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Board of Education seeks restored positions and flexibility on OPEB as commissioners weigh steps and fund balance use
Summary
The Board of Education presented its FY2016 budget request, including restoring instructional resource positions, seeking flexibility on a $2 million OPEB contribution, and signaling that one or two step increases for teachers remains a key negotiation point in public hearings.
A representative for the St. Mary’s County Board of Education described the FY2016 request and explained how instructional resource teachers (IRTs) were handled in the supplemental budget materials, and asked commissioners for flexibility on a $2 million OPEB (Other Post-Employment Benefits) contribution.
The Board of Education representative said last year’s materials consolidated instructional resource teachers into the general teacher line; for clarity the FY2016 packet breaks those positions back…
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