2026–27 Tentative Budget Development Calendar

March 1

  • State Aid and 2026–27 Budget Authority
  • Allowable Reserve Percentage Certification

March 24

  • Board of Education Meeting—Budget Calendar

April 15

  • Certificated Notification of Change in Placement Deadline

April 17

  • End of Legislative Session

April 20 (approximate)

  • Abstract of Assessed Valuations from County Assessor

May–June

  • Executive Committee Works with Board Finance Committee

June

  • Property Tax Request Authority Certification

June 23

  • Budget Work Session, 4:30 p.m. at District Office
  • Draft Pink Postcard Information
  • Board Meeting—Opportunity for Public Comment

June 24

  • Online Input Window Opens
  • Presentation and Budget Forum, Noon via District Website
  • Presentation and Budget Forum, 7:00 p.m. at District Office

June 25

  • Presentation and Budget Forum, 6:00 p.m. via District Website

June 30

June–July

  • Presentations to Various Community/District Constituent Groups

July 10

  • Online Input Window Closes

July 28

  • Budget Work Session 4:30 p.m. at Steve Joel District Leadership Center
  • Base Growth Limitation (First Reading)
  • Board Meeting—Opportunity for Public Comment

August 11

  • Board Meeting—Opportunity for Public Comment

August 16

  • Publication of Budget Hearing

August 20

  • Certified Assessed Valuation

August 24

  • Budget Hearing

August 25

  • Board Meeting—Opportunity for Public Comment
  • Base Growth Limitation (Second Reading/Action)

Hearing: One of the following:

School Board Meeting–Property Tax Request Hearing 

  • August 30: Publication of Property Tax Request Hearing
  • September 8: Property Tax Request Hearing

Joint Public Hearing–Pink Postcard

  • August 28: Notification to County Hearing
  • September 14–17: Joint Public Hearing

The school district will either have a school board public hearing or a countywide joint public hearing. The determination will be made once the district receives the information from the county August 20th.

September 8

  • Board Meeting—Opportunity for Public Comment
  • Budget Adoption and Property Tax Request (First Reading)

September 22

  • Board Meeting—Opportunity for Public Comment
  • Budget Adoption and Property Tax Request (Second Reading/Action)

September 30

  • Budget Document due to the Nebraska Auditor’s Office

October

  • Notice of Summary of Budget Changes Publication

October 15

  • Property Tax Resolution due to the County Clerk