2.  December: › Building budget document preparation › Furniture, Carpet, Paint, Blinds requests to Business Office  January: › Budget documents available on “District Admin” share › Requisition Spreadsheet for Annual Purchase placed on shared drive  February: › State Aid Certification (typically received June/July) › Budgeting Factors received from NDE › Labor/Negotiation impact to budget › Strategic Budget Discussion – Superintendent/Directors › Staffing/Resource discussions › Transportation costs announced › Textbook forms distributed by Director of Curriculum › Paper order distributed

3.  March: › Coop bulk purchasing book available upon request › Requisition Spreadsheet for Annual Purchase completed and placed on shared drive › Master copy of Requisition Spreadsheet for Annual purchase compiled by Business Team and Warehouse › Bid requests sent to vendors for requisition supplies  April: › Staffing Profile – April 15 RIF Deadline › Strategic Budget Discussion – Superintendent/Directors › Textbook request forms due › Building budgets due to CFO (meetings set up for each responsibility owner) › Annual purchase bid responses due and awarded › Building budget requisitions completed as needed

4.  May: › Purchase orders distributed for annual purchase › Budget working session with Directors, Administrators and Board › Superintendent/CFO Budget Discussion › Preliminary Budget compiled by CFO  June: › State Aid Certified (if not earlier) › Budget Authority and Allowable Reserve Percentages Certified  July: › Cut-off for purchase orders – begin using new fiscal year for orders › Budget working session with Directors and Board

5.  August: › Review Proposed Budgets with Finance Committee  September: › Notification of hearings to approve tax request and budget › Public Hearing on Budget and tax levy › Budget filed with Counties, state auditor and NDE  October: › Confirm tax request with County Clerks › Annual audit performed  November: › Submission of Audit and response to Stat