2025-2026 Budget

2025-2026 BUDGET INFORMATION:
Budget resources will be updated by 3pm each Friday. Please check back regularly for updates through the May 20^th Annual Meeting.

Please check out the links at the bottom of this page and the following videos for information about next year's budget.

Annual Budget Blast Video, April, 2025 LINK
Electric Bus Training Video for First Responders, LINK

2025-2026 VOTING INFORMATION:
On Tuesday, May 20^th, all District residents are encouraged to vote from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. On the ballot will be the following:

Vote for three (3) Board of Education candidates. The candidates with the top two votes will fill two full three-year terms commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2028. The candidate with the third highest votes will fill one unexpired term commencing May 21, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027. If you are interested in running for the Board, please contact Alicia Zupancic (607) 758-4100 x2202. Petitions to be on the ballot are due to the Kaufman Center by April 30. There will also be three write-in spots on the ballot.

The following propositions will also be on the ballot on May 20^th:

Proposition 1 - The District budget of $61,621,249. The District will be requesting a tax levy override with a 4.99% levy increase, which requires a 60% supermajority approval.

Proposition 2 - Purchase of one electric and three diesel buses. This is the ideal time to look into the purchase of one electric bus since the city is building a solar field next to the Kaufman Center and providing the district with one charger for free. The cost of the electric bus will also be the same as a diesel through some NYSBIP grant funding. On March 25 and 26, Matthews Buses provided training for our local Emergency Response officers. Please check out this video of the electric bus that was here for this training opportunity.

Proposition 3 - Purchase of four diesel buses. This proposition will allow the district to continue its 5-year bus replacement schedule, only if Proposition 2 is not successful.

Proposition 4 - $7.7 million Capital Project. The scope of work for this proposed project includes full camera replacement in all school buildings, replacement of all PA systems in each school, the installation of an elevator at Randall Middle School, and the full renovation of the JSHS Upper Gym.

Proposition 5 - Cortland Free Library Budget of $473,724. Please contact the Cortland Free Library for more information about their budget request.

BUDGET PRESENTATIONS -  BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS

Sept 17, 2024	Budget Calendar
Oct 29, 2024	Long-Range Planning
Nov 26, 2024	Debt Service Projections
Dec 17, 2024	Initial BOCES Services Requests
Feb 4, 2025	Payroll and Benefit Projections
Feb 25, 2025	Tax Levy Calculations
Mar 25, 2025	Draft Expense and Revenue Budgets
Apr 21, 2025	Final Draft of 25-26 Budget
May 6, 2025	Budget Hearing Presentation

2025-26 BUDGET STATEMENT & ATTACHMENTS

• Budget Calendar
• Budget Newsletter
• Budget Notice
• Budget Presentation 
• Three Part Budget Summary 
• Budget Line Item Summary 
• Property Tax Report Card
• School Academic Report Card
• 2024 Enrollment Data
• 2024 ELL Data
• 2024 Graduation Rate Data
• District's 2022-23 Fiscal Accountability Supplement
• Administrative Salary Disclosure Notice
• Property Tax Exemption Report  > Cortland County, Tompkins County