The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear input from members of the community at two public hearings next week as it continues its consideration of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s recommended Fiscal Year 2025 Operating and Capital budgets.
The hearings will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at Old Mill High School, and Thursday, January 11, 2024, 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.
Testimony can be delivered as follows:
- January 9, 2024, hearing: All testimony will be delivered in person. Those who wish to speak may sign up at the hearing site beginning at 5 p.m.
- January 11, 2024, hearing: Testimony may be delivered in person or virtually. Those who wish to speak in person may sign up at the hearing site beginning at 5 p.m. Those who wish to speak virtually may sign up by using the link found on this page before noon on Monday, January 8, 2024.
No budget-related public testimony will be taken at the February 21, 2024, meeting at which the Board is scheduled to adopt its formal FY2025 budget request. Should the Board offer amendments at the February 21 meeting, testimony will be taken on the amendments only. The Board has also scheduled time to meet on February 22, 2024, if it is necessary to complete work on its budget request.
The January 11 public hearing will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel.
Dr. Bedell’s full Fiscal Year 2025 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/fy2025budget.