While certain times of the year see increased budget-related activity, developing a budget that meets the needs of our students and school while also reflecting local residents’ input is a year-long process. As such, the community is welcome and encouraged to participate in this process. The budget development timeline lists the various steps in the process:
October
- Superintendent and Business Administrator review Budget Planning Handbook and process and meet with administrators
November
- Superintendent and Business Administrator review enrollment projections with administrators for allocations for instructional materials
- Administrators submit program goals to Superintendent
December
- Administrators and department supervisors submit support staff personnel requests with rationale to Business Administrator
- Director of Facilities and Transportation Director submit staffing, supplies, equipment and other expenses for operations and maintenance to Business Administrator
- Administrators submit special maintenance needs to Business Administrator (Routine summer projects, with no budget impact, can be identified until mid-April)
- Administrators submit Instructional staffing requests, with rationale, to Superintendent
- Administrators submit instructional equipment requests to Business Administrator
January
- Administrators submit supplies, conferences, and other expenses to Business Administrator
- Superintendent and Business Administrator analyze revenue projections and budget requests to assemble preliminary budget
- Superintendent and Business Administrator have internal meetings with administrators to review requests and make modifications
- Superintendent and Business Administrator present rollover budget scenario to Board of Education
February
- Superintendent and Business Administrator present preliminary budget to Board of Education
March
- Public Information Session/Community Budget Forum held
- Superintendent and Business Administrator review budget during Board of Education work sessions and present tentative budget
April
- Target date for Board of Education adoption of proposed budget to be considered by voters in May
- Budget newsletter written and printed for mailing in May
May
- Public Hearing on proposed budget at Board of Education meeting
- Budget newsletter/budget notice distributed to voter households
- Third Tuesday in May: Budget vote, Board of Education elections, vote on any proposed propositions