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County executive’s FY26 proposal funds many AACPS priorities but cuts some positions; board gets mixed results
Summary
Chief financial officers presented the county executive’s recommended fiscal 2026 operating and capital budget to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education: state aid rose, the county recommended a record local increase, several requested positions were funded while many were cut, and the board approved a fourth-quarter supplemental transfer.
Matthew Stanski, chief financial officer for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, told the school board that the county executive’s recommended fiscal 2026 operating budget restores state aid and provides a record local increase but does not fund all items the board requested.
Stanski said state aid was restored after the governor’s budget uncertainty, producing a state-aid increase of about $45.5 million and bringing total state aid to “just shy of $594 million.” He said the county executive recommended roughly $52 million in additional county funding — about half of the $105.8 million the board had requested — and that the county contribution represents a record increase and roughly a 5.6% rise over the prior year.
Under the recommended operating budget, the county fully funded a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for employees, step increases, mandated national-board certification increases and the…
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