BOE Budget
Board Approves Next Year's Budget
At the January 7, 2019 Board of Education meeting, the Board voted to adopt a $109,158,898 education budget for the 2019-2020 school year. This is an increase of 3.6% to the current operating budget. The increase is attributable primarily to contractually required employee salary and benefit increases as well as increases in our utilities and special education expenses.
During the coming weeks the Board of Education will meet with the Board of Finance and the Town Council to discuss the education budget. The Town Council will vote on the final budget later in March.
The Board welcomes and encourages citizen input on its budget.
Upcoming Budget Meetings
Wednesday, March 6, Education Budget Workshop with Board of Education and Town Council, Town Council Chambers, 7 pm
Thursday, March 21, Final Budget Hearing, Town Council Chambers, 7pm
Board of Education 2019-2020 Budget Documents/Presentations (Next Year)
Other Budget 2019-2020 Information
Budget Development Process
September
- Administrators/program managers develop staff requests
- Staff requests and justifications complied by Central Operations staff
- Reviewed by superintendent
- Administrators/program managers budget request discussions with Superintendent
October - November
- Superintendent and staff review and budget information
- Central Operations prepares budget information for Superintendent's Proposed Budget document
December
- Distribute Superintendent's Proposed Budget
- Superintendent's Proposed Budget reviewed by Board of Education members
January
- Board of Education holds public workshops
- Board of Education makes recommendations on budget changes
- Completion of Board of Education budget changes
- Approval of Board of Education budget
- Preparation of budget document for presentation to the Town
- Annual Town Meeting/Presentation of Town and Education Budget
February-March
- Respond to Town Council and Board of Finance questions
- Town Council Meeting/Approval of Town and Education Budgets