School board approves cuts, shrinks FCPS budget gap to $149K
- Jun 16
- 2 min read
“The Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday reduced the school district’s fiscal year 2026 deficit from $2.4 million to $148,557, but stopped short of fully balancing the budget.
To help reduce the deficit, the school board voted to eliminate the Young Scholars Summer School, get rid of an unfilled central office position and reduce the amount of money available to pay lunch monitors, among other changes.…”
“The school board cut $43,000 from the expense side of the budget by eliminating the Young Scholars Summer School. That cut was approved unanimously.
According to the FCPS website, the Young Scholars are students from groups that are underrepresented in advanced academic programs, including African American students, Hispanic students, multilingual learners and students who receive free and reduced meals.
Through the program, Young Scholars get specialized instruction throughout the school year and participate in a Summer School that also includes an educational field trip.
With the cut approved by the school board on Wednesday, the Young Scholars will still meet regularly during the school year, but the Summer School and field trip will no longer be offered.”
“The most contentious measure passed by the school board on Wednesday was a $201,532 cut to the district’s lunch monitor budget. The cut was approved 4-3, with school board members Jaime Brennan, Dean Rose, Karen Yoho and Rae Gallagher voting in favor. School board members Colt Black, Nancy Allen, Janie Inglis Monier were opposed…
…Before the COIVD-19 pandemic, FCPS did not have paid lunch monitors, Gallagher said. Students were supervised during lunch by a combination of volunteers, administrators and certain support staff.“
“The school board started with a gap of $24 million between its requested fiscal 2026 budget and the actual allocation provided by Frederick County. It must approve a balanced budget by June 30.
Fiscal Year 2026 starts on July 1.”
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