2026-2027 Budget Calendar
| Dates | Activities |
|---|---|
| August - October | Begin process of updating Long-Range Plans with Administration. |
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Monday, October 6 |
Present 2026-27 budget calendar and budget development procedures to the Board of Education for Adoption. |
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Monday, October 27 |
Community Input – Long Range Plan/Budget |
| Friday, November 7 | Meet with budget builders and distribute budget guidelines. |
| Monday, December 8 | Budget builders submit budgets to Business Office. |
| December - January | Meet with budget builders throughout the month. |
| Wednesday, January 7 Finance Committee 6:30 pm |
Presentation of draft Strategic Long-Range Plan. |
| Monday, January 12 Board of Education 6:30 pm |
Presentation of Strategic Long-Range Plan. |
| Monday, February 9 Board of Education 6:30 pm |
Instructional budget presentation. |
| Monday, February 23 Board of Education 6:30 pm |
Non-instructional budget presentation: Athletics, Facilities, Food Service, Technology, and Transportation. |
| Friday, February 27 | Submit Tax Levy Limit calculation to Office of the State Comptroller, Tax & Finance and SED. Due March 1 each year. |
| Tuesday, March 3 Finance Committee 6:30 pm |
Presentation of draft Preliminary Superintendent’s budget. |
| Monday, March 9 Board of Education 6:30 pm |
Presentation Preliminary Superintendent’s Budget. |
| Monday, March 23 Board of Education if necessary 6:30 pm |
Budget workshop with Board of Education and Administration. |
| Friday, April 3 | Legal notice of date, time and place of School Budget Hearing and Annual Budget Vote. Must advertise 4 times within 7 weeks with the first legal notice publication occurring at least 45 days before the Annual Budget Vote. Notice should appear in 2 general circulation newspapers. Saturday April 4, 2026, best practice is to publish the Friday before. |
| Monday, April 13 Board of Education 6:30 pm |
Board of Education Adoption of 2026-27 Budget & Property Tax Report Card. |
| April 20 - May 12 | District Clerk must mail an absentee ballot to every qualified voter who requests one. The ballot must be mailed no earlier than 30 days or later than 7 days prior to the election day. |
| Monday, April 20 | Last day to submit petitions for propositions to be placed on the ballot, 30 days preceding Budget Vote. |
| Friday, April 24 | Property tax report card submitted to SED and local newspapers of general circulation after the adoption of the report card but no later than 24 days prior to Budget Vote. Saturday April 25, 2026, best practice Friday. |
| Wednesday, April 29 | Submission of petitions for Board of Education candidates. Small Cities have a deadline of 20 days prior to Budget Vote. |
| Tuesday, May 5 | Budget Statement and required attachments are available, upon request, at each school building and at the district office, public or free association library and on the district’s website at least 7 days before Budget Hearing date and at least 14 days before Budget Vote. |
| Monday, May 11 Board of Education 6:30 pm |
Budget Hearing: Budget Statement (including required attachments) must be made available. The budget must be presented at the hearing in plain language and in 3 components: Administrative, Program & Capital. |
| Wednesday, May 13 | Mail budget notice and budget newsletter to eligible voters after the Budget Hearing, but no later than 6 days prior to the Budget Vote day. |
| May 13 - May 18 | District Clerk must maintain list of the names of all individuals provided with absentee ballots. |
| Thursday, May 14 PTA Joint Budget Meeting |
Presentation Adopted Budget |
| Tuesday, May 19 Budget Election & Vote Noon to 9:00 P.M. |
Annual Meeting - School Budget Vote, Propositions, and Board of Education Election. |
| Wednesday, May 20 Board of Education 5:30 pm |
Acceptance of the results of the School Budget Vote, Propositions, and Board of Education Election. |