Budget Development Calendar

2025-26 Budget Development Calendar 

September 16, 2024* — BOCES Board of Education adopts the Budget Development Calendar

October 1-11, 2024 — Budget Calendar is reviewed with Administration and Program Managers

November 1, 2024 — Salary and benefit data activated in WinCap for 2025-26 budget

December 2, 2024 — Proposed 2025-26 Administrative and Capital Budgets completed

December 9-13, 2024  — Administration review tentative budgets with District Superintendent/COO

December 9, 2024 — Administrative and Capital Budgets presented to Board of Education

December 20, 2024 — Final submission of proposed 2025-26 budgets to Business Office

January 13, 2025* — BOCES Board reviews Divisional Budget (ESS, SPED, CTE)

February 10, 2025* — BOCES Board reviews Divisional Budgets (EDS, NERIC)

February 26, 2025 — Commitment Form/Final Service Request (FSR) sent to districts

March 24, 2025 — Nominations of Candidates for election to the BOCES Board due to Clerk of BOCES Board (at least 30 days prior to vote by component boards)

March 25, 2025 — Budget communication/newsletter finalized and sent to districts

March 26, 2025 — Publication of first legal notice of Annual Meeting (14 days prior to Annual Meeting)

April 2, 2025 — Publication of second legal notice of Annual Meeting

April 9, 2025 — Board Election and Budget ballots sent to component districts (at least 14 days prior to vote by component boards)

April 9, 2025 — BOCES Annual Meeting and Budget Presentation

April 21, 2025* — Capital Region BOCES Board adopts 2025-26 Budgets

April 23, 2025 — Component Boards vote on 2025-26 Administrative Budget and BOCES BOE

April 24, 2025 — Election results delivered to BOCES Board Clerk from component districts

May 5, 2025 — Final service commitments returned to BOCES by component districts

June 15, 2024 — Adopted 2025-26 Budget filed with State Education Department

* Regularly scheduled BOCES Board Meeting. View the Capital Region BOCES Board of Education meeting schedule.

Board Presentation Schedule 2025‐26 Budget

December 9, 2024, 6 p.m. — Administrative/Capital

January 13, 2025, 6 p.m. — Divisional Budget Presentations (ESS, SPED, CTE)

February 10, 2025, 6 p.m. — Divisional Budget Presentations (EDS, NERIC)

April 9, 2025, 6 p.m. — Annual Meeting Presentation (held at Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus)