7 p.m. Board of Education Public Hearing - *Superintendent's Proposed FY27 Operating/Capital Budgets Hearing III

Howard County Board of Education · February 12, 2026

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Opening, pledge and instructions

Announcement

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Chair Mallow (chair) opened the public hearing, led the pledge, reviewed decorum rules and said the board would end by 10 p.m.; announced virtual access options and provided email for written testimony (boe@hcpss.org).

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Public hearing on Howard County Public School System FY2027 operating and capital budget featured more than two dozen speakers — largely students, teachers and community members — urging the Board of Education to restore proposed cuts to high‑school media specialists, middle‑school media paraeducators, and science paraeducators; community members also pressed for full funding of Oakland Mills and Centennial high school renovations and raised school‑safety concerns.

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