What are the list of MCPS positions set to be laid off (assuming the budget cuts go through)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't the Equity Department on the chopping block?

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

In 2024 the 8 current members of the Equity Dept cost MCPS $1,107,810 in salary alone. And that was two years ago! I’m sure it’s even more now.

While I believe equity work is important work, these overpaid 8 are basically never seen or heard from in central office or in the schools they are purported to serve. They are working on "professional development" that the county could easily find online for free.

It looks like the department is in chapter 5-8 of the budget book.

And they're slated to drop a Grade 16 Admin Secretary III and add a N Coordinator (C)

So salaries in FY 2025 was $1,061,182 to $996,186 for FY 2026, where it looks like they lost a position and then proposed to $1,258,289 for next year.

In FY 2025 total amount for the department was $1,1384,94 and proposed for $1,705,289 for next year.

Depending on what they do, like you said I think having people ensure equity is important in the school system. ie they make sure that resources are allocated appropriately across the school system.

And I don't think anyone really takes online training seriously and it wouldn't be as effective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone summarize what happened at the County Council meeting today? What positions are still going to be cut?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/15/county-council-budget-straw-approval/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social&fbclid=IwY2xjawR0JJVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE5dFplYnF4dmtaVnA0V0ZZc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkoKFka2wIa3tmMrN2Jt5OQR0cKfqBZQroU1rheoSHQ_mRVbytV73ciRwPkI_aem_zV4N2ENIGDa3kIREDFOzzw

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone summarize what happened at the County Council meeting today? What positions are still going to be cut?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/15/county-council-budget-straw-approval/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social&fbclid=IwY2xjawR0JJVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE5dFplYnF4dmtaVnA0V0ZZc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkoKFka2wIa3tmMrN2Jt5OQR0cKfqBZQroU1rheoSHQ_mRVbytV73ciRwPkI_aem_zV4N2ENIGDa3kIREDFOzzw

Again, which positions are being cut? I don't have access to the tranches list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone summarize what happened at the County Council meeting today? What positions are still going to be cut?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/15/county-council-budget-straw-approval/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social&fbclid=IwY2xjawR0JJVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE5dFplYnF4dmtaVnA0V0ZZc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkoKFka2wIa3tmMrN2Jt5OQR0cKfqBZQroU1rheoSHQ_mRVbytV73ciRwPkI_aem_zV4N2ENIGDa3kIREDFOzzw

Again, which positions are being cut? I don't have access to the tranches list.

It was posted on page one

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

They won't be cut

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

They won't be cut

They’ll keep their positions. Teachers and staff just won’t get their step and cola increases.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

They won't be cut

They’ll keep their positions. Teachers and staff just won’t get their step and cola increases.

Will MCEA give up their COLA increases to save mostly-SEIU positions, though?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

They are doing it for shock value. Last year they said how vital they all were and hired more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

They won't be cut

They’ll keep their positions. Teachers and staff just won’t get their step and cola increases.

If that happens, central office, taylor and boe shouldn't get increases either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

They won't be cut

They’ll keep their positions. Teachers and staff just won’t get their step and cola increases.

Will MCEA give up their COLA increases to save mostly-SEIU positions, though?

Probably on balance the aggregate cost of the MCEA positions is not that different from the SEIU positions

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

They won't be cut

They’ll keep their positions. Teachers and staff just won’t get their step and cola increases.

If that happens, central office, taylor and boe shouldn't get increases either.

The increases are very expensive. They don't need to claw them all back, just a portion.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

They won't be cut

They’ll keep their positions. Teachers and staff just won’t get their step and cola increases.

Will MCEA give up their COLA increases to save mostly-SEIU positions, though?

Haha, good one, and I’m a SEIU member who is likely going to lose their job. My fellow SEIU coworkers wouldn’t even give up their raise to save us. At this point, everyone is looking out only for their own interests.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions? Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area. So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.

They won't be cut

They’ll keep their positions. Teachers and staff just won’t get their step and cola increases.

Will MCEA give up their COLA increases to save mostly-SEIU positions, though?

Haha, good one, and I’m a SEIU member who is likely going to lose their job. My fellow SEIU coworkers wouldn’t even give up their raise to save us. At this point, everyone is looking out only for their own interests. [/quote
The thing to understand about MCPS and the unions is that in budget negotiations with the Council, they band together to pressure the Council for more funding. Taylor could have simply let the Council give MCPS less than they did and then say whelp we are going to have to reduce the raises. Instead, he sent a dramatic letter about the horrific impact of not increasing the budget by the exact amount he demanded. And it worked! He got a lot of people upset and scared and they all went to yell at the Council who gave MCPS more than what is frankly wise given the fiscal situation. Now it is time for the unions to work with Taylor to save those jobs. But not before. They needed people to feel scared.