MONTGOMERY CO., Va. – Montgomery County Public Schools has spent beyond its legal budget authority for fiscal year 2026, county officials confirmed, leaving teacher and staff salaries at risk and prompting an emergency meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors.
The special public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 7:15 p.m. in the Board Room at the Montgomery County Government Center, 755 Roanoke St. #1A, Christiansburg, Va.
How the overspending came to light
County staff learned of the budget breach on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 24, 2026, when MCPS notified them that the school system had exceeded its legal spending authority for FY 2026. The following day, June 25, both the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the Montgomery County School Board were formally notified.
MCPS is estimated to have overspent its budget by approximately $4 million. The Board of Supervisors had appropriated $158 million to MCPS operations for FY 2026 — roughly two-thirds, or 67 percent, of Montgomery County’s total budget for the fiscal year. The remaining one-third funded public safety, general government administration, judicial administration, general services, health and welfare, parks and recreation, community development, and other agencies…