Download the Hudson Highlights: Budget Newsletter to learn more about the 2019-20 budget proposal, or click the links below to learn about:
- Budget proposal summary and highlights
- Budget breakdown of revenues and expenses
- What you’ll see on the ballot
- Questions & Answers (including how property value reassessments impact school taxes)
- Board of Education election
What Am I Voting On?
Voters will decide on the following items:
- A $49,792,463 budget for the 2019-20 school year
- Selection of three (3) Board of Education members
Voting Information
The annual school budget vote and Board of Education election is on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 between the hours of 12 noon and 9 p.m. Click here for polling locations.
Budget Development & Presentations
- 2019-20 Budget Book
- Contains letters from Superintendent Maria Lagana Suttmeier and Board of Education President Carrie Otty, as well as a detailed breakdown of the 2019-20 budget proposal
- 2019-20 Budget Development Timeline
- Budget Considerations, Trends & Tax Levy (presented to the Board of Education 3/11/19)
- Academic Plan for 2019-20 Budget (presented to the Board of Education 4/8/19)
Important Dates
- Monday, February 25, 2019 (6-6:30 p.m.) – Community Budget Workshop in HHS Library
- Monday, March 25, 2019 (6-6:30 p.m.) – Community Budget Workshop in HHS Library (followed by Board meeting to review/modify proposed budget)
- Thursday, April 4, 2019 – Applications for absentee ballots available from the District Office
- Monday, April 8, 2019 (6 p.m.) – Budget Workshop in HHS Library (final draft of proposed budget presented to BOE for approval and adoption for the public)
- Wednesday, April 17, 2019 (4-8 p.m.) – Voter Registration Day (in the new gym at M.C. Smith Elementary School; please bring photo ID)
- Wednesday, May 1, 2019 – School board nominating petitions due to District Clerk by 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 7, 2019 (6:30 p.m.) – PUBLIC HEARING for proposed budget in HHS Library; last day to register to vote
- Tuesday, May 21, 2019 (12 noon-9 p.m.) – VOTE on proposed budget and school board election
In the News
- District Insights: Budget highlights school safety and more (Register-Star, May 14, 2019)