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CCPS staff say consultant methodology moderates staffing shifts; board warned of tight fund balance and potential cuts
Summary
District staff told the Carroll County Board that the APA consultants' accounting-based 'base model' for blueprint should reduce severe staffing shifts anticipated last year but will still require some adjustments. The superintendent and CFO warned the district's unassigned fund balance is at a minimum and presented a menu of possible reductions to cover FY27 shortfalls.
Carroll County Public Schools officials on Dec. 10 briefed the Board of Education on ongoing blueprint implementation work with APA consultants, and on the district’s fiscal outlook for fiscal year 2027.
Mr. O’Neil, speaking for the superintendent’s office and the APA team, described a shift from a staffing-formula approach toward an accounting- or base-model methodology for meeting blueprint requirements. He said that under the consultants’ approach each school would have a base set of positions and that many additional staff costs could be coded across blueprint categories rather than being narrowly attributed to a single student subgroup. "Their methodology allows for more flexibility and layering of services across schools," O’Neil said, explaining it could reduce the large staff movements the district feared last year. O’Neil said…
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