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CBS News
23-07-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Baltimore County teachers will get a 5% average pay increase under new agreement
Baltimore County teachers will get a 5% average pay raise under a new agreement, according to an announcement by Baltimore County Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers. The Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) announced last week that it had reached a tentative pay agreement with Baltimore County Public Schools. The new compensation agreement will take effect on September 20, 2025. Under the agreement, each employee will receive a pay increase of $329 per employee, with a 1% cost of living adjustment (COLA). Employees will receive their pay increases and remaining COLA's on January 1, 2026. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving 2025 will be split into a half-day of remote professional development and a half-day of "mental health" time. This is subject to board revision of the school calendar, BCPS said. One existing professional development day will be converted into a remote professional development day.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Censured Baltimore County school board member announced reelection bid
A Baltimore County School Board member who was censured last year after a heated exchange with Superintendent Myriam Rogers announced her bid for reelection Wednesday night. Maggie Litz Domanowski, who represents District 3, announced Wednesday night on Facebook that she will run for reelection. 'I've been telling myself I will make a decision when I have to but it's a lie. I still have three children in the Baltimore county public school system and I have no plans to abandon them nor any other of our BCPS students, educators, or community members,' Domanowski, mother to a rising seventh grader and two rising fourth graders, wrote online. 'I haven't always loved my position nor campaigning … but I have always been grateful and glad to be here, serving my community and students to the best of my ability.' The school board censured Domanowski in March for 'a lack of courtesy and decorum' toward Rogers during a January school board meeting's discussion of the budget proposal. Domanowski said she's since appealed the censure, which is now in the hands of the State Board of Education. Domanowski said her reason for running in 2026 is the same as why she ran in 2022 — her children are in public school. 'I like feeling like I have something to say for all of our students and our educators from a different point of view,' she said in an interview with The Baltimore Sun on Thursday. 'I don't have a ulterior motive other than I hear what they say, and I do what … I feel is best and what the majority wants in their … schools.' Domanowski listed priorities such as higher standards for graduating high schoolers and improving third-graders' literacy. She also told The Sun she is in favor of stronger cell phone restrictions. 'I don't care about being right. I just want to do what's right,' she said. Though she said national politics are divisive right now, Domanowski advised voters to pay attention to their local politics and look beyond political affiliations. School board elections in Baltimore County are nonpartisan. 'Pay attention to what people are saying and don't worry about what their actual … politics are. Just worry about who they care about and what they say and what they're going to do,' she said. 'Yes, I am conservative. I've always been conservative, but … when I go to the school board meeting, when I vote, I'm always voting for what's best for … the school system.' Domanowski has not yet officially filed to run as of Thursday morning, according to the state Board of Elections website. No school board members or outside challengers have filed for the 2026 Baltimore County school board race yet. Currently, the 12-member board is comprised of one elected student representative with slightly limited voting power, four members appointed by the governor, and the rest are elected in each Councilmanic district every four years. Domanowski was elected in 2022, along with Brenda Savoy, Christina Pumphrey, Rod McMillion, Julie Henn, the current vice chair and chair Robin Harvey and Jane Lichter. Board members are limited to serving no more than three consecutive terms. Baltimore County's election map is changing as the county looks to add two more districts. Although the final map has not yet been approved, Ruie Lavoie, Director of the Baltimore County Board of Elections, said candidates can still file. Any change in district borders will automatically place them as a candidate for that new district, she said, and candidates will be notified of those changes. Have a news tip? Contact Racquel Bazos at rbazos@ 443-813-0770 or on X as @rzbworks.
CBS News
03-06-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Baltimore County teachers are closer to raises, but the union holds out for original agreement
A promised pay raise for Baltimore County teachers is inching closer to reality, but the teachers' union says the current proposal still falls short of what was originally agreed on. Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) had initially committed to a 5% raise for educators as part of a three-year compensation package. However, after the district received less funding than requested from County Executive Kathy Klausmeier's budget, the offer was reduced to 1.5%. Following pushback from the Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO), including rallies and a shift to "work to rule" — where educators limit their work strictly to contracted hours — the district returned from negotiations with a revised offer of 2.5%. But it was still below the union's expectations. After further negotiations, BCPS announced an agreement with four of the five unions representing district employees. Under the new proposal, teachers would still receive the full 5% raise, but not until Jan. 1, 2026, rather than the originally planned July 1, 2025. The entire compensation timeline has now been shifted six months later than originally scheduled. "It's definitely been a tough budget season, but we have thankfully made some progress," said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers. Revised Compensation Schedule: Original Year 2: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 New Year 2: January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 Original Year 3: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 New Year 3: January 1, 2027 – December 31, 2027 "We are able to provide the full year-two compensation package to all Team BCPS employees," Dr. Rogers said. "The only difference is the timing." TABCO fights for an initial pay raise agreement TABCO has not accepted the new deal and is weighing its next steps. The union is expected to vote on whether to declare an impasse — a formal process that could lead to third-party arbitration to resolve the issue. "Our members are definitely not in the position to do that," TABCO President Cindy Sexton said. "They are still very angry. They still want to keep showing up every day in these walk-ins, walk-outs, and work-to-rule actions." Sexton also plans to attend and speak at the upcoming school board meeting on Tuesday, June 3, continuing to press the district to honor the original compensation timeline. School district has financial limitations Dr. Rogers said she empathizes with the teachers' frustration but emphasized the district's financial limitations. "If we could, I would have been the first one saying, 'Here it is,' and celebrating with everyone," Dr. Rogers said. "But that's just not the fiscal climate we find ourselves in." Negotiations remain ongoing as educators, administrators, and union leaders work toward a final agreement ahead of the upcoming school year. Possible Baltimore County school cuts Dr. Rogers recently stated that the school district encountered an unexpected level of financial stability due to its limited resources. In an email, Rogers outlined plans for cost-saving measures, which included eliminating some supervisory positions in the central office, extending a hiring freeze for non-school building roles, cutting $14 million from supplies and materials, and reducing division and department budgets.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Baltimore County school leaders scramble to fund teacher raises and close budget gap
Baltimore County Public Schools is working to finalize its budget ahead of a key vote by the County Council on Thursday. Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers said her team has spent the past few months pushing for a larger budget. But they received only a portion of what they asked for from the county executive, forcing the district to rework its financial plans. "Tomorrow afternoon, the Baltimore County Council will vote on the fiscal year 2026 operating budget," Rogers said. Rogers' staff has been analyzing numbers to close a wide funding gap and determine how to honor a previously negotiated three-year compensation package for teachers. "We have been hard at work night and day. The budget team has run and re-run numbers," Rogers said. No specific dollar figures have been shared before the Thursday vote. Rogers and her team are expected to present the revised proposal to the Baltimore County Council before the vote. Rogers added that every dollar in the request is essential. "As every dollar in the request is needed to deliver the best possible education for 110,000 students and to move our system forward," Rogers said. Baltimore County teachers seek salary increases Cindy Sexton, president of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County, said educators are feeling the strain. "There are teachers who are ready to resign, so a lot is going on, and of course, money is not the only issue," Sexton said. "We know that teaching is hard work." The compensation package was meant to increase salaries over three years, but financial uncertainty at the state and federal levels has put that promise at risk. "There is anger, there is angst, there is disappointment, there is frustration," Sexton said. "There are all of those things because, as I just said, we had a three-year deal." Still, Rogers remains optimistic. "With the additional state funds we have confirmed are available to BCPS for FY26 and further savings measures, I am confident that we will decrease the funding gap and finalize a compensation package for our dedicated BCPS staff members that is comparable to county government," she said.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Baltimore County superintendent advises school board of potential shortfall in state funding
There is a $20 million gap between the state's proposed budget and the Baltimore County Public Schools' proposed budget, according to the latest presentation by the school system's superintendent. In a Tuesday work session on the budget, Dr. Myriam Rogers gave additional insight into the school district's financial outlook for fiscal year 2026. She recently proposed an operating budget 6.5% above the previous year. The budget prioritizes honoring compensation agreements without staffing cuts and with maintaining staffing allocation ratios. With the massive state budget deficit bearing down on Gov. Wes Moore, his proposed budget for the state shifts $144 million to the counties. He also introduced cuts to community schools and funding for the Blueprint for Maryland's Future education policy. Across the general fund, state aid, other state revenue sources and additional required state retirement contribution expenses, the 'variance' between BCPS and the states' proposed budgets is $19.92 million, per Rogers' presentation to the school board. Rogers will testify in the education subcommittee in Annapolis Wednesday, she said. Have a news tip? Contact Racquel Bazos at rbazos@ 443-813-0770 or on X as @rzbworks.
