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Board of Education asks county to back $2.5 million from fund balance; seeks safety assistants and nine elementary teachers
Summary
The St. Mary's County Board of Education budget request uses $2.5 million of fund balance (about $2.0 million for OPEB and $525,000 to balance negotiations), seeks nine elementary teachers and proposes 10 safety/security assistants; commissioners pressed the BOE on maintenance-of-effort, health insurance and class-size projections.
The St. Mary's County Board of Education is seeking a larger county appropriation in its FY14 budget package that includes using $2,500,000 of the school system's fund balance, Elaine Kramer, the county chief financial officer, told commissioners during a March 11 budget work session. Kramer said about $2,000,000 of that would go to the OPEB trust and roughly $525,000 would be used to cover negotiation-related balancing items.
The BOE, represented in the session, also requested funding for personnel changes the district said are needed to address student needs. Superintendent Dr. Martirano described a proposal for 10 safety and security assistants, planned primarily for elementary coverage, saying the positions should be "full time individuals under our supervision" to ensure continuity and training. Dr.…
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