Montgomery County Schools Look into Reality of Cutbacks for 2012 Budget
Members of the Board of Education, some County Council members and Superintendent Jerry Weast discussed priorities for dealing with the operating budget in fiscal year 2012.
Patience will be crucial to Montgomery County Public Schools in the coming months as the district anticipates how to tackle budget woes and accommodate more than 3,300 new students, said Jerry Weast at the annual operating budget meeting hosted by the Montgomery County Council of PTAs on Monday evening. "We don't know how bad it is or how bad it's going to be," Weast said. "We will do everything we can to minimize damage, but there will be damage." Weast, school board members and several Montgomery County Council members explained their priorities and plans for the fiscal year 2012 operating budget, which Weast proposed to be $2.16 billion in December. Weast's recommendation includes no new programs, initiatives or cost-of-living …
