10 key dates in Beaufort County schools’ 2017 budget

The Beaufort County School District has begun planning its 2016-2017 budget, which will be finalized and adopted in mid-June.

The district’s greatest challenges in crafting the budget will be supporting the opening of May River High School in Bluffton, maintaining class sizes and expanding services for foreign-language and special needs, according to a presentation superintendent Jeff Moss delivered Friday during a school board work session.

In 2015, County Council approved a budget of $203 million for the district.

The previous year, the district received about $193.2 million from local, state and federal revenue and other funding sources, according to Moss and Phyllis White, the district’s chief finance and operations officer.

That was about $3.6 million more than County Council budgeted for the district.

• March 31- The school board’s finance and operations committee meets for a preliminary budget presentation.
• April 8 - The full board discusses the preliminary budget at a work session.
• April 19 - The full board discusses the budget at a regular board meeting.
• April-May- The board presents to Beaufort County Council’s finance committee.
• May 5 - The board holds a public forum at Bluffton High School.
• May 9 - The board holds a public forum at Battery Creek High School.
• May 17 - The board certifies the budget at a regular board meeting.
• May 9 and 23 - Beaufort County Council discusses the school district’s budget.
• June 13 - Beaufort County Council adopts the school district’s budget.

Rebecca Lurye: 843-706-8155, @IPBG_Rebecca

This story was originally published February 8, 2016 at 10:43 AM with the headline "10 key dates in Beaufort County schools’ 2017 budget."