Welcome to the 2025-2026 Budget Engagement. You can complete a survey, ask a question or make a comment, and review budget information both within the survey and through links and documents on this page.
All input will be reviewed by the Board of Education and inform the final 2025-2026 Annual Budget.
The budgeting process is guided by the district’s Strategic Plan which focuses on lifelong and connected learning, cultural and identity development, and career development in a caring and inclusive learning culture.
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2025-2026 Budget Engagement
Welcome to the 2025-2026 Budget Engagement. You can complete a survey, ask a question or make a comment, and review budget information both within the survey and through links and documents on this page.
All input will be reviewed by the Board of Education and inform the final 2025-2026 Annual Budget.
The budgeting process is guided by the district’s Strategic Plan which focuses on lifelong and connected learning, cultural and identity development, and career development in a caring and inclusive learning culture.
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) (SD8) invites students, staff, families, and education partners as well as anyone from the broader community to provide input to our 2024-2025 budget. You can do so by completing this anonymous survey which will take about 5 minutes to complete.
Below are facts and figures about our school district, and financial information from the 2024-2025 Amended Budget that may be useful in understanding how our district and our budget is structured, our expenditures and revenues are to date, and how much overall our budget was for the past school year.
2025-2026 Budget Public Engagement Begins - Survey Opens March 12
2025-2026 Budget is currently at this stage
Budget survey is open for public input.
2025-2026 Budget Survey Closes March 26
this is an upcoming stage for 2025-2026 Budget
The 2025-2026 Budget survey closes at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 26. The Board of Education reviews results and input is then incorporated into the draft budget.
Public Budget Webinar 6 p.m. April 22
this is an upcoming stage for 2025-2026 Budget
The Board of Education presents the results of the budget survey to the public and provides financial information for the public to ask questions, make comments or provide further information related to the 2025-2026 Budget.
The final 2025-2026 Budget is presented to the Board of Education at the Board Meeting Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on May 13, 2025. The Board votes on approval and adoption of the 2025-2026 Annual Budget and Bylaw.