How does the proposed class-size ratio increase affect the number of students in each classroom?

The Board of Education’s FY 2025 Requested Operating Budget proposes increasing the class-size by one at the middle and high school levels, with no changes at the elementary level. The proposed changes for the 2024-2025 school year would increase the student to staff ratio for middle and high school. The table below shows the current (2023-24) and proposed (2024-25) class-size ratios and upper ranges.

What budget funds the 2024 summer programs?

Because HCPSS’s fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 each year, summer program funding falls across two fiscal years. Any summer programming that takes place before June 30 is part of the current fiscal year while programming after July 1 is funded by the next fiscal year’s budget. For example, Summer 2025 programming before June 30 is funded by the 2024-2025 (Fiscal Year 2025) budget while programming after July 1 would be funded by the 2025-2026 (Fiscal Year 2026) budget.