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MCPS board reviews discretionary spending proposals: equity add-on, menstrual supplies, security assistants and program expansions
Summary
At a work session, staff proposed targeted discretionary investments including a differentiated school-site allocation and equity add-on for materials, earmarked funding for menstrual hygiene (currently an unfunded mandate), expansion of security assistants, formalizing CREA supports and smaller blended-learning pilots; staff committed to guidance and follow-ups.
Montgomery County Public Schools staff laid out a short list of discretionary spending proposals the board should consider as part of the FY26 operating budget, emphasizing targeted investments to address equity, safety and program stability.
Doctor Taylor described a differentiated school-site allocation and an "equity add-on" to the materials-and-supplies budget that would direct more resources to schools with higher concentrations of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, English learners and students with disabilities. "We think that all of our schools could use an enhancement to their materials and supplies line," Taylor said, and added that the approach is intended as a "year 1" implementation with potential scale-up in subsequent years.
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