The DCPS budget cycle is a year-round process and one that provides opportunities for stakeholders across our community — including parents, students, and principals, teachers and staff — to be engaged in the development of their school budget. Learn more about how DCPS receives funding, understand how that funding is dispersed, and examine individual school budgets by visiting the budget website at dcpsbudget.com.
Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Budget Engagement
For the 2022-2023 school year, DCPS will follow an updated budget model that will help to ensure resources are aligned to the individual needs of the students we serve and allow schools to provide important programs and offerings when enrollments shift.
The revised model was developed based on feedback from principals, parents and guardians, our community and independent budget experts. The updated model follows best practices that puts the needs of our students first. Funds will be distributed to a school based on its student and staff counts, the needs of special student populations, and a methodology designed to support year-over-year enrollment transitions.
DCPS Budget Timeline
August – October 2021
Engage stakeholders and the public on our updated budget model
- August 2021 Townhall
- Parent Advisory Board
- DCPS Principals and DCPS Principal Taskforce
November – December 2021
Continue Engagement, finalize budget decisions and share information with the public
- Student Engagement
- Public Hearing
- LSAT Engagement
- Enrollment Projections Released
January – March 2022
LSAT Engagement and Prepare School Budgets for FY23 (SY 2022-2023)
- LSAT and School Leader Roundtables
- Initial school budget allocations released
- Technical Assistance and School Budgets finalized
FY23 Budget Community Feedback:
August 12 New Budget Model Town Hall PowerPoint Decks [PDF]
- FY23 New Budget Model Town Hall August 2021(English)
- Exploremos Juntos Un Nuevo Modelo de Financiamiento Escolar (Spanish)
August 12 New Budget Model Town Hall Recorded Sessions
- FY23 Budget Engagement Virtual Town Hall Recording (English)
- FY23 Budget Engagement Virtual Town Hall Recording (Spanish)
November 3 FY23 Middle School Student Budget Roundtable
- FY23 Middle School Student Budget Roundtable Recording
- FY23 Middle School Student Budget Roundtable Notes [PDF]
November 8 FY23 High School Student Budget Roundtable
- FY23 High School Student Budget Roundtable Recording
- FY23 High School Student Budget Roundtable Notes [PDF]
November 9 FY23 Public Budget Hearing
- FY23 Public Budget Hearing Recording
- Audiencia Publica del Presupuesto de DCPS del Año Fiscal 2023
- FY23 Public Budget Hearing [PDF]
- Audiencia Publica del Presupuesto de DCPS del Año Fiscal 2023 [PDF]
- FY23 Public Budget Hearing Full Transcript [PDF]
November 17 FY23 Budget Community Information Session PowerPoint Decks [PDF]
- FY23 Budget Community Information Session (English)
- Presupuesto del Año Fiscal 2023 (FY23) Sesion de Informacion a la Comunidad (Spanish)
November 17 FY23 Budget Community Information Recorded Sessions
- DCPS FY23 Budget Budget Community Information Session Recording (English)
- DCPS FY23 Budget Budget Community Information Session Recording (Spanish)
Questions?
Contact us at [email protected] or (202) 431-2879.
For more information on the DCPS budget and how to get involved, please review the information below: