Budget Timeline
Budget Timeline
Next Steps
| February–March |
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| April–June |
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| July 1 |
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Previous Steps
| November |
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December |
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| January |
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| February |
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Setting the Stage
District leaders spent the beginning of the current school year providing information about the financial challenges for the coming 2026-27 school year to families and employees, and also soliciting ideas about the values, priorities and concerns to help guide the decision-making. That feedback was incorporated into the budget reduction plan that the school board adopted over three phases.
| FOR FAMILIES | FOR STAFF | FOR EVERYONE |
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Superintendent Dr. Miriam Mickelson and Finance Director Matt Brown held several community forum to provide information about the district’s financial challenges at the following dates and locations:
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Dr. Mickelson and Brown held several virtual budget webinars for 4J employees to provide information about the budget at the following dates and times:
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4J conducted a ThoughtExchange survey to hear the community’s ideas about the values, priorities and concerns that should be considered during the budget planning process. The survey was live for several weeks and closed in early November The insights have helped inform budget planning while centering student success. A report on the survey is available, and was presented to the school board on Nov. 19. |
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