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FY 2017 Operating Budget Timeline

 
  Superintendent Presents Recommended FY 2017 Operating Budget to Board of Education
  Sign-up period for speakers at Board of Education Public Hearings through January 13, 2016
  Board of Education Public Hearings 7:00 p.m.
  Board of Education Budget Worksessions 6:00 p.m.
  Board of Education Operating Budget Action/Adoption
  Board of Education Budget Transmittal to County Executive/Council
  County Executive Releases FY 2017 Operating Budget
  County Council Public Hearing 7 p.m.
  County Council Public Hearing 1:30 p.m.7 p.m.
  County Council Public Hearing 1:30 p.m.7 p.m.

Montgomery County Operating Budget at a Glance

The FY 2017 Operating Budget totals $2.457 billion.

Additional resources in FY 2017 allow MCPS to:

  • reduce average class size in classrooms across the district
  • accelerate efforts to close the achievement gap
 

Key information about the details of the FY 2017 operating budget may be found below:

Where does the
money come from?

Q1 - MCPS Budget - Where does the money come from?

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Where does the
money go to?

Q2 - MCPS Budget - Where does the money go to?

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How is the
money used?

Q3 MCPS Budget How is the money used?

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What positions are
in the MCPS budget?

Q4 - MCPS Budget - How is the district staffed?

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School System
School-based Only


What are the
changes to the budget?

Q4 - MCPS Budget - What are the changes to the budget?

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How is the
money programmed?

Q6 - MCPS Budget - How is the money targeted?

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Program Detail
Summary of Program Budgets


Fiscal Year 2017 Operating Budget

Board of Education Approves $2.46 Billion Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2017

The Montgomery County Board of Education on Tuesday, June 14, unanimously approved a final $2.457 billion Operating Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The budget is a $139 million (6.0 percent) increase over FY 2016 and provides $37.9 million of targeted funding that will allow MCPS to reduce class sizes in many classrooms across the district and accelerate our efforts to close the achievement gap. The approved budget marks the first time since 2009 MCPS has been funded above the minimum level required by state law, called Maintenance of Effort (MOE).More

Read the June 14, 2016 memo from Interim Superintendent Bowers on the FY 2017 Operating Budget

See the full FY 2017 Adopted Budget here

See the FY 2017 Adopted Program Budget here

Archive

Budget - Advocacy Document

It's Time to Invest in Our Students—Advocacy Document

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Fast Facts: A Call to Action to Fund Our Future

Fast Facts:
A Call to Action to Fund Our Future

(Updated 2/18/2016)

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Board of Education Adopted FY 2017 Operating Budget (Feb. 9, 2016)pdf

Budget Question & Answer (this will be updated as more answers become available)


Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers Recommended FY 2017 Operating Budget (12/8/2015)

Interim Superintendent's Presentation of His FY 2017 Recommended Operating Budget


FY 2017 Recommended Operating Budget Presentation

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