Annual school budget and Board of Education election will take place on May 20, 2025
On May 20, residents of the Monticello Central School District will vote on the 2025-26 school budget and elect members to the Board of Education. Please continue to check back on this webpage; more information will be added as the budget development process progresses.
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Voter Registration/Absentee Ballots
Board of Education Election
SCSBA will host free workshop for potential Board candidates on April 8
Interested in running for the Board of Education? The Sullivan County School Boards Association will hold a free, virtual workshop for potential candidates on April 8. Read more about the candidate workshop
Petitions nominating Board candidates available on March 10; due back April 21
Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education will be available March 10, 2025. To request a petition please call Ann-Marie Foss, School District Clerk, at 845-794-7700, ext. 70523.
The names of the last incumbent of the three vacancies are:
Jennifer Holmes
Victoria LaRusso
Ashley Rielly
The petitions must be returned and filed with the clerk no later than 5 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2025.
Budget Calendar
Important dates:
March 6, 2025
BoE Meeting – Topic: Building Principal budgets with enrollment projections
and Athletics.
March 20, 2025
BoE Meeting – Topic: Curriculum/Staff Development, PPS, Special Programs,
and BOCES. Finalize budget proposal (Completed budgets due to Business
Office by March 6, 2025) Topic: Instructional & Support Staffing, Benefits &
District wide expenditures. Finalize budget proposal (Completed budgets
due to Business Office by March 13, 2025)
April 3, 2025
BoE Meeting – Budget discussion
April 10, 2025
BOCES Budget Presentation – RPEC Dining Room
April 21, 2025
Deadline for submission of voter-initiated propositions to be placed on the ballot
Deadline for submission of petitions for Board candidates to be placed on the ballot
April 22, 2025
BoE Meeting, Budget Adoption by the Board of Education (BOCES budget
vote)
April 25, 2025
Final legal date for budget adoption by Board of Education
May 1, 2025
3-part budget document available upon request and at various locations
May 8, 2025
Budget Hearing
May 8, 2025
Voter Registration Day
May 20, 2025
Annual Meeting and Budget Vote
May 21, 2025
BOE Meeting accept results of election and budget vote
Budget Data
Coming soon!
Budget Newsletter
Coming soon!
Budget Presentations
Feb – 20 – Preliminary Budget Forecast, Rollover Budget, Forecasts
Feb. 20 – Buildings and Grounds, Transportation, Technology, Security
March 6, 2025
Chase, Cooke, KLR, RJK and MHS building level budgets and Athletics/PE
March 20, 2025
Curriculum/Staff Development, PPS (Pupil Personnel Services), and BOCES, Instructional & Support Staffing, Benefits and District Wide expenditures
April 22, 2025
Budget Adoption
Voting Locations
Thompson/Monticello – District #1
Robert J. Kaiser Middle School
45 Breakey Avenue, Monticello, NY 12701
Bethel – District #2
Duggan Community Center
3460 Route 55, White Lake, NY 12786
Mamakating – District #3
Emma C. Chase School
28 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wurtsboro, NY 12790
Rock Hill – District #4
Rock Hill Fire Department
61 Glen Wild Rd, Rock Hill, NY 12775
Forestburgh – District #5
Forestburgh Town Hall
332 King Rd, Forestburgh, NY 12777
If you have a question about where you should vote, call 845-794-7700, ext. 70523 or check here on Poll Finder.
Voter Registration/Absentee Ballots
For more information about voting in school elections, including how to register and how to request an absentee ballot, please visit the Voting in School Elections webpage.
Voter Registration Day
There will be a Voter Registration Day on May 8 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at all district voting locations. This will be the last day to register to vote in the May 20 election.
Voters may also register in person on any school day between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the District Clerk’s office, located at:
Monticello CSD Administration Building
60 Jefferson Street, Suite 3
Monticello, NY 12701
For more information on eligibility and registration, visit the Voting in School Elections webpage.