Annual Budget Process
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Before the end of June each year, the Whitfield County Board of Education approves the annual budget. The fiscal year for Georgia public schools begins July 1 and ends June 30. The annual budgets approved by the school board for the past five years are available to download below.
Budget Calendar
- February
- Approval of FY24 District Calendar — February 6, 2023 at monthly BOE meeting
- Approval of Administrative Personnel — February 6, 2023 at monthly BOE meeting
- Staffing Allotments / FTE Projections — February 14-24, 2023
- Projection of FY24 Salaries / Benefits (base budget) — February 9-10, 2023
- March
- BOE Approval of Certified/Classified Personnel — March 6, 2023 at monthly BOE meeting
- April
- Continuous Budget Scenario Discussions — April through May 2023
- Receipt of Initial FY24 State Revenue — April 11, 2023
- May
- Continuous Budget Scenario Discussions — continued from April through May 2023
- Compiled Preliminary Budget for Review/Discussion/Modification —
- FY24 Budget Hearning Advertisement in Dalton Daily Citizen (1 of 2) — May 26, 2023
- June
- Public Meeting (1 of 2) for FY24 Tentative Budget — June 5, 2023 at monthly BOE meeting
- FY24 Budget Hearing Advertisement in Dalton Daily Citizen (2 of 2) — June 13, 2023
- Public Meeting (2 of 2) for FY 24 Tentative Budget & BOE Approval — June 20, 2023 at Called BOE Meeting
ADOPTED BUDGETS
- February