Budget & Finance

The Ellenville Central School District Board of Education is proposing a $64,743,465 budget for the 2024-2025 school year, a spending plan that carries a tax levy increase of 2.34 percent, which is within the level permitted by the New York State tax levy limit calculation for a simple-majority voter approval.

The budget vote will take place on Tuesday, May 21, from 8 AM to 8 PM, in the Senior High School Media Center. 

Budget Development Calendar 2024/2025

Date

Process

November 13, 2023 (Mon)

Prepare and review budget

November 20, 2023 (Mon) 

Distribute budget guidelines

November 28, 2023 (Tue)

Regular Board Meeting - Adopt budget calendar

December 15, 2023 (Fri)

Budget requests from staff due to building administrators

December 28, 2023 (Thurs)

Preliminary budgets due to Assistant Superintendent for Business

January 31, 2024 (Wed)

Governors’ Budget is expected by this day (Typically last day in January)

February 13, 2024 (Tues)

Regular Board Meeting & Workshop #1

(presented by Vince Napoli)

  • Present Preliminary budget forecast and assumptions 

  • Present Tax Levy estimate, Governor’s State Aid Run, Tax Cap  

  • Audio Visual & Educational TV

  • Computer Aided Instruction

  • District Wide Curriculum & Instruction

  • Elementary School, Jr/Sr High School

February 27, 2024 (Tues)

Regular Board Meeting & Workshop #2 

(presented by Vince Napoli)

  • BOCES – Dr. Jonah Schenker

  • Special Education

  • Other BOCES

March 1, 2024 (Fri)

****** Last day to report tax levy to NYS ******

March 5, 2024 (Tues)

Regular Board Meeting

March 12, 2024 (Tues)

Workshop #3 

(presented by Vince Napoli)

  • Building Condition Survey review & TetraTech

  • Administrative, Building & Grounds, Transportation 

  • Athletics

March 19, 2024 (Tues)

Regular Board Meeting & Final Budget Overview 

April 16, 2024 (Tues)  

Adoption of BOCES Budget, District Budget & Property Tax Report Card

April 24, 2024 (Wed)

Last possible day to adopt 2024/2025 Budget

(at least 28 days prior to the budget vote)

April 26, 2024 (Fri) 

Last day to submit Property Tax Report Card (SAMS) (24 days)

May 14, 2024 (Tues)

Regular Board Meeting & Budget Hearing (budget statement and required attachments available 7-14 days prior to budget vote)

May 21, 2024 (Tues)  

Budget Vote / Annual Meeting

CONTACT US

Vince Napoli
Assistant Superintendent for Business
(845) 647-0115

2023-24 Operating Budget: $60,822,960
2023-24 Budget Change: $4,020,766 an increase of 7.08%
2023-24 Tax Levy Change: $1,185,699 an increase of 4.52% (.48% under the tax cap ($120,000))