This page is primarily for information about the upcoming or most recent Schodack School Budgets. For past school year budget information and other Schodack Business Office items, visit the following pages.

Schodack Business Office CONTACT

Michelle Dellavechia
Business Office Secretary
(518) 732-2124 (ext: 2361)
mdellavechia@schodack.k12.ny.us

Brian Carey
Assistant Superintendent of Business & Support Services
bcarey@schodack.k12.ny.us

School Budgets

Budget development is a year-round process. The district continually monitors the current budget to actual expenditures and reviews the needs of students. In December, the Board of Education adopts a budget calendar. The administration then prepares a draft budget with principals and supervisors. From January through April, the Board devotes much of its meeting time to budget development. Buildings and departments present to the Board. The administration looks at internal and external factors that are likely to have the greatest impact on next year’s school budget. As more accurate cost estimates and enrollment figures are received, budget numbers are refined. Revenues are also refined in late March or early April as the State releases state aid revenue and the Tax Cap is filed. In April, the Board of Education votes to adopt a proposed budget. A newsletter detailing the budget is mailed to all district homes. A budget broken down by line items is made available at the main office of each school, the district office and the district website. On the third Tuesday of May, the community votes on the proposed budget.

2025-26 School Year Budget Vote

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Schodack Central School District residents will vote on whether to approve a proposed budget of $29,473,860 for the 2025-26 School Year. Also on the ballot for voter consideration will be a proposition to purchase gasoline-fueled school buses and a proposition to use Capital Reserve Funds to replace an aging electric transformer at the District Office Building. More information about the school bus proposition and the Capital Reserve Funds proposition is available here.

District residents will also vote for three (3) seats on Schodack’s Board of Education. More information about the 2025 Board of Education Election is available here.

2025-26 Budget Newsletter

2025-26 Proposed Budget Statement

2025-26 Budget Hearing

The 2025-26 Annual Budget Hearing and a Meet the Board of Education Candidates event will take place during the Schodack Board of Education workshop meeting at 6:00 PM on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the Schodack District Office Board Room (1477 South Schodack Road). More information about the evening is available here.

2025-26 School Budget Presentations

The following were presented by Schodack’s Assistant Superintendent of Business & Support Services at board meetings and workshops.

2025-26 Budget Calendar

Where and When to Vote

Voting will take place in the Maple Hill High School Gym on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM. Maple Hill is located at 1216 Maple Hill Road, Castleton-on-Hudson, NY.

Voter Registration

To vote for the budget and board election you must be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen. Advance registration is not required, however, voters will be asked to swear or affirm that they are residents of the district and have been for at least 30 days prior to the vote.

Early Voting

Applications for early mail ballots can be picked up from the District Clerk at the District Office (1477 South Schodack Road). Any qualified voter may request an early mail ballot. Early ballots will be mailed to voters who have requested them shortly after April 22, 2025.

To request an early voting application, contact District Clerk Michele Reickert by email (mreickert@schodack.k12.ny.us) or phone (518-732-2297).

Absentee Ballots & Military Ballots

Completed absentee ballot applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be given personally to the voter.  For a military ballot, the District Clerk must receive a completed ballot application no later than 5:00 PM on April 24, 2025.

To request an absentee or military ballot application, please contact District Clerk Michele Reickert by email (mreickert@schodack.k12.ny.us) or phone (518-732-2297).

Multi-Year Planning for School Year Budgets

See Schodack’s multi-year budget planning document here. This was presented at Schodack’s Board of Education meeting on January 16, 2025.