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Board of Education asks county for $8.4 million in additional local funding
Summary
The St. Mary's County Board of Education asked commissioners for $8.4 million in additional local funding to cover negotiated compensation increases and programmatic/infrastructure needs; state aid projections and enrollment decline were discussed as context.
Representatives of the St. Mary's County Public Schools presented their recommended FY27 budget and asked the county commissioners for an additional $8.4 million in local funding during the Feb. 24 work session.
Speaker 7, representing the Board of Education, said the negotiated agreement (including salary-related payroll costs) would add $4.7 million in staff costs and that…
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