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Overview of the 2024-25 Budget Process | Proposed 2024-25 Budget at a Glance |
Current 2023-24 Operating Budget | Budget Development Information | Budget Archive | Foundation Aid Funding | Absentee Ballots/Voting | Polling Location | Voter Eligibility | Fiscal Transparency Documents | District Audit Information | NYS School Tax Relief (STAR)

OVERVIEW OF THE 2024-25 Budget process

Tuesday, May 21 – Budget Vote
Goodrich Building (District Office), 91 Fiddlers Lane from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

May 10-14 – Proposed Budget & Capital Project printed newsletter arrives in home mailboxes.

Wednesday, May 8 – Budget Hearing at Shaker Middle School Auditorium, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Livestream

April 29 – Budget & Capital Project Community Forum
Livestream, Presentation, Capital Project webpage

March 27 – Budget Meeting
Web Story: New Programs & Staffing; Web Story: BOE Adopts Proposed 24-25 Budget; Livestream, Budget Presentation

March 25 – Board of Education Meeting
Capital Project Summary presentation

March 19 – Budget Meeting
Web Story, Livestream, Budget Presentation

March 12 – Budget Meeting:
Web Story, Livestream, Budget Presentation

March 5 – Budget/Long-Range Planning Meetings:
Web Story, Livestream, Budget Presentation, Capital Project Presentation

The annual series of budget committee meetings to develop the NCCSD 2024-25 budget kicked off March 5. Read our web story to learn more and how to attend or participate.

proposed 2024-25 budget at a glance
2024-2025 budget statement & attachments

Proposed Budget
$154,092,414

Estimated Tax Rate Increase
1.62%

Tax Levy Increase
2.5%*

*The proposed tax levy increase is 2.5%; however, due to continued growth in the taxable values as a result of new residential and commercial construction the individual tax rate is estimated to be a 1.62% increase. The tax levy is below the district’s allowable limit of 3.61% under the state’s property tax cap law, which means the district will need a simple majority vote (50% plus 1 vote) for budget approval.

Estimated Property Tax Rate**
Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value

2023-24$27.15Actual
2024-25$27.58Projected
Property Tax Rates Actual & Projected

**Tax rates for next year are estimates only. The district will set final tax rates in August based on final assessment figures provided by the Town of Colonie Assessor and equalization rates provided by the State Office of real Property Services.

CURRENT 2023-24 operating Budget

North Colonie residents on May 16, 2023 approved the district’s $146.9 million budget for 2023-24 with 798 “yes” votes to 302 “no” votes. Results were announced at the North Colonie Central Office shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m. The results showed 72.55% of voters supported the budget.

The $146.9 million budget has a tax levy increase of 2.80%, below the allowable tax cap of 3.53%. The projected tax rate impact is 1.58% per updated information received from the assessor. The district will set its final tax rate for the 2023-24 school year in August, based on final assessment figures as provided by the Town of Colonie.

2023-24 Budget Statement and Attachments

23-24 Budget: $146,986,870 

Tax Rate Increase: 1.95%

Tax Levy Increase: 2.80%

Spending Increase from Previous Year: $12,117,223

Estimated Property Tax Rate: Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value 
2022-23:   $26.63 Actual
2023-24:   $27.15 Projected 

Tax rates for next year are estimates only. The district will set final tax rates in August based on final assessment figures provided by the Town of Colonie Assessor and equalization rates provided by the State Office of Real Property Services. To learn more about the Tax Levy Cap.

Budget Development Information

Please Note: The 2024 Budget Vote is Tuesday, May 21 and is proceeded by the Budget Hearing Wednesday May 8. Annually, prior to the hearing and vote, the district engages in the following outlined steps.

Fall
  • Review enrollment data, facilities and related needs, building allocations and needs, district staffing, long-range budgetary plans and the debt service schedule
  • Present budget development calendar to the Board of Education for adoption
Winter
  • Administrators and supervisors review staffing, facility, construction, budget allocations and special needs requests
  • Departments review their budgets, staffing and long-range needs
  • Present preliminary budget forecast and budget assumptions and review the governor’s executive budget proposal
  • Budget presentations and work sessions
March
  • Board candidate petitions available
  • Final review of budget proposal by Board of Education
April
  • Legal ads published for annual meeting (45 days prior to vote)
  • Board candidate petitions due by statutory deadline
  • Budget adoption by statutory deadline
  • Property Tax Report Card due to SED and newspaper
  • Publicize budget information and hold budget informational meetings
May
  • Conduct voter registration 5-14 days before vote
  • Budget Hearing held 7-14 days before vote
  • Mail budget notice after budget hearing, but no later than six days before vote
  • Budget vote and board election
Budget archive

2022 – 2023 Budget: $134,869,647 (Budget Statement)
2021 – 2022 Budget: $124,977,067 (Budget Statement)
2020 – 2021 Budget: $117,979,501 (Budget Statement)
2019 – 2020 Budget: $116,318,100 (Budget Statement)
2018 – 2019 Budget: $111,108,452 (Budget Statement)

Foundation Aid Funding Report

Attached is the Foundation Aid Funding Report for the 2023-2024 school year.

Absentee Ballots/Voting

NOTE: New Mail-In ballot option for 2024 election

Residents who will be out of town or unable to vote in person due to illness or disability can vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots are available in early April each year. If you would like to request an absentee ballot, please email the District Board Clerk for the application.

  • Pick one up at the District Office at 91 Fiddlers Lane between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays
  • Call the District office at (518) 785-8591 to have one mailed to you.

If you want an absentee ballot mailed to you, your application must be received by the District Clerk’s office at least one week before the vote date. If you plan to pick up your ballot, your application must be received by the day before the vote.

Completed absentee ballots must be received the District Clerk’s Office by 5 p.m. on the day of the vote.

Polling Location

Polls are open from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. at the North Colonie Central School District Office (91 Fiddlers Lane).

Voter Eligibility

By law, all voters must be U.S. citizens, age 18 or older and residents of the North Colonie Central School District (or the former Maplewood school district) for at least 30 days prior to the vote. Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license, may be required at the time you vote.

Fiscal Transparency Documents
District Audit Information

External Audit and ECA Report with CAP for 2022-2023

Federal Single Audit Report for 2022-2023

Healthcare Benefits Audit Report with CAP for 2022-2023

NYS OSC Audit Report on Extra-Classroom Activity Funds 2019

Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

The North Colonie Central School district is slated to receive $5,668,835 CRRSA funding and $3,645,061 ARP funding, which were authorized under Federal legislation. 

This funding will be used toward sustaining safe operations of our schools while addressing academic, social, emotional and mental health needs of students resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Working with the Board of Education, district administrators sought public comment from parents, teachers, students and other stakeholders. The district reached out directly by email soliciting questions, ideas and concerns – and held public hearings and forums to get the input they used to devise the plan. 

Please see the attached presentation regarding the planned use of the funding. The North Colonie Central School District plan is available here.