Adopted 6/23/2015
RADNOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT
2016-2017 Tentative Budget Calendar
Date
Description
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
2016-2017 Budget Calendar adopted by Board of School
Directors.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Finance Committee Meeting.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Budget Work Sessions - Budget Packets distributed to all
Administrators, including bid request sheets. Finance
Committee Meeting.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
2016-2017 Act 1 Index percentage released by PDE.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Finance Committee Meeting.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Intro to School Budgeting – Board and Community
Work Session.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Budget packets and bid request sheets due back to
Elementary/Secondary Directors from
buildings/departments reporting to those offices.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Staffing requests due to Elementary/Secondary Directors.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Finance Committee Meeting.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Budget packets due in Business Office from Department
Heads, Departments and Elementary/Secondary
Directors.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Draft Budget submitted to Superintendent from Business
Office for Review.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Finance Committee Meeting.
Tues-Thurs, December 1-3, 2015
Individual Budget justification sessions held with
Administrators to review budget and staffing requests.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Draft Budget distributed to Board of School Directors for
review.
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Budget Work Session/Special Meeting – Full Board.
Board gives direction on resolution to be prepared for
January 12th Special Meeting (necessary only if draft
budget is above Act 1 Index level). Deadline for
Preliminary Budget public display (if draft budget is above
the Act 1 index). Deadline to adopt a resolution indicating
taxes will not be raised above the Act 1 index
(Accelerated Budget Opt Out Resolution - Special
Meeting).
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Special Meeting - Board approves “Intent to Adopt”
Proposed Preliminary 2016-2017 Budget and authorizes
advertisement (necessary only if draft budget exceeds
Act I index level and district intends to seek Act 1
Exceptions). Finance Committee Meeting.
Week of January 18, 2016
Bid request sheets returned to buildings and departments
for review and changes prior to soliciting bids.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Deadline to publish notice of intent to adopt the 20162017 Preliminary Budget (only necessary if opt out
resolution was not approved).
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Regular Board Meeting - Board approves Preliminary
Budget and authorizes filing for Act 1 Exceptions as
recommended in the budget. (Necessary only if draft
budget exceeds 2016-2017 Act I Index level and opt out
resolution was not approved).
Friday, January 29, 2016
Bid request sheets returned from the buildings and
departments to the business office.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Deadline to submit 2016-2017 Preliminary Budget
containing proposed tax increases to the Department of
Education.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Deadline to publish and post on the district website notice
of intent to apply for referendum exceptions.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Finance Committee Meeting.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Deadline to file for exceptions with PDE.
Early March 2016
Solicit for bids.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Deadline for PDE to rule and inform district if exceptions
have been granted or denied.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Finance Committee Meeting.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Finance Committee Meeting
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Budget Work Session – Full Board.
Mid April 2016
Bid Opening.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Board adopts Proposed Final 2016-2017 Budget and
authorizes advertisement and public review.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Primary Election Date.
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Deadline to advertise and make 2016-2017 Proposed
Final Budget available for public inspection.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Finance Committee Meeting.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Final 2016-2017 Budget Adopted. Award of bids.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Award of bids.
Calendar subject to change based on PDE Act 1 calendar which is published in the Fall.