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Board approves tentative FY26 operating budget, confirms cabinet picks and routine resolutions
Summary
The Montgomery County Board of Education on Feb. 5 tentatively adopted the superintendent's recommended FY26 operating budget and unanimously confirmed a slate of cabinet appointments and three ceremonial resolutions.
The Montgomery County Board of Education on Feb. 5 tentatively adopted the superintendent's recommended fiscal year 2026 operating budget and approved a slate of cabinet appointments and routine resolutions in a series of motions the board handled during its business meeting.
The board voted to tentatively adopt the FY26 operating budget as amended by the board for a total of $3,655,244,116 and approved the special education staffing plan to be submitted to the Maryland State Department of Education upon final budget approval in June 2025. Board members described the budget as a step toward addressing long-standing instructional and staffing needs but said it contains difficult tradeoffs.
In a separate set of unanimous approvals, the…
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