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Superintendent Dyson tells committee FCPS is prioritizing staffing and equity amid funding uncertainty
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Dyson told the committee FCPS retains about 94% of staff, is pursuing 'grow-your-own' pipelines, and is budgeting toward a $60,000 starting salary by July 1, 2026, while warning potential cuts to Title grants could force difficult tradeoffs for multilingual learners and other programs.
Dr. Cheryl Dyson, Frederick County Public Schools superintendent, answered committee questions about recruitment, retention, funding and how equity work is being operationalized across schools.
In her response on staffing and retention, Dyson said FCPS has an overall retention rate of about 94%. "When we do exit surveys about why people are leaving, generally, it is because of higher opportunities or because of additional salary," she told the committee. Dyson described investments in "grow-your-own"…
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