Across the state, boards of education are working hard to help ensure their budgets are fiscally responsible to taxpayers while staying firmly rooted in their district’s priorities. It’s within this balancing act that boards are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring the budget reflects the community’s core values and aligns its limited resources to optimizing student success and long-term stability.

In this episode, we dive into what school boards need to know about state aid categories, identify some of the biggest challenges we’re facing and provide practical strategies you can bring back to your board table to help ensure a successful budget vote.

Host: Mark Snyder, Leadership Development Senior Manager, NYSSBA

Guest: Brian Freeman, Assistant Superintendent for Business, Webster CSD

Resources:

On Board articles:

• Budgeting is more than an annual process: https://bit.ly/4tTNQed

• How to have a successful budget season: https://bit.ly/3OArPks

• The board's role in budget development: https://bit.ly/475vltm

NYSSBA’s Advocacy Overview: https://www.nyssba.org/advocacy-legislation/overview/

Questions about advocacy? Contact NYSSBA staff members: Brian Fessler, Chief Advocacy Officer or Caroline Bobick, Deputy Director of Governmental and External Relations

Have a question about today’s topic? NYSSBA Leadership Development Trainers are here to help! Send you your questions to [email protected].

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