RCSD 2025-26 Budget Overview
Draft Budget
2025-2026 Draft Budget Book
The updated draft budget and district profile for the 2025-26 school year, as submitted to the Board of Education on May 12, 2025.
General Fund Draft Budget for 2025-26
Draft condensed version as submitted to State Monitor Jaime Alicea on March 1, 2025.
Draft condensed version as submitted to State Monitor Jaime Alicea on March 1, 2025.
New York State 2023-2024 Report Card for the Rochester City School District
This annual report card, provided by New York State and the Board of Regents, shares information with the public on school/district staff, students, and measures of school and district performance as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Planning Process
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
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
MARCH
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Balanced budget due to the State Monitor
Friday, March 21, 2025
Digital draft budget available for BOE and the public
APRIL
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Public Budget Hearing
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
First round of deliberation questions due to Cabinet
Friday, April 4, 2025
First round of deliberation answers due to BOE
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Board of Education budget deliberation session #1
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Second round of deliberation questions due to Cabinet
Friday, April 11, 2025
Second round of deliberation answers due to BOE
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Board of Education budget deliberation session #2
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Third round of deliberation questions due to Cabinet
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
City Council Hearing
Friday, April 25, 2025
Third round of deliberation answers due to BOE
MAY
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Board of Education budget deliberation session #3
Monday, May 12, 2025
Board of Education vote on adoption of the budget
Friday, May 9, 2025
Publish the updated budget book in advance of the budget vote
JUNE
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Joint Public Hearing
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
City Council Budget Vote