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Board supports ARL expansion, adds career‑academy teachers and converts leadership interns into assistant principals

Howard County Board of Education · January 22, 2026
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Summary

Renovations at the Application & Research Laboratory will create space for additional CTE sections; the FY27 proposal requests four new ARL teachers and staff will repurpose 13 leadership intern positions into assistant principal posts (budget neutral).

The Board of Education heard plans to expand career and technical education and to strengthen school leadership as part of the FY27 budget.

Renovations at the Application & Research Laboratory (ARL) will add classroom space and the superintendent proposed adding four teachers and classroom supplies to reduce long ARL waitlists. Staff said ARL serves about 1,200 students and that the proposed additions could reduce the ARL waitlist by…

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