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One of the Board of Education's
primary responsibilities is to develop the District's
annual budget and present it to the voters for
approval. The budget process takes several months
of continuous evaluation, during which time the
board holds four public hearings to consider community
input on the budget. This input is an important
source of information, which contributes to a
final budget proposal that is both fiscally sound
and responsive to the needs of Byram Hills students.
The board hopes that you will participate in the
process.
This guide explains the process
that the board uses to accomplish this important
goal.
First Budget
Hearing Seeks Community Input
For the public, the budget process starts at the
Administrators' Budget Panel and Budget Hearing
I on January 9, 2007. The building principals
will provide information on the collaborative
K-12 process that will be used to build the proposed
budget. Budget Hearing I immediately follows the
panel when the school board will receive comments
from the public on budget concerns. Early public
participation allows time for consideration of
suggestions prior to building the administration's
proposed budget.
The next step in the process is the presentation
of the administration's proposed 2007-08 budget.
This informational presentation will be part of
the regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting
on Tuesday, March 6. No public input is sought
at this time.
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Budget
Hearings Examine Administration’s Proposed
Budget
The Board of Education will hold two budget
hearings, II and III, on Monday, March 19, and
Tuesday, March 20. School administrators (principals;
directors of special education, athletics, transportation,
and buildings and grounds) will be present to
answer questions from the board and the public
about specific budget items. At these meetings,
the board will consider modifications to the
budget, and will ask the administration for
recommendations and cost estimates on these
additions and/or deletions.
Modifications
to Budget Items Considered
Based on the earlier budget hearings, at Budget
Hearing IV on April 10, the board will consider
modifications to the proposed budget. Public
input is invited but is limited to line items
in the budget.
Budget
Finalized
The budget then will be finalized on April 17.
On May 8 (not May 1 as stated in the district calendar), the board presents the approved budget.
This is purely informational and no changes
can be made at this stage. The budget is presented
to the voters for approval on May 15, 2007.
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If you have any questions about the budget
process, please do not hesitate to contact
board members Richard Kaplin (212-656-6755),
John Grimes (914-238-1377), or Brett Summers (914-242-9452) who co-chair
the budget/finance committee. |
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