Board of Education President Julie Hummer and Superintendent George Arlotto released the following statements today regarding County Executive Steve Schuh’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal:
Board President Julie Hummer
“As a parent, I am alarmed by the lack of classroom resources contained in this plan. Our schools won’t see a decrease in class sizes, they will see an increase due to the 1,700 students we are expected to add next year. This proposal doesn’t help classrooms in crisis, as Mr. Schuh claims. Instead, it threatens to create a school system in crisis.”
Superintendent George Arlotto
“I appreciate and applaud the attention given by the County Executive to employee compensation and school safety initiatives. It is disconcerting, however, that this budget funds none of the requested 106 teachers to address ongoing enrollment increases and just two of the 29.2 positions we asked for to help students with the critical social and emotional issues they face. This is one portion of the process, though, and we will now focus our work on collaborating with the County Council to address these issues.”