April 17: School Board Meeting

Third Revote Proposed Budget

The school board voted to revise the proposed budget in the slides during the meeting. The budget number included in these slides is not the final budget they decided on. You can watch the full board meeting here to see them discuss the changes. Please see the presentation listed at the top of the page for the most up to date information.

April 10: Special School Board Meeting

Revote Budget Options

Full recording:

https://sbschools.zoom.us/rec/share/8Z0qk1UNQJl5QiGbs5LW3oWHnsr9TyBzqO-c95rp_QkodiNQLnuh9tLWrUstQObK.TWPb8-AOfghekAgf

Passcode: 5+3BGB3K

March 20: School Board Meeting

Revote Budget Details Presentation

March 14:

Staff Meeting Budget Presentation

March 13: School Board Meeting

Revote Budget Details Presentation

March 6: School Board Meeting

Budget options for re vote

February 22: Community Presentations

February 22: SB Rotary at 7:30 am

February 14: FHTMS PTO at 5:30 pm

February 13: Chamberlin PTO at 6 pm

RMCS PTO at 6 pm

January 22: Steering Committee Meeting

This committee is made up of the SBSD School Board and the SB City Council. The South Burlington charter requires we present our budgets together.

January 22 Steering Committee Presentation

January 10: Special School Board Meeting

Special Board Meeting dedicated to budget - Final date for School Board to adopt Budget

January 10 presentation

Full recording of January 10 Board Meeting (Budget discussion starts at 21:30)

January 3: School Board Meeting

Third presentation of FY25 Budget Recommendation to Board.

January 3 Presentation

Full recording of January 3 Board Meeting (Budget discussion starts at 1:12:30)

December 20: School Board Meeting

Second presentation of FY25 Budget Recommendation to Board. Focus on variance, program changes, comparative staffing levels and current and projected enrollment.

December 20 presentation

Full recording of December 20 Board Meeting (Budget discussion starts at 59:05)

December 6: School Board Meeting and Community Forum

Administration to present the Initial FY25 Budget Recommendation (including initial budget numbers). Impacts stemming from the December 1st State of Vermont Department of Taxes which outlines forecasts for various parameters associated with the yield and education tax rates. This will be addressed anecdotally.

December 6 Budget presentation

Full recording of December 6 Board Meeting (Budget discussion starts at 30:26)

December 1: Donuts and Discussion

Community members shared their thoughts and questions on the FY25 budget. Topics included school safety funding, special education funding, staffing, MTSS and facilities.

November 15: School Board Meeting

The administration presented an initial review of priorities and approach to building the FY25 Budget Recommendation.

November 15 Budget presentation

Act 127 Information

November 1: School Board Meeting

The Financial Office presented the Budgeted and Non-Budgeted FTE Report and Long-Term Planning (Full meeting available here, financial reports begin at about 13:30)

November 6: Community Forum

Listening session to hear budget priorities and concerns from community members

South Burlington School District

BUDGET PRESENTATIONS

FY25 Budget Presentations

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where can I register to vote?

When/Where can I vote?

What is the budget and tax rate?

What reductions were made to the budget since the April 4th vote?

What are SBSD's goals with this budget?

What does FTE mean and what was cut?

What specific impacts will the schools see?

What athletic teams at SBSD have been/will be impacted?

What other positions at SBSD are impacted?

What about support staff?

What information is available on current curriculum and student performance?

Can I lower my tax rate?

How can I help spread the word about the budget?

How can I better understand Vermont’s school funding system?

FY25 BUDGET INFORMATION

Meeting Warnings

Press Coverage

Act 127

Common Level of Appraisal (CLA)

Superintendent Newsletters with Budget Information

Structured Literacy

FHTMS and SBHS

School Safety

Budget Documents/Materials