Budget Development Calendar

Important Dates

Oct. 16, 2023

  • Board of education reviews and adopts draft calendar

Nov., 2023

  • Budget guidelines established
  • Budget request worksheets are distributed to all building administrators and administrative departments

Nov. 30, 2023

  • Administrators submit budget request worksheets to the business office

December 11-20, 2023

  • Budget review meetings held with building administrators and department supervisors

February to March 2024

  • Prepare 2024-25 preliminary budget

Feb. 26, 2024

  • Board of Education Budget Presentation – Capital Budget

March 2024

  • District newsletter sent out providing budget and capital project update

    March 1, 2024

    • Submit information necessary for the calculation of the tax levy limit to the NYS comptroller
    • Prepare board of education petitions for pickup
    • Distribute informational material

    March 11, 2024

    • Board of Education budget presentation – Administrative budget

    March 25, 2024

    • Board of Education budget presentation – Program budget and Revenue
    • Board of education adoption of legal notice of school budget hearing and budget vote

    April 6

    • Send legal notice to newspapers
    • Advertise budget notice four times within seven weeks of the vote with the first publication 45 days before the budget vote

    April 15, 2024

    • Final budget presentation and budget adoption by the board of education
    • Board appointment of election inspectors and property tax report card adoption

    April 16-21, 2024

    • Begin to prepare absentee and military ballot applications, absentee ballot, related envelopes, and directions. The ballot must be mailed not earlier than 30 days or not later than 7 days prior to election day.

    April 16-29, 2024

    • District newsletter sent to print to be mailed to all district residents
    • Transmit property tax report card to SED (within 24 hours of adoption but no later than April 29, 2024) and to local newspaper of general circulation

    April 22, 2024

    • Board of education petitions and first preliminary campaign contributions and loans statements due (30 days preceding budget vote)

    April 23, 2024

    • Drawing by district clerk for determination of order of board candidates on ballot
    • Prepare paper ballot proof for printing/voting machines

    April 26, 2024

    • Distribute military ballots (no later than 25 days before the vote)
    • Budget documents made available to the public at each building and on the district’s website

      May 13, 2024

      • Public budget hearing (7-14 days before vote)

      May 14-15, 2024

      • Budget postcard mailed (notice must be mailed to eligible voters after the budget hearing but no later than six days prior to the vote)

      May 16, 2024

      • Second preliminary expenditure campaign statement due (5 days preceding budget vote)

      May 16-20, 2024

      • Sworn statement of campaign contributions or loans in excess of $1,000, received before vote date and not previously reported to be filed with District Clerk and Commissioner of Education within 24 hours of receipt by candidate.

      May 21, 2024

      • Annual meeting/board election/budget vote day

      June 10, 2024

      • Final expenditure campaign statement due (20 days after the vote)

      June 18, 2024

      • Statewide budget revote day (if necessary)

      July 1, 2024

      • Implement 2024-25 budget