Newton Public Schools FY26 Digital Budget Book

& Planning and Human Resources continue to work on salary and benefits budgets. A comprehensive list of recommended program improvements will be shared by administration emergent form principal recommendations. Budget documents are prepared and uploaded on Google Docs including the following: • Program & Budget Adjustment template to Central Staff members and department heads • Departmental expense budgets to Central Staff members and department heads (due 1/10/25); • Salary files to departments for verification of all FTE (due 1/17/25). • Individual per pupil allocation spreadsheets to principals (due 1/10/25). • NEW: Principal student achievement trends analysis and recommendation to central staff for added support or resources/change/redeployment of resources by Mid-January 2025.

Central Staff and Principals discuss and finalize all budget program & Budget Adjustments due 1/24/25

January

Budget workshop with city council, Mayor, School Committee: Discuss Priorities

January

Business, Finance & Planning works on budget spreadsheet, book sections and appendices

February

Annual Report Insert is Completed as Section 1 of the Budget Book and is shared with the city and all Residents. Due date for text of FY26 Superintendent’s Proposed Budget Book including Superintendent Message, Executive Summary and overview by major programs including Elementary, Middle and High School, Teaching & Learning, Student Services, Operations, Administration. Business, Finance & Planning prepares budget book sections and all budget spreadsheets. Final budget dollars and all increases and decreases are made

March

Business, Finance & Planning makes final edits and revisions to all components of the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget book.

March 3-4

-46-

Made with FlippingBook interactive PDF creator