Budget Cycle

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

• School 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)