Board of Education FY 2010 Operating Budget Worksession: February 17, 2010

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FY 2011 Operating Budget Adoption

The Board approved a $2.263 billion operating budget recommendation for Fiscal Year 2011. The budget proposal funds no new initiatives but, as the state's "maintenance of effort" provision requires, maintains the same level of local per-student funding for FY 2011 as the district received for the current school year. Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill said, "Today is just the first step in a journey that will not end until June."

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Consent Items

Human Resources

Board of Education Items

Monthly Financial Report

Final Action on Policies

Final Action, Policy ECK, Use of Smith Center for Non-MCPS Groups
The Board adopted Policy ECK, Use of Smith Center by Non-Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Groups, following a period of public comment. The policy authorizes the superintendent of schools to permit the use of the Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Center by nonprofit groups.

Final Action, Policy GFC, Reassignment of Personnel After 25 Years of Service or Age 50
The Board voted to rename Policy GFC to “Reassignment of Employees Within Two Years of Normal Retirement Eligibility” and adopted the updated policy, following a period for public comment. The revised policy sets forth the guidelines for maintaining salary and retirement benefit levels for personnel who are transferred or assigned to positions with a lower salary classification, especially within two years of retirement.

Preliminary Plans for Downcounty Consortium #29 ES (McKenney Hills Center) Reopening Project

The Board approved the preliminary plan report consisting of a schematic design in accordance with educational specifications for the Downcounty Consortium #29 Elementary School (McKenney Hills Center) Reopening Project. A facility advisory committee, consisting of staff and community representatives from Oakland Terrace and Woodlin elementary schools, provided input for the proposed design.

Update on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

The Board reviewed an update on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), an approach that has successfully used a systematic, team-based process to encourage and support positive student behavior. MCPS joined the PBIS Maryland Initiative in the 2006–2007 school year. Of the 47 schools that implemented PBIS in 2008–2009, 98 percent showed a decrease in the rate of out-of-school suspensions compared with the previous school year, and 29 showed a 50 percent or greater decrease in out-of-school suspensions compared with the year before implementing PBIS.

“I am encouraged by the work we are doing to create and maintain a school culture that is conducive to achieving academic excellence,” said Board of Education Vice President Christopher Barclay. “Our teachers have positive tools so they can work with students to develop a classroom climate that nourishes and supports our students' success.”

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