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Community urges full funding of MCPS FY26 priorities as board hears safety, staffing and curriculum concerns
Summary
At a two-night public hearing on the Montgomery County Public Schools FY26 operating budget, students, parents and community groups urged the board to fund school safety measures, 500 paraeducator positions, expanded restorative justice staffing and supports for overcapacity schools; the board took procedural votes to approve the meeting agenda and adjourn.
Montgomery County Board of Education President Julie Yang convened the second night of public testimony on the superintendent's proposed FY26 operating budget, hearing roughly two dozen organizations, clusters and dozens of individual speakers who urged targeted investments in safety, special education staffing, paraeducators and curriculum resources.
Rockville Mayor Monique Ashton told the board she supported the superintendent's focus on improving academic achievement and stabilizing the system's finances while prioritizing student supports. "We support the superintendent's focus on improving academic achievement, stabilizing the school system and its financial position, and prioritizing resources for student learning and support," Ashton said. She asked the district to consider returning class-size guidance to 2023-24 levels and to fund 500 paraeducator positions included in the superintendent's…
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