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Council pauses on school-calendar and compensation bills, flags $2.1M staff cost for mandated closures
Summary
Council members endorsed the intent of bills to mandate six MCPS closure days and to raise Board of Education pay but held both measures for more analysis; staff cited a $2.1 million potential cost for hourly SEIU staff if closures become paid days.
The Montgomery County Council spent substantial time on education-related bills, deferring final action while signaling support for the concepts and asking for more fiscal and implementation details.
Kathleen (council staff) summarized MC 6-25, which would require six closure days for Montgomery County Public Schools and take effect July 1, 2025. A representative from the school board noted that five of the six days are currently non-instructional days when teachers and students are not present and that converting any of those could require paying hourly SEIU staff; staff estimated that change could cost about $2,100,000. The county executive supports the…
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