MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., President Adrienne A. Jones, Speaker
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 4, 2019
For More Information: President’s Office 410-841-3700 (o)
Speaker’s Legislative Office 410-841-3916 (o)
PRESIDENT MILLER, SPEAKER JONES ANNOUNCE FUNDING FORMULA WORKGROUP FOR KIRWAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones today announced membership of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Funding Formula Workgroup. Today’s announcement is a result of a request from the presiding officers to the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education that a special workgroup determine funding formula decisions before the 2020 legislative session.
“I am grateful that leaders from the executive branch, the legislative branch, and leaders in the education and non-profit world are committed to finding a path forward on this monumental task,” stated Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. “The steps the legislature took in April will add over $1 billion into our K-12 education system and only by working together will we be able to further these achievements over the next year.”
The Workgroup will: • Make recommendations for the distribution of funds recommended by programmatic area included for recommendation of the Kirwan Commission policy report by the LEA and State/local cost share
• Prioritize order of funding for programmatic recommendation of the Kirwan Commission policy report
• Make recommendations for specific funding formulas for ongoing costs within each Kirwan Commission policy recommendation
“As a member of the Kirwan Commission for the past two years, we cannot underestimate the impact that implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future will have on the children of the State,” said Speaker Jones. “We have a solid set of policy recommendations and we are asking this esteemed group to work out the details for funding before the next legislative session. The law that we passed this year is an important step forward but we need full implementation to ensure our students are competitive nationally and globally.”
The members of the Workgroup include: • William E. “Brit” Kirwan, Chair of the Kirwan Commission, Former Chancellor of the University System of Maryland • Harford County Executive Barry Glassman • Former Chair of the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Senator Joan Carter Conway • Matt Gallagher, President of the Goldseker Foundation and Former Chief of Staff to Maryland Governor • Sean Johnson, Assistant Executive Director of the Maryland State Educators Association • Richard Madaleno, Montgomery County Director of Management and Budget and Former Vice Chair of the Senate Budget & Tax Committee • Dr. Alvin Thornton, Chair of the Prince George’s County Board of Education • Delegate Maggie McIntosh, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee • Senator Bill Ferguson, Vice Chair of the Senate Budget & Tax Committee • Eloise Foster, Former Maryland State Budget Secretary • Cheryl Pasteur, Former Principal and member of the Baltimore County Board of Education • Monique Davis, Assistant Superintendent for Anne Arundel County Public Schools and former Deputy Superintendent for Prince George’s County Public Schools • Budget Secretary David Brinkley, Appointee for Governor Larry Hogan
The Funding Formula Workgroup will make recommendations to the full Kirwan Commission by November 1, 2019 for approval.
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