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AACPS superintendent proposes $1.9 billion FY27 budget, says proposal avoids layoffs
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Bedell presented a $1.9 billion operating-budget recommendation for FY27, proposing a $116 million increase focused on compensation (49% of the increase), 205.3 new positions (96% student-facing), a 2% COLA, and targeted funding for special education, early childhood expansion and capital projects; he said the plan "does not lay off a single employee."
Dr. Bedell presented the Anne Arundel County Public Schools' FY27 operating- and capital-budget recommendation to the Board of Education on Dec. 17, emphasizing investments in personnel and targeted student supports while acknowledging fiscal constraints.
The superintendent proposed a $1.9 billion operating budget that he said is $116 million more than the current year. He said roughly $56.6 million (49% of that increase) would be allocated to compensation and benefit increases, including a step or step-equivalent for eligible employees and a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for all employees. "This recommendation does not lay off a single employee," Dr.…
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