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Proposed letter to the Honorable Judy Mickens-Murray, Chair, Prince George’s County Board of Education, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget.
Background
The Prince George’s County Council approved the Board of Education’s FY 2025 Operating Budget of $2,798,838,000 to support Prince George’s County Public Schools. The County’s contribution meets the minimum local share requirement set by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future legislation and totals $909,815,500. The overall approved budget is $1,203,400 below the current fiscal year’s approved operating budget. This change is primarily due to the inclusion of the Energy and Telecommunications Tax as part of the minimum local share requirement, changes in the Blueprint funding formula, and the removal of the funding from Phase II of the Public-Private Partnership from the Board of Education to the Non-Departmental category in the budget.
Attachment 1 to this letter provides a summary of the County Council’s approved FY 2025 Operating Budget revenue, by source, and expenditure allocations, by major category.
The Council has allocated approximately 61% of the County’s approved FY 2025 General Fund budget to the Board of Education to support the shared goal of providing a world-class environment for student learning in Prince George’s County public schools.
Consequently, the Council awaits the Board of Education’s reconciliation of the approved budget amount that will reflect the Board of Education’s priorities.