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Board of Education requests $12.6 million increase to meet state mandates and raise teacher pay
Summary
The Worcester County Board of Education asked commissioners for a FY27 operating increase of $12,629,343 to cover negotiated salary steps, pension/OPEB costs and new programs including an elementary RISE expansion and additional pre-K positions; officials said starting teacher pay must reach $60,000 under state law.
The Worcester County Board of Education asked the county commissioners on April 14 for an additional $12,629,343 in its FY27 request, driven primarily by salary and benefit costs required under Maryland's Blueprint for Education and by investments in student supports, the superintendent said. "We must know every name every child by name, strength, and need," the superintendent told the commission, framing the budget as focused on classroom supports and staffing.
The proposal shown to commissioners would raise unrestricted Board revenues and expenditures to balance new obligations tied to…
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