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To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in our schools, in our community, and before governmental agencies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children

To support parents in developing skills they need to raise and protect their children

To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation
The Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations serves 190 local PT(S)As and their 50,000 members - parents, teachers, and other individuals in our community who, through advocacy, support the mission of PTA.
For Immediate Release:
December 8, 2011

Contact: Jean Schlesinger
              MCCPTA Operating Budget Chair
              jeanschlesinger@verizon.net

              Kristin Trible
              MCCPTA President
              president@mccpta.com
              301-346-3463

Kristin Trible, President of the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (MCCPTA), reacted today to the proposed FY 2013 Operating Budget announced by Superintendent Joshua P. Starr:  "Recognizing the continued fiscal constraints under which we are operating, Dr. Starr's proposed budget is good for students, employees, and schools, and good for Montgomery County. The proposed budget protects the classroom from further cuts with no reductions to school-based staff.

 

Our parents appreciate the Superintendent's focus on optimizing resources for community engagement, meaningful intervention for underachieving students, and professional development.  As the demographics in our county continue to change, these priorities are all the more important.

 

This budget also contains $8.1 million in efficiencies and reductions, on top of the $430 million in reductions made since FY 2009. During this same period of time, student enrollment has increased dramatically, and the percentages of students living at, or near poverty and needing language services have surged to unprecedented levels in our county. The combination of cuts and heightened needs is not sustainable.

 

Our concern remains that, despite these many challenges, this budget holds the local per pupil funding level at the reduced level set by the Council earlier this year. We hope, next year, to move beyond this low watermark and see effective supports for our students fully funded.  

 

The ultimate goal for our county is to eliminate the predictability of student outcomes by race, ethnicity or socioeconomic factors, and to provide a challenging, 21st century education to each and every child.  We appreciate the Superintendent's measured consideration of existing resources to achieve these goals.  As such, MCCPTA supports this budget, and urges the County Executive and County Council to actively embrace and fully fund this budget."   

 

 


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