Budget Calendar
November 2024- Adopt Budget Development Calendar for the School Year,
December 2024 Meet with budget builders and distribute budget guidelines
2025-2026 BOCES Initial Budget Requests
January 2025 Bus/ Equipment purchase information presented to the Board
February 5, 2025 Community Budget Meeting- LaFayette Big Picture School or via Google Meets - 5:00pm
February 12, 2025 Board of Education Meeting - 5:30 PM - Budget Update - Program/BOCES/Administrative/Capital
Bus purchase resolution presented to the Board
March 1, 2025 Deadline to submit information to calculate Tax Levy Limit to the Office of State Comptroller
March 12, 2025 Board of Education Meeting - 5:30 PM - Budget Update - Revenue Budget
March 26, 2025 Board of Education Meeting - 5:30 PM - Full draft 2025-2026 Budget reviewed with BOE
Property Tax Report Card approval (Mandated by April 28, 2025)
2025-2026 Proposed Budget adoption by Board of Education
March 27, 2025 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Legal notice of school budget hearing and budget vote.
April 17, 2025
April 21, 2025 Deadline for Submission of Petitions for Nominations of BOE candidates - 4:30 PM
Deadline for candidates to file sworn statements of campaign contributions
Deadline for propositions to be placed on the ballot
BOCES Administrative and Capital Budget Vote - 5:30 PM
Appointment of clerks and inspectors of elections for budget vote
April 22, 2025 Board Candidate (Drawing for Ballot Order) 9:00 AM District Office
April 29, 2025 Budget Materials Available and Tentative Budget Newsletter Mailing Date
May 7, 2025 Budget Hearing- 5:30 PM - LaFayette Big Picture School
May 8, 2025 Budget Notice Mailed to Voters
May 14-19, 2025 List of absentee ballots available for public inspection
May 15, 2025 Second sworn statement of campaign contributions/loans by BOE candidates
May 20, 2025 Statewide School District Budget Votes - Polls Open 12-9 PM - LaFayette Jr/Sr High School
June 9, 2025 Final sworn statement of campaign contributions/loans by BOE candidates
June 17, 2025 Statewide budget revote day (if needed)
July 1, 2025 Implement 2025-2026 Budget