Budget Development for 2026-27
MCS encourages the community to participate and stay informed throughout the budget development process. A range of activities and workshops are scheduled Jan.-May 2026 during board of education meetings. Updates will be provided in this space as they become available.
- Jan. 8, 2026, 6 p.m.: Budget Workshop #1
- Feb. 11, 2026, 6 p.m.: Budget Workshop #2
- March 11, 2026, 6 p.m.: Budget Workshop #3
- April 15, 2026: Adopt tentative 2026-27 budget proposal and propositions for voter approval
- April 20, 2026, 5 p.m.: Deadline for filing board of education petitions and propositions with the district clerk.
- April 21, 2026: Drawing to determine order for listing board of education candidates on ballot (first sworn statements must be filed with district clerk and commissioner of education 30 days before vote date.)
- April 24, 2026: Budget Workbook available at district offices and on the website
- April 29, 2026: BOCES Budget Vote. Annual Budget Hearing Presentation posted to district website
- May 6, 2026, 6 p.m.: Annual Budget Hearing
- May 7, 2026: Budget newsletter mailed to eligible voters
- May 19, 2026, noon to 9 p.m.: MCS Annual Budget Vote at Jr./Sr. Gymnasium lobby; Absentee ballots must be submitted to the district clerk by 5 p.m.
- June 16, 2026: Revote date (only if budget proposition fails)
A printable version of the calendar is aMCS 26-27 Budget Development Calandar – 25-26 yearvailable here.
2025-26 school budget
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Middleburgh Central School District residents approved a $25,100,000 budget for the 2025-26 school year. Residents also approved a proposition for the purchase of two 65-passenger diesel buses with luggage compartments and one 30-passenger wheelchair-accessible bus, not to exceed $484,000; a transfer, not to exceed $600,000, to the Repair Reserve Fund; and an $8.1 million capital project to pay for over a dozen facilities repairs and improvements.
Prior budget presentations can be found here.
If you need assistance accessing these budget documents, please call School Business Administrator Robyn Bhend (518) 827-3600 x3623.
Find the full budget development calendar here.
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