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The procedural changes legislated by the State requiring a Town Budget Meeting for approval of the York School Budget continues in effect this year. We have tentative dates for these meetings appearing below. Both steps, the School Budget Meeting and the Referendum, are now required to approve a budget for our schools.

A town-wide meeting will be held at this time to approve the school budget. Only those present will have the option to approve or change the proposed school budget. This meeting will be held in a traditional town meeting format with a moderator. Each residence will receive a voter booklet in the mail that will explain each warrant article. In addition, an explanation of the budget will be provided at the meeting. All school articles will be voted at this time. You must be present to vote.

This step is called the Budget Validation vote. The referendum requires that the voters of York vote on only ONE question related to the school budget. This question will ask the voters to approve the amount of the school budget approved at the May 18 School Budget meeting. There will be no other school-related questions on this referendum. This one referendum vote is required to approve the school budget.

The York School Department prides itself on the quality of its schools and long standing positive relationship with the entire York community. We are committed to retaining both quality education and strong enduring ties to the community through a fiscally responsible budget.

The above link opens summary spreadsheets for each location and system-wide accounts in the York School Department's Proposed Budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year as submitted to the Budget Committee on January 28, 2010. When the window opens, several tabs will appear at the bottom of the window. Please click on a specific tab to view that location's budget.

The review process produces multiple stages of revision. Revised figures are color-coded to reflect when the change occurred during the review process as follows: