Budget Vote: May 21, 2013 at BCHS, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Budget Planning Calendar
Please join us and offer your input on BCSD budget issues.
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March 6, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Focus
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March 20, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Focus
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April 17, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Adoption
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April 23, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 a.m., BOCES Annual Meeting
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May 8, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Hearing
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May 21, 2013
School District Budget Vote, BCHS, 7 a.m.-9 a.m.
Did you know?
That 2% you’ve been hearing so much about
is only a small part of the so-called “Tax Cap
Law.” In reality, it’s just one part of an eight-step formula that
determines the maximum allowable tax levy the school district can pass with
a simple majority. Click here to read more
about the "tax cap."
Budget gap, "tax cap" among items discussed at Feb. 15 forum
About 70 community members and 30 online participants joined the Board of Education on Wednesday, Feb. 15, for a 2012-13 school budget forum.
Officials spoke of the district's estimated $4.4 million budget gap, the implications of the state's "tax cap," the rising cost of salaries and benefits and a shortfall in state aid.
Click here to read more about the district's budget picture.
Click here for the presentation given by Chief Business and Financial Officer Judith Kehoe [PDF]
Click here to view video of the webcasted portion of the forum.
Click here for the transcript of the web chat [PDF].
Click here for video of the Feb. 15 Board of Education meeting and budget forum.
The District's next community budget forum will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the middle school Library Media Center. If you cannot attend the meeting, but would like to participate online, click here.
Agendas, minutes and video of previous meetings can be found here. The 2012-13 budget planning calendar can be found here.
Read Superintendent
Douglas' note on becoming involved in the budget process
here.