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Montgomery County Public Schools committee meeting, Sep 15, 2026

2 h 04 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Staff project $97 million deficit in district employee benefit plan fund 1:01:33

  • A district staff member presented PRISM, a new process to inventory and evaluate district initiatives through academic return on investment, as part of the FY28 operating budget process. 12:07
  • Staff said the employee benefit plan fund was projected to end the past fiscal year with a $97 million deficit and cited rising health care and prescription drug costs, including GLP-1 drugs. 1:01:33
  • The supervisor of the Internal Audit Unit presented an FY27 work plan that included 8 horizontal audits and 42 risk-based school audits. 1:29:54
  • The committee adjourned on a unanimous vote. 2:02:46

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Item by item (5)
  1. Opening and agenda 10:37
    • Karla Silvestre opened the September 15th, 2026 meeting of the Fiscal Management Committee, and Julie Yang and Natalie Zimmerman introduced themselves. 10:37
    • Karla Silvestre asked for a motion and a second to approve the agenda and called for a show of hands. 11:00
  2. Budget timeline and PRISM process 11:10
    • A district staff member said PRISM would inventory about 900 initiatives and that principals would be surveyed on them by the end of the month. 14:40
    • Karla Silvestre asked whether the process would affect this year's budget, and the staff member said it would have an impact by December. 20:16
    • One board member asked that the process be interactive with the board and that staff show an example as early as possible, and another board member asked to see finished products from other school systems where the consultant has worked. 40:49
  3. Employee health benefit plan costs 48:20
    • A staff member said GLP-1 drug costs were about $34 million in FY24, went to $64 million in '25 and are now over $100 million. 1:07:30
    • A staff member said covering GLP-1 drugs only for diabetics and not for obesity would produce net savings of about $40 million. 1:19:01
    • A staff member said the retirees' fund is about $10 million in deficit and the active side $86 million, together making up the $97 million. 1:28:50
  4. Internal audit unit work plan 1:29:10
    • The Internal Audit Unit supervisor said the unit issued 35 school-level IAF audit reports in FY26, completed 2 operational audits and supported 4 investigations. 1:29:54
    • The supervisor said the FY27 plan includes 8 horizontal audits and 42 risk-based school audits, with a budget of approximately $1.13 million. 1:35:49
    • Natalie Zimmerman asked about hotline calls and requested a flowchart of how tips are handled; the supervisor said 2 of the investigations resulted from hotline tips. 1:51:15
  5. Informational items and closing 1:58:46
    • Karla Silvestre said an item on the Time to Care Act was taken off the agenda and moved to January. 2:00:11
    • Karla Silvestre asked for a motion to adjourn, which was moved and seconded by Julie Yang. 2:01:51
    • Karla Silvestre announced the vote to adjourn was unanimous. 2:02:46

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