What is the budget development process?
The budget process actually begins the middle of October annually for the next school year with the Board of Education Finance Committee creating the general guidelines and the budget development calendar. The initial budget development takes place through December with input from all employees based on the enrollment and needs for the next school year. Public meetings for input to the budget begin in January and state aid information is typically received the end of February allowing us to present a tentative school budget for the next school year to the board of education at their last meeting in February. After board review, input, and approval, the proposed budget is submitted to the County office of the State Department of Education the first week of March and all community presentations on the budget begin. The public hearing on the budget takes place officially at an open public board meeting the last week of March annually. The final budget goes to the voters in the community t
