| November 6, 2024 |
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BOE Presentation- Enrollment Projections |
| November 20, 2024 |
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Present 2025-26 budget calendar and budget development procedures to the Board of Education for adoption. |
| December 2024 |
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Finance Committee: Discuss parameters for the budget development process. |
| December 1, 2024 |
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Distribute budget development worksheets and budget guidelines to the budget builders. |
| January 2025 |
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Develop salaries and benefits rollover budget and the debt service budget. Submit preliminary BOCES service requests. |
| January 2025 |
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Meet with budget builders throughout the month. |
| January 8, 2025 |
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BOE: Review rollover budget for the 2025-26 school year and debt service budget. |
| February 2025 |
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Finance Committee: Review tax cap calculation and state aid revenue forecast scenarios. |
| February 1, 2025 |
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Budget Development Worksheets from budget builders due to the Business Office. |
| February 1, 2025 |
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Governor's Proposal due-update revenue projections with current data. |
| February 12, 2025 |
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Present 2025-26 preliminary budget forecast and budget assumptions to the Board of Education. |
| February 28, 2025 |
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Building / Department budgets are due to the Business Office. |
| March 2025 |
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Finance Committee: Review current draft of the budget. |
| March 1, 2025 |
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Submit 2025-26 calculation for the tax levy limit to the Office of Controller, Tax and Finance and SED. |
| March 12, 2025 |
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BOE: Review operational and general support budget. |
| March 26, 2025 |
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BOE: Review instructional and special education budget. Current draft of the budget presented to Board of Education. |
| March-April 2025 |
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District Administration: Final review of expenditures and revenues reflecting BOE input and new data. First draft of the budget brochure and the budget notice. |
| April 2025 |
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Finance Committee: Review of the final draft of the budget. Review of the budget brochure and input on the possible changes. Develop additional public relation strategies for delivering budget information to the taxpayers. |
| April 4-7, 2025 |
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Legal notice of the school budget hearing and budget vote (must advertise four times within seven weeks of the vote with the first publication no later than 45 days before the date of the budget vote). |
| April 9, 2025 |
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Final draft of budget presented to Board of Education. |
| April 11-20, 2025 |
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Create a tax report card. Finalize budget documents and the budget brochure. |
| April 11, 2025 |
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The budget brochure and the budget notice sent to printer. |
| April 18, 2025 |
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Coordinate blood drive with American Red Cross on May 20, 2025. |
| April 21, 2025 |
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Last day to submit petitions for propositions to be placed on the ballot. |
| April 23, 2025 |
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BOE: Approval of NYS Property Tax Report Card and the official budget document. Appointment of clerks and inspectors of elections for budget
vote |
| April 24, 2025 |
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Property tax report card must be submitted to SED (within 24 hours of budget adoption, but no later than April 28, 2025). |
| April 28, 2025 |
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Property Tax Report Card must be transmitted to local newspapers of general circulation. |
| May 2, 2025 |
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The budget brochure and the budget binders are available at area businesses (7 days prior to the budget hearing). |
| May 9, 2025 |
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Budget Hearing. The budget must be presented at the hearing in plain language and in 3 components:
Administrative, Program, and Capital. |
| May 10, 2025 |
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The budget brochure and the budget notice mailed to residents (after the budget hearing but no later than six days prior to the vote). |
| May 20, 2025 |
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Budget Vote. |
| May 23, 2025 |
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BOE meeting to approve results. |