Queen Anne's County Schools Get Budget Boost, 19 Positions Restored

Queen Anne's County, MD - Queen Anne's County Public Schools is heading into the next school year with some good news. The Board of Education approved the FY27 budget, and it comes with a major win for students and staff.

Thanks to a $9.2 million increase in local funding from the Queen Anne's County Commissioners, the school system will be able to restore 19 positions that had previously been cut. Every one of those positions will directly support students inside schools.

Superintendent Matthew Kibler, Ed.D., sent a letter to families and staff on June 18 sharing the update. As a first-year superintendent, he said getting the budget right was one of his top priorities.

"Overseeing the budget is one of the most important responsibilities of my position," Kibler wrote. "I believed it was important to propose a budget that not only maintained our current staffing levels, academic programs, and curricular offerings, but also identified strategic investments that would strengthen student achievement and expand mental health and behavioral supports."

So what does restoring those 19 positions actually look like? Here's the breakdown:

Every elementary school will get a dedicated Reading Specialist. Math Specialists will now cover two schools instead of four, meaning more focused support for students. Each middle school will have a Teacher Specialist position restored.

Two new district-level mental health and behavioral support positions will be added. Each middle school will also get a dedicated mental health and behavioral support staff member. And early learning classrooms will see increased behavioral support.

That's a lot of ground covered, and it addresses some areas that families have been paying attention to for a while - especially mental health support.

Kibler also took a moment to thank the County Commissioners for making it happen.

"On behalf of Queen Anne's County Public Schools and the Board of Education, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Queen Anne's County Commissioners for their exceptional support of our school system," he wrote. "Their investment reflects a shared belief that strong schools are essential to a strong community."

It's a solid step forward for Queen Anne's County students heading into the 2026-2027 school year.