Council debates adding high‑school APFO test as school system warns program uses complicate capacity calculations

May 13, 2026

Councilors reviewed competing amendments to add a high‑school APFO test; school officials explained capacity uses a board formula (teaching stations × student‑teacher ratios adjusted to 80–85%) and that programmatic spaces (magnet programs, JROTC) affect usable capacity.

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Howard County councilors debated multiple competing amendments that would add or change a high‑school test to the APFO.

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