A Board of Education request is the school board’s requested budget for MCPS.
It follows the superintendent’s recommendation and Board review. The request then moves through the county budget process, where the County Executive and County Council have separate roles.
The request is important because it shows what the school system is asking for. It is not automatically the final county budget action.
Why It Matters
The request is one of the first school-budget versions residents may see. It helps explain the school system’s priorities before the County Executive and County Council take their own budget actions.
Common Misunderstanding
Do not treat a Board request, a County Executive recommendation, and a final adopted county budget as the same version. Each stage needs its own label and source.