Charles County Board of Education approves FY2026 budget, signs contracts and hears AFSCME compensation study

The Charles County Board of Education on June 10, 2025 approved an intercategory budget change request, unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2026 budget and completed contract signings with both EACC and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

The board received an update on an AFSCME compensation study from Chief of Human Resources Majors and a representative of Evergreen, the consulting firm engaged for the study. The board was told the district has seen a 21% increase in cost-of-living adjustments since the 2021 study and that the consultant\'s work aims to bring support-staff compensation more in line with market rates. Human resources will review the study recommendations and present a recommended implementation plan to the board next year.

The intercategory budget change request submitted to cover contracted services, building repairs and unpaid school lunch costs was approved at the end of the meeting. The transcript did not specify dollar amounts for the budget change or the fiscal year 2026 budget.

Board materials show the meeting concluded with the formal adoption of the FY2026 budget and completion of contract-signing procedures with EACC and AFSCME; the transcript records the FY2026 budget as approved unanimously but does not provide a roll-call vote tally in the remarks provided.

Next steps: Human resources will digest Evergreen\'s recommendations and return to the board with a recommended plan next year. No implementation timetable or funding breakdown for the study recommendations was specified in the meeting remarks provided.