2012-13 Budget Development Process has Begun

For information on the 2012-13 budget development process, click here.

 

2011-12 BUDGET INFORMATION  and SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION

Get updates on the 2011-12 budget and board election including the budget development calendar and information presented at the weekly Board meetings.

 

Transparency and Fiscal Responsibility

Shenendehowa prides itself on being both transparent and fiscally responsible with its budget and spending.

Transparency

School districts are one of the most transparent governmental agencies be it federal, state or local municipality.

• By law, school district budgets must be voted on by residents.

• By law, schools have to provide access to the line-by-line budget. This budget book is available in every school building and online. [Click here to view (pdf)]

• By law, we have to mail a flyer home to all residents with details specific budget details.  [Click here to view (pdf)]

• Shenendehowa posts all of its employee contracts on its website.  [Click here to view]

• The tax rates for the past several years are also posted on the website. [Click here to view]

• Each month the board of education approves, in public session, the bills of the district as a part of the Treasurer’s Report, satisfying all requirements for fiscal transparency. These actions are in the minutes that are posted on the website. These actions can be viewed by the public because all board meetings are video taped and posted on the website.

• A comprehensive claims audit report is presented and reviewed at least quarterly by the board of education, ensuring that all funds expensed by the district are done legally, responsibly, and consistent with respective policies. These actions are in the minutes that are posted on the website. These actions can be viewed by the public because all board meetings are video taped and posted on the website.

• The board of education completes more than a dozen public meeting, discussing various specifics about the proposed budget. These actions can be viewed by the public because all board meetings are video taped and posted on the website.

• All district policies are posted here.

Fiscal responsibility

• Shenendehowa has one of the lowest per pupil costs of school districts in the Capital Region and in Saratoga County.

• Shen received an A+ rating on it's audit by the Office of the State Comptroller.

Shenendehowa's tax code is 581