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Caroline County schools present $2.2 million local funding gap in FY26 budget
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Cabarrick and Caroline County Public Schools officials presented an FY26 operating budget that includes a $2.2 million revenue shortfall and asks the board to consider local funding to cover compensation, special education growth and technology replacement costs.
Caroline County Public Schools officials on March 11 presented an approved fiscal year 2026 operating budget that officials say leaves a $2.2 million revenue gap and asks the Board of Supervisors for additional local support.
Dr. Cabarrick, the school division superintendent, and other school leaders told the supervisors the division’s top priorities for FY26 are employee compensation and benefits, special education staffing, student support services including mental health, and technology refresh. “People over things,” Cabarrick said, describing stakeholder priorities collected during the budget process.
The division is adopting an average daily membership (ADM) of 4,340 for FY26 budget calculations and expects an additional $1.36 million in state revenue tied to modest ADM growth, a proposed 3% state compensation increase for Standards of Quality positions, and other state…
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