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Proposed letter to the Honorable Dr. Juanita Miller, Chair, Prince George’s County Board of Education, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget.
Background
The Prince George’s County Council approved the Board of Education’s FY 2022 Operating Budget in the amount of $2,343,232,400 for the support of Prince George’s County Public Schools. The County’s contribution to the Board exceeds maintenance of effort by approximately $96,109,478, and the overall approved budget is 2.8%, or $65,094,400, more than the current fiscal year’s approved operating budget. Attachment 1 to this memorandum provides a summary of the County Council’s approved FY 2022 Operating Budget revenue, by source, along with expenditure allocations, by major category.
Resulting economic factors of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a downward adjustment of anticipated revenues and has had a major impact on future revenue flow to the County. However, the Council has allocated 62% of the County’s approved FY 2022 General fund budget to the Board of Education to support the continued progress in achieving the vision set forth in the CEO’s Focus Areas for Addressing the Digital Divide, Mental Health Supports, Building Maintenance, School Budgeting Effectiveness, and Program Efficiency Review.