Budget & Finance

The school budget is the biggest investment the community makes with its tax dollars. District leaders work to make the most effective use of resources to benefit students, to develop and manage the budget in a responsible and transparent manner and to be accountable to taxpayers.

2025-26 Budget Information

• Budget Hearing: Tuesday, May 6, 7 p.m. | HS Library
• Budget Vote & BOE Election: Tuesday, May 20, 12-8 p.m. | Auditorium

Development Calendar

October/November 2024

• Administrative team reviews all staffing for all instructional and non-instructional staff with principals and supervisors.
• Review budget status for potential increase/decreases. (Continued ongoing work throughout the year)

November/December 2024

• Meet with non-instructional budget supervisors to discuss first budget drafts (Buildings & Grounds, Technology, and General Support).
• Meet with all related departments to discuss requests of 2025-26 BOCES services.
• Principals meet with faculty to discuss instructional programs and item requests by Dec. 20.
• Administrators prepare program, staff and facility reports for review and discussion with the Superintendent.
• New Instructional Request Forms for the 2025-26 program budget are due to the superintendent on Dec. 13.

January 2025

Administrators will review instructional budgets with the superintendent and the school business administrator

Jan. 9, 2025

Budget Work Session & Regular Board of Education Meeting: 7 p.m.

• Present 2024-25 general financial overview to Board of Education including current year expense and revenue update.
• Elementary, secondary and special education will present a program overview including proposed budget.

Feb. 13, 2025

Budget Work Session & Regular Board of Education Meeting: 7 p.m.

• Budget update
• Presentation by buildings & grounds and transportation to include proposed budget overview

March 13, 2025

Budget Work Session & Regular Board of Education Meeting: 7 p.m.

• Update budget information
• Discuss governor’s proposed budget
• Review of tax levy limit calculation
• Review of revenue
• Athletics and technology to present their budgets
• Presentation of the superintendent’s recommended proposed 2025-26 budget
• Board of Education initiates special propositions for May vote

April 2025

District clerk will prepare absentee ballot application, absentee ballots, related envelopes and directions to voters

April 4, 2025

District clerk publishes first publication of legal notice, time and location of school budget hearing and budget vote (must advertise four times within seven weeks of the vote with first publication 45-49 days before the budget vote).

April 10, 2025

Regular Board of Education Meeting: 7 p.m.

Final 2025-26 budget and education plan presented to the Board of Education for adoption of the 2025-26 budget and property tax report card

April 18, 2025

District clerk prepares second publication of legal notice of school budget hearing and budget vote

April 21, 2025

• Deadline for submission of Board of Education petitions due to the district clerk’s office by 4 p.m.
• Absentee ballots available upon request

April 22, 2025

• District clerk draws for order of Board of Education candidates on the ballot
• Clerk prepares voting ballots for printing
• NYSED required salary disclosure form submitted electronically by the school business administrator

May 2, 2025

• District clerk publishes third publication of legal notice, time and location of school budget hearing and budget vote
• Absentee ballots mailed to all those who requested them; clerk to maintain master list of all individuals provided an absentee ballot
• Budget statement and all required attachments will be available for public review in all district buildings

May 6, 2025

Annual Public Budget Hearing & Regular Board of Education Meeting: 7 p.m.

May 7, 2025

Budget notice mailed to residents including property tax report card. Budget newsletter available to the public

May 12, 2025

Fourth publication of legal notice on school budget hearing and budget vote

May 20, 2025

Budget vote (including any special propositions) and election of Board of Education candidates: 12-8 p.m.; Absentee ballots due by 5 p.m.

June 17, 2025

Budget revote (if necessary)

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