Date/Deadline
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Description
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September 30, 2016
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Department of Education deadline to notify school districts of applicable base index or adjusted index; and of next year budget process timeline.
Freeport Area School District Index 3.3%
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January 11, 2017 - Board Action
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School district deadline to adopt a Resolution Authorizing Proposed Preliminary Budget Display and Advertising(or adopt opt out resolution).
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January 19, 2017
(110 days prior to primary election – or 20 days prior to preliminary budget adoption)
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School district deadline to make 2017-2018 Proposed Preliminary Budget on form PDE-2028 available for public inspection (public display) pursuant to resolution.
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January 27, 2017
(or 10 days prior to preliminary budget adoption) (10 days prior to February 8 would be January 29; since this is a Sunday, Friday, January 27 becomes the deadline) (n/a if opt out)
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School district deadline to publish notice of intent to adopt 2017-2018 Preliminary Budget
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February 8, 2017 – Board Action
(or 90 days prior to primary election – this would be February 15; the prior board meeting would be February 8)
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School district deadline to adopt Preliminary Budget on form PDE-2028.
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February 23, 2017
(or 1 week prior to filing referendum exception request) (n/a if opt out)
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School district deadline to publish notice of intent to apply to Department of Education for referendum exceptions.
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March 2, 2017
(75 days prior to primary election) (n/a if opt out)
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School district deadline to request approval from Department of Education for referendum exceptions.
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May 10, 2017 – Board Action
(or 30 days prior to final budget adoption –30 days prior to June 14 would be May 15; the prior board meeting would be May 10)
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School district deadline to adopt Proposed Final Budget
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May 25, 2017
(20 days prior to final budget adoption)
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School district deadline to make Proposed Final Budget on form PDE-2028 available for public inspection (public display).
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June 2, 2017
(or 10 days prior to final budget adoption would be June 4; since this is a Sunday, Fri. June 2 becomes the deadline)
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School district deadline to publish notice of intent to adopt Final Budget.
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June 14, 2017 - Board Action
(annual deadline) (the final budget must be adopted no later than the last day of the 2016-2017 fiscal year)
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School district deadline to adopt Final Budget on form PDE-2028.
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