Date/Deadline

Description

September 30, 2018

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 3.1%

December 5, 2018 – Board Action

School district deadline to adopt a Resolution Authorizing Proposed Preliminary Budget Display and Advertising (or adopt opt out resolution).

January 24, 2019

(110 days prior to primary election – or 20 days prior to preliminary budget adoption)

School district deadline to make 2019-2020 Proposed Preliminary Budget on form PDE-2028 available for public inspection (public display) pursuant to resolution.

February 1, 2019

(or 10 days prior to preliminary budget

adoption) (10 days prior to Feb. 13 would be Feb. 3; since this is a Sunday, Fri. Feb. 1 becomes the deadline) (n/a if opt out)

School district deadline to publish notice of intent to adopt 2019-2020 Preliminary Budget

February 13, 2019 – Board Action

(or 90 days prior to primary election – 90 days prior would be February 20, the prior board meeting would be February 13) (n/a if opt out)

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

February 28, 2019

(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.

March 7, 2019

(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, 2019 – Board Action

(or 30 days prior to final budget adoption –30 days prior to June 19 would be May 20; the prior board meeting would be May 8)

School district deadline to adopt Proposed Final Budget

School board to review 2019-2020 Budget Presentation  

May 30, 2019

(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, 2019

(or 10 days prior to final budget adoption would be June 9; since this is a Sunday, Fri. June 7 becomes the deadline)

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

June 19, 2019  - Board Action

(annual deadline) (the final budget must be adopted no later than the last day of the 2018-2019 fiscal year)

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