The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County has rescheduled the public hearing regarding Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s recommended Fiscal Year 2025 Operating and Capital budgets postponed by inclement weather earlier this week for Thursday, January 25, 2024.
The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at Old Mill High School. Testimony at the hearing will be limited to two minutes per person. Those who wish to speak may sign up at the hearing site beginning at 5 p.m.
The Board will also conduct a public budget hearing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2024, in the Board Room at the Parham Building in Annapolis. Testimony at the hearing will be limited to two minutes per person. Those who wish to speak may sign up at the hearing site beginning at 5 p.m.
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.