Budget Development Calendar

2026-27 Budget Development Calendar 

September 22, 2025* — BOCES Board of Education adopts the Budget Development Calendar

October 1-11, 2025 — Budget Calendar is reviewed with Administration and Program Managers

October 31, 2025 — Salary and benefit data activated in WinCap for 2026-27 budget

December 8-12, 2025  — Administration review tentative budgets with District Superintendent and DDS/COO

December 5, 2025 — Proposed 2026-27 Administrative and Capital Budgets completed

December 15, 2025 — Administrative and Capital Budgets presented to Board of Education

January 2, 2026 — Final submission of proposed 2026-27 budgets to Business Office

January 15, 2026* — BOCES Board reviews Divisional Budget (ESS, SPED, CTE)

February 9, 2026* — BOCES Board reviews Divisional Budgets (EDS, MS, NERIC)

February 27, 2026 — Commitment Form/Final Service Request (FSR) sent to districts

March 27, 2026 — Nominations of Candidates for election to the BOCES Board due to Clerk of BOCES Board (at least 30 days prior to vote by component boards)

March 30, 2026 — Budget communication/newsletter finalized and sent to districts

April 1, 2026 — Publication of first legal notice of Annual Meeting (14 days prior to Annual Meeting)

April 8, 2026 — Publication of second legal notice of Annual Meeting

April 8, 2025 — Board Election and Budget ballots sent to component districts (at least 14 days prior to vote by component boards)

April 15, 2026 — BOCES Annual Meeting and Budget Presentation

April 16, 2026* — Capital Region BOCES Board adopts 2026-27 Budgets

April 29, 2026 — Component Boards vote on 2026-27 Administrative Budget and BOCES BOE

April 30, 2026 — Election results delivered to BOCES Board Clerk from component districts

May 8, 2026 — Final service commitments returned to BOCES by component districts

June 15, 2026 — Adopted 2026-27 Budget filed with State Education Department

* Regularly scheduled BOCES Board Meeting. View the Capital Region BOCES Board of Education meeting schedule.

Board Presentation Schedule 2026‐27 Budget

December 15, 2025, 6 p.m. — Administrative/Capital

January 15, 2026, 6 p.m. — Divisional Budget Presentations (ESS, SPED, CTE)

February 9, 2026, 6 p.m. — Divisional Budget Presentations (EDS, NERIC)

April 15, 2026, 6 p.m. — Annual Meeting Presentation (held at Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus)