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Announcements

Proposed Budget Community Forum - Henninger High School January 21, 5:30pm
We invite you to join the SCSD Budget Department to provide feedback on how the District should spend available funds in the next school year.
Using our interactive Balancing Act tool, you can submit your feedback by choosing your top priorities and ranking them in order of importance.

2026-27 Funding Priorities

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The District's Strategic Plan, On The Rise, renews our commitment to current and future students in Syracuse. With your feedback and ideas for our 2026-27 school year budget, we can better align our resources to priorities for our students and staff.

Thank you for taking the time to use your voice and advocate for the children in Syracuse!

Don't forget to submit!

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What Are Your Priorities? 

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  • Be an advocate! Join us in contacting local delegates to ask for additional funding
  • Learn more about SCSD's legislative support requests

2026-27 Budget Timeline

  • 1/21/26: Proposed Budget Community Forum - Henninger
  • 1/27/26: Proposed Budget Community Forum - Virtual
  • 2/11/26: Proposed Budget Presentation
  • 2/25/26: Proposed Budget Public Hearing
  • 3/11/26: Board Approval of Proposed Budget
  • 3/31/26: State Legislative Aid (tentative)
  • 4/8/26: State Aid Overview & Adopted Budget presented to the Board of Education (tentative)
  • 4/29/26: Board Adoption of Final Budget (tentative)
  • 4/30/26: Presentation to the Common Council (tentative)
  • 5/4/26: Public Hearing on City and School District Budget (tentative)

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2026-27 Budget Documents

2025-26 Budget Documents

2024-25 Budget Documents

Questions or comments regarding the Amended Budget may be submitted through Let's Talk