Budget Vote: May 21, 2013 at BCHS, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Budget Planning Calendar
Please join us and offer your input on BCSD budget issues.
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March 6, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Focus
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March 20, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Focus
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April 17, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Adoption
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April 23, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 a.m., BOCES Annual Meeting
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May 8, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Hearing
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May 21, 2013
School District Budget Vote, BCHS, 7 a.m.-9 a.m.
2012-13 Budget
Latest Budget & Finance News
Video: What is the Value of a Bethlehem Central Education?
In this video, we highlight many of the amazing accomplishments of our students and their varied activities. WATCH VIDEO »
BC teachers, administrators offer significant concessions for coming years
The Bethlehem Central School District along with the Bethlehem Central Teachers Association (BCTA) and the Bethlehem Central Principals Association (BPA), announced today that they have made significant progress in reaching new labor agreements that will provide considerable savings over the next four years. READ MORE »
Frequently asked questions about the proposed 2012-13 budget
If spending and the tax levy are increasing in the 2012-13 budget, why are there so many cuts? Why isn't the district reducing more administrators instead of teachers? What is the district doing to control costs? Find out the answers to those questions and more by reading the FAQ on the 2012-13 budget. READ MORE »
Video of May 2 Budget Hearing available
Video is available of the Wednesday, May 2, public hearing on the proposed 2012-13 school budget. The agenda for that evening can be found here [PDF]. WATCH VIDEO » VIEW THE PRESENTATION »
Voters to consider $88.2 million budget on May 15
At its April 3 budget meeting, the Bethlehem Board of Education adopted a proposed $88,203,000 spending plan for the 2012-13 school year that would challenge the so-called “tax cap” with 3.99 percent tax levy increase. READ MORE » WATCH VIDEO » TENTATIVE LIST OF CUTS »
2012-13 Budget: List of Proposed Reductions by Tier
For your review, the district has provided a consolidated list of the proposed budget reductions for 2012-13. Please note that these reductions are listed alphabetically by department within their tier, and are not otherwise "ranked" within that tier. READ MORE »
2012-13 budget: Board discusses possible
Technology
The Board of Education on Wednesday, March 28, reviewed a potential list of budget reductions for the Technology and Instructional Programs in the 2012-13 budget. READ MORE » WATCH THE VIDEO »
2012-13 budget: Board discusses SESS,
Athletics
at March 21 budget workshop
The Board of Education discussed Athletics and Special Education at the March 21 budget workshop. READ MORE » WATCH THE VIDEO »
2012-13 budget: Board discusses possible reductions
Transportation, O&M and debt service were the topics of Wednesday night’s budget workshop. The Board of Education will discuss Athletics and Special Education on March 21. READ MORE » WATCH THE VIDEO »
Community discusses budget gap
The district asked the community what it values most and what it can support when it comes to education, and more than 200 people made their voices heard at Tuesday night's Community Budget Forum. READ MORE »
District lays out budget picture
Due to the increasing cost of employee benefits and declining state aid, the Bethlehem Central School District is facing a $4.4 million budget shortfall for the 2012-13 school year. READ MORE »
kehoe ADDRESSES BOARD ON audit, TAX CAP law
Chief Business and Financial Officer Judith E. Kehoe advised that the District has a healthy short-term financial future, but advises close fiscal monitoring as we head into the first year of the state’s so-called 2 percent tax cap in a period of continuing economic uncertainty. READ MORE »
Tax cap changes school budget landscape
The district is sharing information about the new law's provisions. READ MORE »
District offers 'tax cap' resource
During the coming months, the Bethlehem Central School District will begin the process of formulating a proposed spending plan for the 2012-2013 school year. A dramatic change in the budget development process comes in the form of the state’s new tax levy cap legislation, so the Bethlehem Central School District has established an online resource to aid residents in navigating this new aspect to the budget process. READ MORE »
2012-13 Budget Documents
• 2012-13 Proposed Expenditures
• District Accountability and Overview Report
• Fiscal Accountability Supplement
• District Comprehensive Information Report
• Estimated proposed 2012-13 Tax Rate Calculator
• Proposed 2012-13 Budget Reductions
