Board approves FY25–26 budget, multi‑year contracts and facility plan at June 18 work session

The Queen Anne's County Board of Education on June 18 approved a set of budget and contract items at its budget work session, including adoption of the FY25–26 operating budget, approval of a five‑year PowerSchool contract for a suite of 11 products, renewal of a three‑year Discovery Education social studies subscription, submission of the 2025 Educational Facilities Master Plan to the state and a construction contract for stormwater and asphalt repairs at Kennard Elementary.

Rob Watkins, supervisor of finance, presented the FY25–26 balanced budget, saying projected revenue increases total nearly $9.1 million driven in large part by a $7.6 million local contribution above maintenance of effort from the county commissioners. Watkins reported the district’s current budget at roughly $118 million and the proposed FY26 budget at approximately $127.5 million; he noted the final state funding file had not yet been released and numbers remain subject to change.

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