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Queen Anne's County school leaders recommend asking commissioners for full budget ask to avoid more furloughs
Summary
At a Feb. 19 budget work session, Superintendent Dr. Kibler presented three budget options — including a $5 million placeholder from county commissioners and a full funding request — and recommended the board ask for full funding to avoid additional furlough days and cover state shortfalls tied to the Blueprint law.
Queen Anne's County Board of Education members and senior staff met Feb. 19 for a budget work session in which Superintendent Dr. Kibler recommended the board press county commissioners for the full funding the system says it needs rather than rely on a flat allocation or a $5 million placeholder.
Dr. Kibler told the board she had prepared three options: flat funding (no additional county or state dollars), a $5,000,000 placeholder the commissioners have publicly committed to, and a “full funding” option that would cover the district’s stated needs going into the next fiscal year. “It would be my recommendation that the board would review that, ask some good…
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