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06-08-2012, 10:30 AM
This just in from the Calvert County Public School System...
Board of Education Adopts Final Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 8, 2012
Board of Education Adopts Final Budget
The Board of Education unanimously adopted on June 6, 2012, a 192.6 million dollar budget which provides school system operating funds for next school year. This budget contains significant changes from the budget originally proposed by the Board and the Superintendent.
Funding for the school system comes primarily from two sources – the State of Maryland and the Calvert County Government.
In May, the Maryland General Assembly decided to begin passing a portion of teacher pension costs to school systems. This new cost, which was not in the proposed budget, will be 2.8 million dollars for this coming year. The Board added this new pension obligation to the budget before adopting it on June 6. The State will send additional revenue to the Calvert County Government in this initial year to cover the new pension cost. The County, in turn, allocated the additional funds to the school system, as required by law.
In addition, the school system will receive approximately 1 million dollars less in state funding this year largely due to declining school enrollment.
School system funding from the Calvert County Government fell short of the Board and Superintendent’s request by 4.5 million dollars. The County Government met its mandatory maintenance of effort funding level and continued to fund the previously agreed to collaborative grant to the school system.
In order to balance the newly adopted Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget, the Board of Education reduced the proposed budget by 3 million dollars and carried over 1.5 million dollars from the current budget.
In a budget message, Superintendent Jack Smith said the school system “is a highly efficient and effective school system that provides a tremendous return on investment. As recently as January 2011, a national study by the Center for American Progress found Calvert County Public Schools to be one of the most efficient and effective school systems in Maryland and in the nation.” He continued to explain that “the school system reduced 61.5 staff positions from FY 2011 to FY 2012 and will need to cut an additional 30 regular education teaching positions from FY 2012 to FY 2013. These staff cuts will be difficult for an already efficient organization.”
Most of the reductions in the size of the teaching force will be accommodated through retirements and resignations. Dr. Smith said, “But make no mistake; we will have fewer teachers providing service to students, and this will affect the classroom.”
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MEDIA CONTACT:
GAIL BENNETT
410-535-7620
Read More on the CCPS Web site... (http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/info/submission/viewsubmission.asp?num=406)
Board of Education Adopts Final Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 8, 2012
Board of Education Adopts Final Budget
The Board of Education unanimously adopted on June 6, 2012, a 192.6 million dollar budget which provides school system operating funds for next school year. This budget contains significant changes from the budget originally proposed by the Board and the Superintendent.
Funding for the school system comes primarily from two sources – the State of Maryland and the Calvert County Government.
In May, the Maryland General Assembly decided to begin passing a portion of teacher pension costs to school systems. This new cost, which was not in the proposed budget, will be 2.8 million dollars for this coming year. The Board added this new pension obligation to the budget before adopting it on June 6. The State will send additional revenue to the Calvert County Government in this initial year to cover the new pension cost. The County, in turn, allocated the additional funds to the school system, as required by law.
In addition, the school system will receive approximately 1 million dollars less in state funding this year largely due to declining school enrollment.
School system funding from the Calvert County Government fell short of the Board and Superintendent’s request by 4.5 million dollars. The County Government met its mandatory maintenance of effort funding level and continued to fund the previously agreed to collaborative grant to the school system.
In order to balance the newly adopted Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget, the Board of Education reduced the proposed budget by 3 million dollars and carried over 1.5 million dollars from the current budget.
In a budget message, Superintendent Jack Smith said the school system “is a highly efficient and effective school system that provides a tremendous return on investment. As recently as January 2011, a national study by the Center for American Progress found Calvert County Public Schools to be one of the most efficient and effective school systems in Maryland and in the nation.” He continued to explain that “the school system reduced 61.5 staff positions from FY 2011 to FY 2012 and will need to cut an additional 30 regular education teaching positions from FY 2012 to FY 2013. These staff cuts will be difficult for an already efficient organization.”
Most of the reductions in the size of the teaching force will be accommodated through retirements and resignations. Dr. Smith said, “But make no mistake; we will have fewer teachers providing service to students, and this will affect the classroom.”
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MEDIA CONTACT:
GAIL BENNETT
410-535-7620
Read More on the CCPS Web site... (http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/info/submission/viewsubmission.asp?num=406)