School board considers further increasing fees, more cuts to eliminate $6M budget deficit

The Frederick County Board of Education is considering another round of changes to the Frederick County Public Schools budget that could eliminate the remaining $6 million deficit for fiscal year 2025. The school system is proposing to resolve the budget deficit — which has already come down roughly $47 million — through measures such as further increasing sports and facilities usage fees and removing funding for a planned upgrade of the online Individualized Education Program (IEP) system.