rapidly rising healthcare costs for MCPS employees. Thus, pension, retiree and employee healthcare costs eat up a larger portion of a stagnant pie every year.

The notion we could just raise taxes if we cared enough about the children is delusional and offensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

I'm in a six-figure income household (though low six figures) and would have a difficult time if my taxes increased much more.

Us also. We are already on the verge of moving outside of the county because of MCPS’s corruption and dishonesty about why they are really trying to ram through the regions model despite hard economic times and the fact it will not help failing students.

How exactly do you know what will help failing students? Always, failing students are not the only students in the county. Should all others be ignored?

The regional model is clearly not intended or designed to help the

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

I'm not sure why any statements would be sobering at this point. Taylor and honestly people before him have been very clear about the state of infrastructure needs regarding the CIP and maintenance. The CFO has been clear for two year about the EBP fund, rising special education and contractor services cost. Central Office already took cuts last year and sent folks back into schools. And anyone paying attention has send what's going on at the federal government level. Priorities have been made clear.


The only surprising thing might be teacher/staff cuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

I'm in a six-figure income household (though low six figures) and would have a difficult time if my taxes increased much more.

Us also. We are already on the verge of moving outside of the county because of MCPS’s corruption and dishonesty about why they are really trying to ram through the regions model despite hard economic times and the fact it will not help failing students.

How exactly do you know what will help failing students? Always, failing students are not the only students in the county. Should all others be ignored?

The regional model is clearly not intended or designed to help the 53% of elementary school students, 70% of middle school students or 59% of high school students that are not proficient in math.

These are the majority of students so yes, MCPS should definitely focus on them as the others aren't being "ignored" - they are able to graduate from high school proficient in both matth and reading which is more than what the majority of MCPS students can say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

I'm in a six-figure income household (though low six figures) and would have a difficult time if my taxes increased much more.

Us also. We are already on the verge of moving outside of the county because of MCPS’s corruption and dishonesty about why they are really trying to ram through the regions model despite hard economic times and the fact it will not help failing students.

How exactly do you know what will help failing students? Always, failing students are not the only students in the county. Should all others be ignored?

The regional model is clearly not intended or designed to help the 53% of elementary school students, 70% of middle school students or 59% of high school students that are not proficient in math.

These are the majority of students so yes, MCPS should definitely focus on them as the others aren't being "ignored" - they are able to graduate from high school proficient in both matth and reading which is more than what the majority of MCPS students can say.

Do you really believe that 70% of all MCPS MS students are not proficient at math? Think about that a moment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

I'm in a six-figure income household (though low six figures) and would have a difficult time if my taxes increased much more.

Us also. We are already on the verge of moving outside of the county because of MCPS’s corruption and dishonesty about why they are really trying to ram through the regions model despite hard economic times and the fact it will not help failing students.

How exactly do you know what will help failing students? Always, failing students are not the only students in the county. Should all others be ignored?

The regional model is clearly not intended or designed to help the 53% of elementary school students, 70% of middle school students or 59% of high school students that are not proficient in math.

These are the majority of students so yes, MCPS should definitely focus on them as the others aren't being "ignored" - they are able to graduate from high school proficient in both matth and reading which is more than what the majority of MCPS students can say.

Do you really believe that 70% of all MCPS MS students are not proficient at math? Think about that a moment.

That's the data that I'm aware of on math proficiency. Are you aware of different data showing a different more palatable conclusion? And yes I absolutely believe it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.

We have a $1.5 billion shortfall at the state level. What kind of pocket change can be found in the couch cushions to close that kind of gap?

At the county level: We JUST raised taxes in 2023 https://dcist.com/story/23/05/25/md-montgomery-county-council-property-taxes-hike/

You think there's more appetite or willingness to raise property taxes AGAIN in the face of our county being decimated by DOGE and all of the chaos at the White House?

And even if we could muster that political will up, WHY should anyone feel good about pouring more money into MCPS with all of its systemic failures and incompetence?

MCPS has been a problem that seemingly no amount of money can fix.

How convenient for you that your parents and grandparents didn't hold the same view when you went to school.

People seem to forget inflation also applies to the costs incurred by public services- especially public services driven by labor costs. MCPS funding has gone up nominally, but inflation-adjusted per-student funding has gone down, with this past year being the exception to this trend.