Budget Fy17: Investing in a World Class Workforce
The majority of the operating budget, 85.5 percent, goes to pay salary and benefits for school system employees. Total expenditures for compensation and benefits account for nearly $716.8 million.
The remaining 14.5 percent or $121.9 million of the operating budget is expended for non-compensation related costs. The major expenditures in these areas are:
- Transportation service providers, excluding administrative costs ($33.4 million).
- Utilities (approximately $18.8 million).
- Instructional supplies and materials for schools ($14.7 million).
- Non-public placements: tuition and transportation costs for nearly 200 special education students attending non-HCPSS schools (tuition $7.1 million, transportation $3.4 million).
- Technology services and computers ($11.5 million).
- Maintenance costs for buildings, supplies and equipment ($7.6 million).
| Expenditures | Actual FY 2013 | Actual FY 2014 | Actual FY 2015 | Approved FY 2016 | Superintendent Proposed FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | $697,156,007 | $727,764,250 | $754,387,365 | $776,338,380 | $838,690,780 |
| Salary & Wages | $471,706,276 | $480,978,190 | $498,065,051 | $512,487,988 | $527,200,043 |
| Benefits | $125,637,275 | $144,502,934 | $145,982,992 | $152,905,740 | $189,588,317 |
| Non-Personnel Accounts | $99,812,456 | $102,283,126 | $110,339,322 | $110,944,652 | $121,902,420 |
Our core mission is to cultivate a vibrant learning community that prepares students to thrive in a dynamic world. This mission can only be realized if school system staff are supported professionally and personally, and prepared for and engaged in their careers. The FY 2017 budget request reflects our commitment to maximizing our investment in the classroom. More than three-quarters of the HCPSS workforce work directly with students to facilitate teaching and learning.
The following tables and graph present detail on the composition of staff between the instructional and administrative functions as well as between funds.
| Position | Total FTE FY 2017 | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Total Positions (FTE) | 8,236.8 | 100% |
| Instructional Teachers & Professionals | 5,065.6 | 62% |
| Instructional Support Staff | 1,276.1 | 15% |
| Non-Instructional Support Staff | 1,283.3 | 16% |
| Administration & Professional Staff | 611.8 | 7% |
| Position | FY 2013 | FY 2014 | FY 2015 | FY 2016 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Positions (FTE) | 7,957.7 | 8,084.4 | 8,136.2 | 8,156.4 | 8,236.8 |
| General Fund | 7,552.7 | 7,665.4 | 7,693.2 | 7,709.7 | 7,779.0 |
| Grants | 165.0 | 177.0 | 171.0 | 173.5* | 182.6* |
| Internal Service Funds | 53.0 | 54.0 | 81.0 | 82.0 | 83.0 |
| Food Service | 187.0 | 188.0 | 191.0 | 191.0 | 192.0 |
| Enterprise Fund | 0.2 | 0.2 |
A Destination system for staff
HCPSS is a destination school system, not only for students, but for staff as well. In FY 2015, we had well over 12,000 applicants for 442 teaching and service-related positions. Thus, our system is able to select the most highly qualified candidates. In FY 2016, the HCPSS employed 4,134 certificated teachers, 71.1 percent of whom held masters degrees or higher.
The FY 2017 budget request includes $25.7 million in additional compensation for staff. This represents $13.0 million in FY 2017 increases and $12.7 million in increases based upon the FY 2016 negotiated agreements.
2015–2016 Starting Teacher Salaries
Bachelor Degree, Step 1
| Frederick | $41,259 |
| Harford | $42,206 |
| Baltimore Co. | $43,000 |
| Carroll | $43,000 |
| Anne Arundel | $44,991 |
| Prince George’s | $46,380 |
| Montgomery | $46,410 |
| Baltimore City | $47,049 |
| Howard | $49,989 |
Mid-Career Teacher Salaries
Master’s Degree, Step 15
| Frederick | $63,396 |
| Baltimore Co. | $66,807 |
| Anne Arundel | $72,890 |
| Carroll | $73,060 |
| Harford | $73,491 |
| Prince George’s | $78,850 |
| Howard | $78,989 |
| Baltimore City | $79,699 |
| Montgomery | $87,844 |