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Caroline County outlines FY27 school budget priorities including compensation, special education and transportation upgrades

Caroline County Public Schools School Board · January 13, 2026
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Finance and district staff presented FY27 priorities at a Jan. 12 public hearing: a 2–3% target for staff pay, parental leave proposal, expansions in exceptional education supports, literacy and CTE investments, and a request for a new transportation routing system; no members of the public spoke at the hearing.

Caroline County Public Schools presented its proposed priorities for the fiscal year 2027 school budget during a public hearing at the Jan. 12 school board meeting.

John Farley, the division’s finance director, summarized highlights from the governor’s proposed budget and the division’s budget-development process. The district is monitoring proposed state actions that include funds to rebenchmark state staffing and a 2% increase for SOQ positions; the division is seeking a 2–3% salary increase for instructional and support staff to…

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