Superintendent proposes $1.16 billion school budget

Baltimore County Schools Superintendent Joe Hairston proposed a $1.16 billion operating budget that he said targets teacher retention, alternative learning and new federally required accounting procedures.

Hairston presented the budget, which reflects a 10.4 percent increase over the 2007 allocation, at Tuesday evening?s School Board meeting, education officials said. The 2008 budget includes $40 million for salary restructuring, 160 new teacher and staff positions, and funds to expand all-day kindergarten.