Date/Deadline

Description

September 30, 2021

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 4.5%

January 27, 2022

(110 days prior to primary election)

School district deadline to adopt Opt Out Resolution stating district will not raise the rate of any tax by more than index.

Board Action December 9, 2021

February 6, 2022

(or 10 days prior to preliminary budget adoption) (n/a if opt out)

School district deadline to publish notice of intent to adopt 2022-2023 Preliminary Budget.

N/A Opt Out Resolution as passed on December 9, 2021

February 24, 2022

(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.

N/A Opt Out Resolution as passed on December 9, 2021

March 3, 2022

(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 31, 2022

(No later than)

School District deadline to adopt 2022-2023 proposed version of final budget and upload the signed certification of use document in the CFRS application.

Preliminary Proposed Final Budget presented on May 5, 2022.

June 20, 2022

(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).

The Proposed Final Budget was adopted by Board vote on May 12, 2022.

June 20, 2022

(or 10 days prior to final budget adoption)

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

June 30, 2022 

(annual deadline) (the final budget must be adopted no later than the last day of the 2021-2022 fiscal year)

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

Board Action for the district will be on June 16, 2022.