Operating Budget

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no articles have come out recapping the superintendent's presentation from last night.

Audience was handpicked. No reporters. No adult questions.

It was a secret presentation. I only got 2 text messages and 2 emails about it!

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/news/quick-notes/2023-12/dec.-13-2023/tune-in-live-dec.-14-to-superintendents-operating-budget-presentation/

You got texts about a pr event.
No budget.

[Anonymous]

I watched some. In between word salad, I think they said they are eliminating a SEL program that I am assuming is Leader in Me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I watched some. In between word salad, I think they said they are eliminating a SEL program that I am assuming is Leader in Me.

Yes. That is the SEL program on the chopping block.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen the FY25 Operating Budget? It is supposed to be available now. I am curious about the 8% reduction in Central Office, 70+ positions less. HR and Facilities were supposedly trimmed.

It's available here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/budget/

No budget there. Do you know what a budget is?

I've heard of that. It has something called "numbers" that match up to letters that clearly describe where the numbers are going?

[Anonymous]

In another thread, multiple people told me there is no chance that Crown high school's scope could be reduced like Woodward's was because MCPS is flush with so much money that they barely know how to spend it. So I'm looking forward to seeing that reflected in the budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In another thread, multiple people told me there is no chance that Crown high school's scope could be reduced like Woodward's was because MCPS is flush with so much money that they barely know how to spend it. So I'm looking forward to seeing that reflected in the budget.

Why do you mean Woodward's scope was reduced?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched some. In between word salad, I think they said they are eliminating a SEL program that I am assuming is Leader in Me.

Yes. That is the SEL program on the chopping block.

Only because the federal money ran out that pays for it. No one really wanted it in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In another thread, multiple people told me there is no chance that Crown high school's scope could be reduced like Woodward's was because MCPS is flush with so much money that they barely know how to spend it. So I'm looking forward to seeing that reflected in the budget.

Why do you mean Woodward's scope was reduced?

https://moco360.media/2021/09/10/mcps-scales-down-plans-for-woodward-high-as-costs-increase/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In another thread, multiple people told me there is no chance that Crown high school's scope could be reduced like Woodward's was because MCPS is flush with so much money that they barely know how to spend it. So I'm looking forward to seeing that reflected in the budget.

Why do you mean Woodward's scope was reduced?

https://moco360.media/2021/09/10/mcps-scales-down-plans-for-woodward-high-as-costs-increase/

That's the capital budget. This is the operating budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched some. In between word salad, I think they said they are eliminating a SEL program that I am assuming is Leader in Me.

Yes. That is the SEL program on the chopping block.

They're going to bring in CASEL's transformative SEL which contains a lot of critical theory...I guarantee it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen the FY25 Operating Budget? It is supposed to be available now. I am curious about the 8% reduction in Central Office, 70+ positions less. HR and Facilities were supposedly trimmed.

It's available here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/budget/

I see the guide on how to put together the budget but not the actual budget. Anyone have a link to the actual budget?

Still no actual budget. Mcknight is first superintendent to hide budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen the FY25 Operating Budget? It is supposed to be available now. I am curious about the 8% reduction in Central Office, 70+ positions less. HR and Facilities were supposedly trimmed.

It's available here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/budget/

I see the guide on how to put together the budget but not the actual budget. Anyone have a link to the actual budget?

Still no actual budget. Mcknight is first superintendent to hide budget.

McKnight is asking for a 5 percent budget increase, which is a lot of money. I'm hoping that will include adding people to procurement staff to buy necessary supplies like pencils. My school is being told that the reason we have not been able to obtain pencils in the last month was because of procurement problems at central office. Who knows what's going on... just an example that even obtaining simple resources such as pencils seems beyond the capability of this highly expensive school district.

I see in the posts that 70 positions in central office are supposed to be eliminated. Are there further details on this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen the FY25 Operating Budget? It is supposed to be available now. I am curious about the 8% reduction in Central Office, 70+ positions less. HR and Facilities were supposedly trimmed.

It's available here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/budget/

I see the guide on how to put together the budget but not the actual budget. Anyone have a link to the actual budget?

Still no actual budget. Mcknight is first superintendent to hide budget.

McKnight is asking for a 5 percent budget increase, which is a lot of money. I'm hoping that will include adding people to procurement staff to buy necessary supplies like pencils. My school is being told that the reason we have not been able to obtain pencils in the last month was because of procurement problems at central office. Who knows what's going on... just an example that even obtaining simple resources such as pencils seems beyond the capability of this highly expensive school district.

I see in the posts that 70 positions in central office are supposed to be eliminated. Are there further details on this?

No

McKnight is not making the budget public.

Just guess how she is spending tax dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen the FY25 Operating Budget? It is supposed to be available now. I am curious about the 8% reduction in Central Office, 70+ positions less. HR and Facilities were supposedly trimmed.

It's available here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/budget/

I see the guide on how to put together the budget but not the actual budget. Anyone have a link to the actual budget?

Still no actual budget. Mcknight is first superintendent to hide budget.

McKnight is asking for a 5 percent budget increase, which is a lot of money. I'm hoping that will include adding people to procurement staff to buy necessary supplies like pencils. My school is being told that the reason we have not been able to obtain pencils in the last month was because of procurement problems at central office. Who knows what's going on... just an example that even obtaining simple resources such as pencils seems beyond the capability of this highly expensive school district.

I see in the posts that 70 positions in central office are supposed to be eliminated. Are there further details on this?

No

McKnight is not making the budget public.

Just guess how she is spending tax dollars.

I am sure it will be linked within the next several days. Probably just a production delay. Not everything is a conspiracy.

[Anonymous]

It's December, there are lots of phases left for this budget, I'm sure we will get more details before next school year.