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November
November 13
- Board of Education meeting, public session, 6 p.m.
- Adopt the 2025/2026 Budget Development Calendar.
January
January 2
- Roll out Education Data Requisition & budget spreadsheets to instructional staff via email.
January 8
- Business manager attends Jr/Sr. faculty meeting to provide budget development training to instructional staff (i.e., Ed Data requisitions, budget requests, subscription renewal lists).
- Board of Education meeting, public session, 6 p.m.
- Budget Workshop #1: Budget information; 2025/2026 rollover budget and assumptions.
January 15
- Business manager attends ES faculty meeting to provide budget development training to instructional staff (i.e., Ed Data Requisitions, budget requests, subscription renewal lists).
February
February 1-28
- Dept. budgets (i.e., main office, PPS, technology, athletics, B and G, transportation) submitted and reviewed.
February 12
- Board of Education meeting 6 p.m., public session
- Budget Workshop #2: Review state aid estimates and tax levy limit calculation; review capital and administrative budget components.
February 28
- Requisitions and budget spreadsheets due from instructional staff/coordinators.
- Preliminary Tax Levy Limit submitted to NYS Office of State Comptroller.
March
March 1-9
- Review Ed Data Requisitions/budget spreadsheets/revised budget as needed.
March 12
- Board of Education meeting, public session, 6 p.m.
- Budget Workshop #3: Review estimated revenues/program budget component/overall preliminary budget; review 24/25 year fund balance projection.
March 31
- Last day to submit requisitions/request purchase orders with current year funds.
- Legal Notice of School Budget Hearing & Annual Budget Vote–Must advertise 4 times within seven weeks of the vote ‐ first publication 45 days prior to vote–Notice #1 to be published (Submit on this day for publication on April 3 and 4)
April
April 1-18
- Prepare absentee ballot applications, absentee ballot, related envelopes and directions.
- Property Tax Report Card submitted to local newspaper.
April 9
- Board of Education meeting, public session, 6 p.m.
- Adopt tentative 2025-26 budget/propositions for voter approval. Note: the absolute latest date the tentative proposed budget/propositions can be approved by the BOE is April 29, 2025.
- Appoint clerks and inspectors of elections for budget vote.
April 10-17
- Prepare budget workbook/newsletter (finalize by April 18).
April 11
- Submit the Property Tax Report Card (PTRC) to NYS. Note: the statutory deadline to submit the 2025‐2026 PTRC to NYS is April 29, 2025.
April 14
- Legal Notice of School Budget Hearing and Annual Budget Vote —Must advertise 4 times w/in seven weeks of the vote ‐ first publication 45 days prior to vote, Notice #2 to be published (Submit on this day for publication on April 17 and 18).
April 21
- Deadline for filing board of education petitions and propositions for vote. Must be submitted to the district clerk by 5 p.m.
- Media release on proposed budget.
- Required documents available in MCS District Office and on district website: School District Report Card, Fiscal Accountability Statement, Property Tax Report Card, Administrative Salary Disclosure, and Tax Exemption Notice, Budget Notice, Transparency Report. Absentee ballots available from the district clerk.
- Budget workbook available on district website/offices.
April 22
- Date of drawing by district clerk for determination of order for listing board of education candidates on ballot
- Inform candidates of legal requirement for all candidates for election to BOE to file sworn statements of campaign contributions and distribute informational material. First sworn statements to be filed with district clerk & commissioner of education 30 days prior to vote date.
April 23
- Board of education meeting, public session, time TBD.
- BOCES Budget Vote.
April 25
- Distribute military ballots (no later than 25 days before vote).
- Arrange for the pickup & return of voting machines with the board of elections.
April 28
- Legal notice of school budget hearing and annual budget vote; must advertise 4 times within seven weeks of the vote ‐ first publication 45 days prior to vote; Notice #3 to be published (Submit on this day for publication on May 2 and 3).
May
May 1-16
- Prepare ballot for voting machines ‐ submit to the county.
May 5
- Legal notice of school budget hearing & annual budget vote; must advertise four times within seven weeks of the vote ‐ first publication 45 days prior to vote; Notice #4 to be published (submit on this day for publication on May 8 and 9).
May 6
- Annual budget hearing presentation posted to the district’s website.
May 7
- Annual MCS Budget Hearing/Board of Education Meeting, public session, 6 p.m.
May 8
- Budget newsletter/notice mailed to eligible voters after budget hearing.
May 15
- Second sworn statement of campaign contributions or loans by candidates for membership on the MCS Board of Education to be filed with the district clerk.
May 15-19
- Sworn statements of campaign contributions or loans in excess of $1,000, received before vote date and not previously reported, to be filed with the district clerk within 24 hours of receipt by candidates for membership on the board of education.
May 20
- Annual MCS Budget Vote/Proposition Vote/Board of Education Election Noon- 9 p.m., Junior/Senior High School Gymnasium Lobby.
- Absentee ballots must be submitted to the district clerk by 5 p.m. on May 20.
June
June 17
- Budget revote date (only if budget proposition fails)