Budget & Finance

The Ellenville Central School District Board of Education proposed 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.

The school budget vote was held on May 21, 2024. We are pleased to announce that the school budget passed with a vote of 379 to 146.

Budget Development Calendar 2024-2025

Date

Process

November 18, 2024 (Mon)

Prepare and review budget

November 25, 2024 (Mon) 

Distribute budget guidelines

December 10, 2024 (Tue)

Regular Board Meeting - Adopt budget calendar

December 20, 2024 (Fri)

Budget requests from staff due to building administrators

January 3, 2025 (Fri)

Preliminary budgets due to Assistant Superintendent for Business

January 28, 2025 (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

January 31, 2025 (Fri)

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

February 11, 2025 (Tues)

Budget Workshop #2

  • Administrative, Building & Grounds, Transportation 

  • Athletics

February 25, 2025 (Tues)

Regular Board Meeting & Workshop #3 (presented by Vince Napoli)

  • BOCES – Dr. Jonah Schenker

  • Special Education

  • Other BOCES

March 1, 2025 (Sat)

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

March 11, 2025 (Tues)

Regular Board Meeting & Budget Overview 

March 25, 2025 (Tues)

Regular Board Meeting & Final Budget Overview 

April 22, 2025 (Tues)  

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

April 25, 2025 (Fri)

Last possible day to adopt 2024/2025 Budget

(at least 28 days prior to the budget vote)

April 28, 2025 (Mon) 

Last day to submit Property Tax Report Card (SAMS)
(no later than 24 days before budget vote – if day 24 falls on Saturday SED will accept submissions through Monday)

May 13, 2025 (Tues)

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

May 20, 2025 (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))