2025-26 Budget Information

Save the Date: Annual Budget Vote & School Board Election - May 20, 2025 - 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. - High School Lobby*

*New location for this year.

Important dates to note:

  • Public Budget Hearing: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 6 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria   

  • Budget Vote: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. in the High School Lobby  **New location** 

Further details provided below.

Voter Qualifications:

- U.S. citizen
- At least 18 Years of age
- Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District resident for at least 30-days prior to vote

Board of Education Candidates

  • Coming soon: Board of Education Candidate Bios

May 13, 2025 - Official Public Budget Hearing & Meet the Candidates Event - (6PM) 

The Board of Education is scheduled to host a Public Budget Hearing to discuss the proposed budget for the 2025-26 school year. 

The introduction of the candidates for the Board of Education and the Public Budget Hearing for the proposed budget will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in the High School Cafeteria. Seating will be limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Candidate information will be posted below once available.

The development of a school district’s budget is a thoughtful, year-long process that includes careful long-term planning. It involves multiple stages, including budget preparation, presentation, review by the Board of Education and community members, formal budget adoption, further sharing with the community, and the Board election.

If you have any questions, please contact the District Clerk, Christina Amorese, at Christina.Amorese@hflcsd.org or 585-624-7010.

May 20, 2025 - Public Budget Vote and Board Member Elections **NEW LOCATION**

The Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District will host its public budget vote and board member election on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.  

Due to construction, the Public Budget Vote and Board Member Elections will take place at the High School from 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the High School Lobby, 83 East Street, Honeoye Falls.

Absentee, Military, Early Mail Ballots & BOE Petitions

For more information about absentee, military, or early mail ballots, and how to complete a petition to run for the Board of Education, please click the links below.

Budget Presentations

February 11, 2025 – Lima Primary and Manor School Presentations

January 28, 2025 – Pupil Personnel Services, Interscholastic Athletics and Technology Presentations

January 14, 2025 – Transportation, Facilities and Districtwide Presentations

Strategic Intents

We envision students engaged in relevant and rigorous instruction that includes cross-curricular learning, problem solving, innovative technologies, multi-cultural experiences, and the exploration of personal aspirations. As such, our students will be challenged to think creatively, critically, and independently. They will learn to solve problems efficiently, lead with passion and integrity, and communicate effectively.

To compliment this work, the strategic planning committee's strategic intents identify how, as a community, Honeoye Falls-Lima will continue to measure the success of the District. As such, the committee has established the following four major components:

  1. Safety

  2. Student Achievement

  3. Student Engagement

  4. Cougar Pride

Safety - We know that students and staff must feel safe and secure before high-level learning can occur. That is why the Honeoye Falls-Lima School District has placed safety as our first strategic intent.

Student Achievement - Students of Honeoye Falls-Lima Schools will engage in rigorous and relevant application of:

  • Cross-curricular learning

  • Skills development in communication and the use of technology in that communication

  • Collaboration

  • Inquiry/problem solving

  • Current technology tools

  • Multi-cultural experiences with language study and cultural exploration

  • STEaM

Cougar Pride - The School District will provide and foster an inviting school environment in which the Honeoye Falls-Lima community feels pride and ownership.

Student Engagement - Students in Honeoye Falls-Lima Schools will have experiences in and out of the classroom that are made meaningful and relevant through their connections and relationships with others in the school community. These experiences will nurture responsible and ethical decision-making, and quality of character.

Program Budget Advisory Council (PBAC)

Program Budget Advisory Council (PBAC)

HF-L continually seeks to optimize its budget to create great learning for students and to best serve the community. The PBAC includes community members along with teachers and staff who reside in the school district. The PBAC offers feedback and helps prioritize recommendations regarding the programs and services considered for the 2025-26 school year. 

Each school building and department has presented their instructional goals and budget priorities during a series of meetings. At the end of the presentations, the PBAC shared their reflections and the priorities they believe are the most important with the Board of Education for the development of the final budget.

Community members that have served on the PBAC in past years have found this to be a rewarding way to be engaged with HF-L and make a meaningful contribution to the school. If you are interested in being a part of this committee in the future, please contact Colin Pierce, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations at Colin.Pierce@hflcsd.org or by phone at 585-624-7020. Volunteers must be able to access the internet, attend approximately  six meetings on Tuesday evenings, and be willing to provide written feedback following the presentations.

Helpful Handouts

https://www.nyssba.org/clientuploads/gr_school_board_members_guide_nys_budgetprocess.pdf

Quick Guide to District-Wide Research-Based Practices

MCSBA NYS Tax Cap Explained

2025-26 HF-L CSD Budget Goals, Assumptions & Guidelines

Please be sure to check back, as information will be updated regularly.

For additional information regarding the budget process please contact Colin Pierce, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations by email at Colin.Pierce@hflcsd.org or call 624-7020.