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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

[twitter]https://x.com/MCPS/status/2000940282666209648[/twitter]

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.[/quote]

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.
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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.[/quote]

Couldn’t agree more. Let’s get a proper audit of all the programs and central office staff. Program after program yet no true idea of they are actually working except students barely meeting standards. How many central staffers that make $200k contribute something tangible. The debacle of the boundaries is ongoing. This system feels rudderless with everyone just going off on their pet project.

Now they want more money?? [/quote]

So you want a pay freeze and reduction in benefits for teachers?[/quote]

Most people don’t get regular raises.   They make good money for 10 month jobs.  Central office staff salaries should be cut or jobs eliminated.  [/quote]

Some people bounce around between jobs to get bigger, but less frequent, raises. But that doesn't apply to positions like teaching. Instead they get smaller annual raises.  Notice how public sector positions also don't see windfalls during economic booms. [/quote]

Public sector trade stability and they can move around jurisdictions.  Many don’t get raises at all.  My spouse gets no raises, no benefits and no pto.  [/quote]

You're limited in your ability to move around because of how pensions work. And the size of the districts.

Also, part of that stability that overall pay is traded off for is the small annual salary adjustments.[/quote]

The unfortunate truth is that government employees generally don’t get raises when there is a recession or economic downturn.  MoCo is definitely in the midst of an economic downturn. Lots of MoCo citizens are struggling now and government employees aren’t immune from economic woes. [/quote]

Generally they have, with it being just a recent idea that they might not. The problem should be obvious. If you won't give COLAs during recessions, and it is politically intractable to provide more than the annual inflation rate other years, then pay simply goes down.[/quote]

MCPS has "gone back" on raises many times during the years. It is common for the news to report large pay increases, but then the pay raise in the later years of the contract do not actually occur. How much pay has increased or not throughout the years for MCPS staff is probably better than what teachers feel like it has been, but not as good as the public thinks it has been. [/quote]

You do realize most people don’t get yearly raises including other county employees.  Many of us did not get paid during the fed shut down, many Feds and private industry have lost their jobs, county keeps increasing taxes and we are all being hit with inflation.  [/quote]

If you don't get a raise most years to keep you even with the cost of living, you need a better job, a union, or both.  Not everyone gets merit raises but everyone should be getting cost of living increases almost every year no matter what your job is.[/quote]

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