December
- Complete enrollment projections
- Update budget guidelines and preparation materials
- Cabinet review of budget procedures and allocations
- Distribute guidelines to budget managers and conduct work sessions on budget preparation
February
- Preparation of individual budgets by budget managers and submission to Budget Office
- Distribution to appropriate personnel for review
- Budget work session with Board of Trustees
March
- Review of budgets by Budget Office for compliance with budgeting procedures and accounting codes
- Input of budget data
- Review of first draft of budget by Cabinet
April
- Budget work session with Board of Trustees
- Budget review with principals and administrative staff
May
- Complete estimates of revenue and fund balance
- Budget work sessions with Board of Trustees
June
- Budget work sessions with Board of Trustees
- Publish notice of budget and tax hearing
- Conduct budget and tax hearing
- Adoption of budget
September
- Adoption of tax rate