Date/Deadline

Description

September 30, 2023

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 7.1%

January 4, 2024

(110 days prior to primary election)

School district deadline to make 2024-2025 Proposed Preliminary Budget on form PDE-2028 available for public inspection (public display) pursuant to resolution or adopt Opt Out Resolution pursuant to Section 311(d)(1) indicating that it will not raise the rate of any tax by more than its index.

January 14, 2024

(or 10 days prior to preliminary budget

adoption) (n/a if opt out)

School district deadline to publish notice of intent to adopt 2024-2025 Preliminary Budget.

February 1, 2024

(or 1 week prior to filing referendum exception request) (n/a if opt out)

School district deadline to publish notice of intent to apply to Department of Education for referendum exceptions.

February 8, 2024

(75 days prior to primary election) (n/a if opt out)

School district deadline to request approval from Department of Education for referendum exceptions.

May 8, 2024 – Board Action

(or 30 days prior to final budget adoption)

School district deadline to adopt Proposed Final Budget

May 22, 2024

(20 days prior to final budget adoption)

School district deadline to make Proposed Final Budget on form PDE-2028 available for public inspection (public display).

May 31, 2024

(or 10 days prior to final budget adoption)

School District deadline to adopt 2024-2025 proposed version of final budget and upload the signed certification of use document in the CFRS application.

June 12, 2024 - Board Action

School district intent to adopt Final Budget on form PDE-2028.

June 20, 2024

(or 10 days prior to final budget adoption)

School district deadline to publish notice of intent to adopt Final Budget.

June 30, 2024

(annual deadline) (the final budget must be adopted no later than the last day of the 2023-2024 fiscal year)

School district deadline to adopt Final Budget on form PDE-2028.