MCPS Superintendent Proposes Decreased Budget for FY 2022 as Enrollment Drops Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith announced in a prerecorded video Thursday that he’s recommending a $2.7 billion operating budget for the fiscal year 2022. The budget is a 1.5% decrease and a $42.6 million decrease from the FY 2021 budget. Smith said the budget was developed recognizing the “profound” impact the coronavirus has had on its schools, in terms of technology, virtual education, new learning challenges, and new disparities, and new ways of distributing meals to children. A statement from MCPS says the proposed budget allows “the district to provide a continuation of key services and reflects the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on operating costs and projected revenues.”