BUDGET & FINANCE

South Glens Falls Central School District 2025-26 Budget

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 voters in the South Glens Falls Central School District will vote on the 2025-26 school budget.

What's on the ballot?

The 2025-26 School Budget

Board of Education Election: Three individuals will be elected to open seats.

2025-26 Budget Calendar

Jan. 2025: Executive Budget Proposal released (anticipated mid-Jan.)

Jan. 21, Feb. 10, March 17: Board of Education Meetings, featuring budget presentations by the Assistant Superintendent for Business.

April 4-7: Legal notice of school budget hearing and budget vote. (Must advertise four times within 7 weeks of the vote with first publication at least 45 days before the date of budget vote.)

April 7: Board of Education Budget Workshop Meeting 6:30 p.m. South Glens Falls Senior High School library

April 21: Deadline for Submission of Petitions for Nominations of Board of Education Candidates, inform candidates of legal requirements for all candidates for election to the Board of Education. Due by 5 p.m. at District Offices, 42 Merritt Road, Suite 1. 

April 22: Drawing by District Clerk for determination of candidate ballot order. Held at the District Offices, 42 Merritt Road, Suite 1. 

April 25: Budget Newsletter Mailed to all residents, final date for Budget Adoption by the Board of Education (Property Tax Report Card must be submitted to NYSED by the end of the next business day following budget adoption and submitted to newspaper of general circulation), military ballots must be mailed by this date

May 7:  Public Budget Hearing and Meet the Candidates Night 6:30 p.m. at the South Glens Falls Senior High School LGI

May 13: Last Day for absentee ballots to be requested if ballot is to be mailed

May 15-19: List of residents given absentee ballots available for inspection

May 19: Last day for absentee ballots to be requested in person

May 20: Statewide Budget Vote and Board of Education Election Day

June 17: Statewide Budget Revote Day

July 1: Implement 2025-26 School Budget

SCHOOL TAX COLLECTION

Payments should be made payable to SGFCSD and mailed or taken to Moreau Receiver of Taxes, 351 Reynolds Road, Fort Edward, NY 12828. Hours of collection are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

View and print a copy of school tax bills/receipts here. Enter your information in the Search Screen for the school tax bill to be viewed or printed. (For best printing, use Google Chrome or Firefox as your web browser.)

Pay school taxes online by clicking here.

REASSESSMENT

Wondering about how reassessment affects a tax bill? See this article.

NYS PROPERTY TAX LEVY CAP INFORMATION

Adobe Acrobat is required to view PDF documents. To download Adobe Acrobat for free, click here. If you have difficulty accessing these documents, please contact Kevin Fottrell at fottrellk@sgfcsd.org, who can provide the document/information in an alternative format.

2025-26 Budget Presentations

Kevin Fottrell
Assistant Superintendent for Business
42 Merritt Road, Suite 1
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
518-793-9619

Need a previous year's budget newsletter? Click here.