The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear input from members of the community at two public hearings this week as it continues its consideration of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s recommended Fiscal Year 2024 Operating and Capital budgets.
The hearings will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Old Mill High School, and Thursday, January 26, 2023, in the Board Room at the Parham Building in Annapolis. Both hearings begin at 6 p.m.
Testimony at the hearings will be limited to two minutes per person. Those testifying may only do so at one hearing.
All testimony will be delivered in person. Anyone wishing to testify can sign up at the hearing site beginning an hour before the hearing starts.
No budget-related public testimony will be taken at the February 15, 2023, meeting at which the Board is scheduled to adopt its formal FY2024 budget request. Should the Board offer amendments at the February 15 meeting, testimony will be taken on the amendments only. The Board has also scheduled time to meet on February 16, 2023, if it is necessary to complete work on its budget request.
The January 26 public hearing will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel.
Dr. Bedell’s full Fiscal Year 2024 operating and capital budget recommendations as well as a text of his budget address and a Budget in Brief document are posted online at www.aacps.org/fy2024budget.