Organizational Information: Budget Development Process
September-October
- School Board Guiding Principles Work Session
December
- Governor's Proposed Budget to Washington State Legislature
- School Funding Model Recommendations
January
- District Revenue Estimates
- School Funding Model Approved
- School Funding Model Changes Presented to Principals
- Community Budget Presentations
- Central Department Staffing and Budget Development
February
- Schools’ Budget Training
- Initial Enrollment Projections Released
- School Budget Instructions and Schools’ Allocations Issued
- Schools Staffing Workshops
March
- Schools’ Staffing and Budget Development Continues
- Legislative Regular Session Typically Ends (March - April)
April - May
- School and Central Budgets Finalized
May - June
- Final Balancing of District Budget
- Budget Document Prepared
- Introduction of Recommended District Budget
July
- School Board Action on Recommended Budget
August
- Budget Filed with Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)