The Board of Education will conduct two public hearings and a public workshop this month on Superintendent George Arlotto’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget recommendation.
Public hearings will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2022, in the Board Room at the Parham Building in Annapolis and Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Old Mill High School. The hearing at Old Mill High School was rescheduled from January 4 due to inclement weather.
Both hearings begin at 6 p.m., with testimony limited to two minutes per person.
Testimony at the January 6 hearing will be virtual and in person. Those wishing to testify virtually may sign up at a link here through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5.
Those wishing to testify in person at the January 6 hearing may sign up at the Parham Building beginning at 5 p.m. and concluding when the hearing begins at 6 p.m. The Board will hear virtual testimony first at the January 6 hearing.
Testimony at the January 13 hearing will be in person only, with those wishing to testify able to sign up at Old Mill High School beginning at 5 p.m. and concluding when the hearing begins at 6 p.m. There will be no online registration to testify at the January 13 hearing.
Speakers may only testify at one hearing.
The Board will also hold a public workshop on Dr. Arlotto’s budget recommendation at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, in the Board Room at the Parham Building.
No budget-related public testimony will be taken at the workshop or at the February 16, 2022, meeting at which the Board is scheduled to approve its budget request. Should the Board offer amendments at the February 16 meeting, testimony will be taken on the amendments only. The Board has also scheduled time to meet on February 17, 2022, if it is necessary to complete work on its budget request.
The January 6 public hearing and the January 18 public workshop will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel. The January 13 public hearing will not be broadcast or streamed online.
Information regarding Dr. Arlotto’s Fiscal Year 2023 operating and capital budget recommendations, as well as a video and text of his budget address and a Budget in Brief document, is posted online here.