Traditional Public Budget Hearing | April 1, 2025
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The Traditional Public Budget Hearing will be held at 6:00pm on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The purpose of this hearing is to provide the Community with an opportunity to comment on the Superintendent’s proposed budget to the Board prior to the Board’s deliberations, final decisions, and subsequent adoption of the budget the District will operate under for the following fiscal year.
For more information on how to participate in a public hearing, including how to sign up to speak, please visit www.rcsdk12.org/publichearings.
Planning Process
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District Preliminary 2025-26 Draft Budget Presentation
Presented by Superintendent Dr. Demario Strickland and Acting Chief Financial Officer Derrek Blair at the monthly business meeting of the Rochester Board of Education on February 27, 2025.
Testimony to State Legislature
Presented by Superintendent Dr. Demario Strickland before the New York Senate Finance Committee, Assembly Ways and Means Committee, Senate Education Committee, and Assembly Education Committee. Presented January 29, 2025.
2025-26 Key Dates
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OCTOBER
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Draft Budget Calendar presented to BOE
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Budget Calendar presented for BOE adoption
NOVEMBER
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Initial budget forecast presented to BOE
Friday, November 22, 2024
Budget documents provided to Budget Managers
DECEMBER
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Train Budget Managers on new budget documents
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Final enrollment projection due
Friday, December 20, 2024
Budgets documents due
JANUARY
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Preliminary staffing recommendations due
Friday, January 17, 2025
Initial draft budget book created
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Initial draft budget presented to Superintendent
FEBRUARY
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Balanced budget completed by Cabinet
Friday, February 14, 2025
Draft budget book finalized
Tuesday, February 27, 2025
Superintendent's budget presentation
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MARCH
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Balanced budget due to the State Monitor
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Digital draft budget available for BOE
Friday, March 21, 2025
First round of deliberation questions due to Cabinet
Friday, March 28, 2025
First round of deliberation answers due to BOE
APRIL
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Public Budget Hearing
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Board of Education budget deliberation session #1
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Board of Education budget deliberation session #2
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
City Council Hearing
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Board of Education budget deliberation session #3
MAY
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Board of Education vote on adoption of the budget
Friday, May 9, 2025
Publish Adopted Budget BookJUNE
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Joint Public HearingTuesday, June 17, 2025
City Council Budget Vote
