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Community urges MCPS to restore 10 pupil personnel workers as board weighs FY27 budget
Summary
At a public hearing on MCPS's FY27 operating budget, community speakers urged the board to restore 10 pupil personnel worker (PPW) positions and other student-support roles, warning cuts would raise caseloads well above recommended limits and reduce services for vulnerable students.
Montgomery County parents, school staff and community advocates urged the Board of Education to restore 10 pupil personnel worker positions that the superintendent's FY27 operating budget proposed to cut.
"I am here this evening on behalf of Montgomery County Pupil Personnel Worker Association. I'm here to urge you to restore the 10 people personnel worker positions cut from the FY27 operating budget," Monique KingKing said, describing the role of PPWs and warning that reductions would increase average caseloads by about 700 students to…
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