Calvert County Board of Education approves FY26 budget revisions, CASA successor agreement and multiple personnel actions

The Calvert County Board of Education on Monday approved a set of budget revisions to the superintendent's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, ratified a four-year successor agreement with the Calvert Association of Supervisors and Administrators (CASA), and confirmed an appointment to the county's world languages and ESOL supervisory post.

The board voted to adopt the superintendent's proposed FY26 budget with specific changes that the motion listed by title, including funding for software and consultant services, additional school leadership positions, specialist and intervention roles, and support staff. The motion directed the budget to include the use of $11,000,725 of fund balance in FY26; later in the meeting the district's chief financial officer stated that the total additions in the proposed transfers and revisions amounted to $11,667,006.87 and that the corresponding reductions equaled the same amount.

Why it matters: The package the board approved funds new staff and services the district said are intended to support student learning, behavior supports, literacy efforts, and school leadership. The motion also created several board-designated fund balance commitments for capital and operational priorities, which sets aside money for future repairs and replacements.

Key actions and outcomes - FY26 budget revisions: The motion adopted the superintendent's proposed FY26 budget with changes listed during the meeting. The motion text specified funding for: PIA software; a Microsoft applications consultant; a fourth vice principal at Calvert High School and Patuxent High School; two additional elementary GATE teachers; an additional behavior specialist; 12…