Budget

FY 2017
Board of Education’s Requested Operating Budget
Howard County Public School System
Staffing
Superintendent Board
Actual Actual Budgeted Proposed Requested
FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2017
Professional 23.0 23.0 23.0 24.0 24.0
Support Staff 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Total FTE 26.0 26.0 26.0 27.0 27.0
It is anticipated that a 0.5 Psychologist position will continue under a federal grant.
Operating Budget
Superintendent Board
Actual Actual Budgeted Proposed Requested
FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2017
Salaries and Wages $ 2,339,284 $ 2,454,759 $ 2,520,442 $ 2,651,212 $ 2,727,280
Contracted Services 235,050 1,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Supplies and Materials 14,123 11,409 17,326 17,326 17,326
Other Charges 42,256 29,947 42,842 42,842 42,842
Equipment - - - - -
Total Expenditures $ 2,630,713 $ 2,497,115 $ 2,585,610 $ 2,716,380 $ 2,792,448
Performance Measures/Accomplishments
Program Goals
Major Goal: Goal 1: Students
o Sub Goal: Strategy 1.4.5 – Provide effective interventions that are tied to the curriculum and
have clearly defined exit criteria once standards have been met.
o Rationale:
• Implementing a Homeless Education Assistance Program to ensure students can access
high quality education supports that they are entitled to under the McKinney-Vento Act.
o Expected Performance:
• In partnership with Maryland State Department of Education, Title I, and Howard
County’s Coordinated System of Homeless Services Howard County Public Schools will
increase academic achievement and attendance for homeless students. This increase in
student achievement will be measured in the following manner through June of 2017:
• The attendance rate for homeless students will increase from 90 to 93 percent.
• Report card grades of homeless students will improve from 70 percent of
students earning grades of “C” or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and
mathematics classes by 75 percent of students earning grades of “C” or better in
ELA and Mathematics classes.
• The graduation rate of homeless seniors will increase from 80 to 85 percent and
enrollment in post-secondary education programs will increase from 40 to 45
percent.
Performance Manager: Restia Whitaker
Student Services and Health Services Pupil Personnel Services – 6101
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