Read statements from Board of Education President Patricia B. O’Neill and Interim Superintendent Larry A. Bowers on Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett’s Recommended Operating Budget, released March 16.
The Montgomery County Board of Education approved a $2.39 billion Operating Budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, which will allow the district to provide the same services to a growing number of students; manage increased operational costs; and meet salary and benefit obligations. The budget represents a 4.1 percent increase over the current year’s budget.
In a new study of the economic benefits of the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 Capital and Operating Budgets, noted economist Dr. Stephen Fuller concludes that the investments in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) would contribute more than $3 billion to the local economy and support more than 20,000 jobs in the state of Maryland and more than 9,200 jobs in Montgomery County.
FY 2016 Adopted Program Budget
Approved FY 2016 Operating Budget Summary and Personnel Complement
Superintendent’s Recommended FY 2016 Program Budget
FY 2016 Operating Budget Question & Answers
Superintendent's FY 2016 Recommended Operating Budget
Budget in Brief of the Superintendent's FY 2016 Recommended Operating Budget
Dr. Starr's Presentation to the Board of Education