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Board flags state cuts to Blueprint programs and community supports; district weighs local backfill options
Summary
District staff told the board the governor's proposed budget delays collaborative planning, reduces Transitional Supplemental Instruction funding by about $2 million statewide and would freeze community school expansions; the board discussed possible local backfill and program prioritization.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools staff told the board at a Jan. 21 workshop that proposed state changes to Blueprint funding and related supports could reduce services for students and non-profit partners and prompt district efforts to backfill critical programs.
"This is a $2,000,000 hit," Matt Stanski, chief financial officer, said of the governor's proposed reduction to Transitional Supplemental Instruction (TSI) tutoring funding. TSI provides targeted K–3 tutoring aimed at accelerating early literacy. Stanski said the district views early reading intervention as a high priority and would seek to…
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