2025-2026 Budget Calendar
| Mount Vernon City School District Budget Calendar 2025-2026 |
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| DATE | ACTIVITIES |
| October 15, 2024 | Present 2025-2026 budget calendar and budget development procedures to the Board of Education for adoption |
| November 2024 | Meet with budget builders and distribute budget guidelines |
| December 2024 | Meet with finance committee (preliminary budget presentation by budget builders) |
| January 2025 | Meet with finance committee and or Board of Education (on parameters) |
| January 2025 | Meet with budget builders various throughout the month |
| February 2025 | Brief Board on Administration Components of Budget |
| February 2025 | Brief Board on Capital Components of Budget |
| February 2025 | Brief Board on Instructional Components of Budget |
| February 13, 2025 | Appointment of Election Inspectors for Budget Vote |
| March 1, 2025 | Submit 2025-26 calculation for Tax Levy Limit to NYS Comptroller, Tax and Finance and SED |
| March 2025 | BOCES Service Request Prepared |
| March 2025 | Present 2025-26 operational and general support budget to the Board of Education for review and comment (Operations & Maintenance, Transportation and General Support) |
| March 2025 | Present 2025-26 debt service and employee benefits budget to the Board of Education for review and comment |
| March 2025 | Present 2025-26 instructional and special education budget to the Board of Education for review and comment |
| Friday, April 4, 2025 | Post first of four required legal notices of budget hearing and vote |
| April 2025 | Finalize 2025-26 educational plan and budget (including BOCES budget) ; the last date to submit the Property Tax Report Card is April 28, 2025 |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | Adopt Proposed 2025-26 Budget by Board of Education (4/28/25 - Last Date) |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | SW BOCES Administrative Budget and Trustee(s) Vote |
| Thursday, April 24, 2025 | Post second of four required legal notices of budget hearing and vote |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | Transmit to SED and local newspapers of Property Tax Report Card (4/28/2025 - Last Date) |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 (Last Date) | Board Adopts Budget for 2025-2026 and Property Tax Report Card (Last Date to Submit to NYS 4/28/2025) |
| Monday, April 28, 2025 (Last Date) | Submit to NYS Property Tax Report Card |
| Friday, May 9, 2025 | Post third of four required legal notices of budget hearing and vote |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | Petitions for Board of Education candidates due by 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Selection of Candidates' Placement on the Ballot at 4:00 p.m. - Education Center |
| May 6-13, 2025 | Budget Statement and Attachments available upon request |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Voter Registration Day (last date) |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | District-Wide Budget Hearing at 6:00 p.m. - Education Center; Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | Required Budget Notice and Budget Newsletter mailed (Last Date May 14, 2025) |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | Absentee & Early Mail ballot applications must be received if ballots are to be mailed |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | Post fourth of four required legal notices of budget hearing and vote |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Annual Meeting (VOTE for Budget and Proposition(s) and elect Board) |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Board of Education meets to accept results of Annual Election |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | Statewide Budget Revote day |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | Start of 2025-26 Budget Year |