One way to close the budget gap, which has been floated publicly by several people and discussed during our most recent work session with the County Council, is to increase projections for investment income, leverage unassigned fund balance, and tap the health fund balance. It has been stated that these three mechanisms alone would reduce the remaining gap. Unfortunately, this is not possible, nor is it recommended. Here is more information about what it would look like and the associated risks we would be assuming if we went that route.

Unfortunately, there are two recommendations staff made to the Board of Education based on current fiscal realities that would increase the current budget gap.

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There are several reasons why this could occur. First, HCPSS measures the distance from the property line of the school/school campus to the property line of the bona fide residence of the student. This measure is often different from measurements using popular mapping applications such as Google Maps or Apple Maps. Additionally, Board of Education Policy 5200 Student Transportation outlines a line of demarcation that can extend non-transportation areas above the listed distances in order to complete streets/neighborhoods when appropriate.

Families who move out of Howard County on or after the first day of the current school year can request student reassignment with the assessment of tuition. 

Tuition is assessed based on the following:

One testing date will be assigned to each applicant; rescheduling of the testing date will only occur for uncontrollable circumstances (e.g., illness). Applicants cannot be reassessed for any reason.

No. Decision letters will be mailed to each applicant via U.S. mail at the same time, and no result will be shared over the phone. We understand that families may need to make arrangements for their children for the upcoming school year. In the event their child is not accepted, families are encouraged to apply for early care and education programs and/or HCPSS Pre-K, as appropriate. Enrollment in early education programs and/or HCPSS Pre-K is not factored into the Early Admission to Kindergarten decision.