Queen Anne's County Public Schools received notice letters from the state's Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) following a district review, Superintendent Dr. Kibler told the board at its Dec. 3 meeting. The district did not receive any warning letters and, according to Dr. Kibler, is not at risk of having FY26 funds withheld.

Dr. Kibler said the AIB will send three letters of notice: one related to the district's FY25 minimum school funding accounting procedures and two tied to trends on Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) scores. The AIB reviewed MCAP results from the blueprint's inception (school year 2021–22) through last year and identified downward trends in two measures: third‑grade English language arts and fifth‑grade math. Dr. Kibler said the decline in fifth‑grade math was 0.1 percentage point over that multi‑year period.

"We are not at risk for FY26 of having any funding withheld," Dr. Kibler said, noting the district's finance staff had corrected accounting procedures and that the FY26 reporting shows improvement. He added the board will receive the AIB letters as they arrive and that district leaders will prepare follow‑up materials and conversations with AIB if requested.

Dr. Kibler framed the notices as a prompt to accelerate work on student achievement, saying the district ranks among the state's top 10 and second on the Eastern Shore but must reverse the recent declines. He pointed to the earlier removal of math and reading specialists two years ago as a possible contributing factor and said restoring supports remains a priority.

The immediate next steps Dr. Kibler described were to forward the AIB letters to the board, prepare any requested documentation or meetings with AIB, and continue work already underway to improve elementary reading and math outcomes.