Superintendent: Leopold's Proposed Schools Budget 'Breaks the Law'
The primary disagreement is whether the county met Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements in 2012 and how those numbers impact fiscal year 2013.
County Executive John R. Leopold’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 is more than $21 million less than the amount requested by Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS). Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell recommended a total operating budget of $986.2 million but Leopold appropriated $965 million for the school system, asking for $572.5 million from the county. Leopold, who released the budget Monday, adopted Maxwell’s recommendations for 62 new teaching positions and several school construction projects including funding the replacement of Severna Park High. Patch previously reported that Maxwell stated that about $4 million in “salary savings from all employee groups” will cover the funding of the new positions. The county executive’s …
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rob
4:38 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
separate school tax? that doesn't work either! Pa. does that now and they have astro turf on the field. a house assessed at $125,000 pays $745 property-$2200 school-and they don't have trash pick-up! you can burn everything and poison the air! we need to make schools about learning only! you want sports-hire your own coach! why should everyone pay for a few? so they can be a football player and … more ›