FY 2015 Budget Questions and Answers
During the budget process, questions asked by members of the Board of Education are compiled. Appropriate staff from Montgomery County Public Schools answer the questions as soon as all information has been gathered to respond in full. The questions and answers are also made available to the public on this website.
Answers to other budget questions may be requested from the Department of Management, Budget, and Planning through our ask a budget question form.
Questions and Answers Index
| Table of Contents | Page |
| A | |
| Academic Intervention Teachers - Realignment from Middle to Elementary Schools | 16 |
| Additional Funding for State Disciplinary Regulations | 20 |
| B | |
| Bilingual Capability - High School Front Offices | 8 |
| Blair High School Registrar Position | 5 |
| Board of Education Priorities Addressed in the Superintendent's FY 2015 Budget | 13 |
| C | |
| Cafeteria Food Waste | 3 |
| Career Information Coordinatiors Work Schedule | 2 |
| Closure of Charter School - Impact on Budget | 19 |
| Counselors - Budget and Allocations | 4 |
| Counselors - Staffing Formulas for Elementary | 6 |
| D | |
| E | |
| Eight (8) Period Day at Middle Schools - Achievement Data & Cost to Restore | 10 Revised |
| Elementary Counselors - Staffing | 6 |
| Evaluation Specialist Position for Kennedy Cluster Initiative | 15 |
| Extracurricular Activity Stipends | 7 |
| F | |
| G | |
| H | |
| I | |
| J | |
| K | |
| Kennedy Cluster Inititative - .5 Evaluation Specialist Position | 15 |
| Korean Parents Association - Translations | 1 |
| L | |
| M | |
| Middle Schools - Additional Staffing Beyond Base Levels | 14 |
| Middle Schools with 8-Period Day - Achievement Data & Cost to Restore | 10 Revised |
| N | |
| O | |
| Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships Positions | 11 |
| P | |
| Parent Community Coordinator Positions | 9 |
| Q | |
| R | |
| Reading Teacher Reductions from Prior Years | 17 |
| Registrar Position at Blair High School | 5 |
| S | |
| School Staffing - Flexibility | 21 |
| Special Education Growth and Positions Budgeted | 18 |
| Staffing Formula for Counselors | 6 |
| State Disciplinary Regulations - Need for Additional Funding | 20 |
| Stipends for Extracurricular Activities | 7 |
| T | |
| Technology Devices for Teaching and Learning, PARCC Assessments | 12 |
| Translation Services in Korean | 1 |
| U | |
| V | |
| W | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z |