Category: Finance & Voting Portfolio
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Considerations for absentee voting
With absentee ballot restrictions back to their pre-COVID state, ensure your district is ready to answer voter questions.
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School budgets and your taxes
Sample language, handouts and other tools to help taxpayers understand how school taxes affect their bill.
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School budget notice template now available
Download the school budget notice template as an InDesign file or Word doc
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Educate your community about the budget process
Share frequently asked questions, handouts and Portfolio’s “School Budgets Explained in 60 Seconds” video with voters
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Advisory: Notify taxpayers of first responders’ tax exemption
A deadline for first responders to receive a new tax exemption is approaching. Has your school district approved this new status?
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More districts required to create Foundation Aid plans
Download a template for your district’s Foundation Aid plan
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Communicate strategically about board of education candidates
When it comes to publicizing board of education elections, candidates and community members expect consistency in how individuals are treated.
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Federal & state funding: Communication requirements & recommendations
This spring, both the federal government and New York state released requirements for school districts that are receiving money through the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP-ESSER) and/or receiving a foundation aid increase of more than 10% or $10,000,000. To help districts ensure that their ARP-ESSER plan and foundation aid spending…
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Advisory: Answer common taxpayer questions with a budget Q&A
Communicating about a particular school district’s proposed operating budget typically requires tailoring communications to fit a district’s individual circumstances, priorities and decision-making. However, there are many topics that all school districts must address and that can be communicated near-universally. To help districts answer some common taxpayer questions, the School Communications Portfolio has prepared a Q&A…