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PGCPS budget office explains student‑based allocations, warns TSI funding ends July 1
Summary
Director Siobhan Smith told the Feb. 11 committee that student‑based budgeting represents the discretionary portion of school allocations, described locked funding categories and said Transitional Supplemental Instruction (TSI) restricted funding ends July 1; staff asked board members to submit amendments early to allow incorporation before the Feb. 26 budget vote.
Director Siobhan Smith, head of Budget and Management Services, briefed the committee on Feb. 11 about how the district calculates school allocations and what principals should expect in the student‑based budgeting process.
"As you know, we receive funds from MSDE based on our wealth equalization," Smith said, noting allocations depend on certified enrollment counts (reported as of Sept. 30, 2025) and per‑pupil amounts. She described student‑based budgeting as "the discretionary portion of the allocation that principals can now plan and budget for," and explained that some funds…
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