SNOW HILL– A review provided to county officials this week shows that public education in Worcester County costs about $27,000 per pupil.
A presentation to the Worcester County Commissioners this week analyzes school system funding as it relates to implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. According to county staff, Blueprint implementation shouldn’t cost the county any more than it’s already providing with the current Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funding formula.
“The state is subject to change in each legislative session the overall process or what the funding requirements are, but at this point in time Maintenance of Effort for the requirements at this fiscal year, they estimate it costs $70.7 million to implement the requirements of the Blueprint,” Chief Administrative Officer Weston Young said. “We are funding $100 million.”
As the changes required by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future move forward, Young provided the commissioners this week with a presentation reviewing the Maintenance of Effort funding formula as well as the new Local Share formula. He said that historically, funding for the school system has been driven by the funding formula known as MOE.
“The funding provided by the county per pupil in the previous year sets the bar for the future year,” Young said.
cry me a river, worcester has the lowest piggyback tax in the state, also gets more from state and feds in other areas then other counties on the shore. welfare for the rich?