Institutional Effectiveness Planning & Budget Timeline (SPOL)

FY 2026 Budget Time Line
Feb. 17- April 11, 2025	SPOL Training available upon request
Feb. 17, 2025	SPOL available for budget entry for all planning unit managers and planning unit members.
April 11, 2025	All Planning Objectives & Tasks that require additional budgeted funds (Enhanced Requests) for 2025-2026 should be entered into SPOL.
April 18, 2025	All Planning Objectives & Tasks that require additional budgeted funds (Enhanced Requests) for 2025-2026 should be approved into SPOL.
April 25, 2025	1st Budget Approval in SPOL for all planning unit managers due. This includes all baseline budget requests and all enhanced budget requests.
May 23, 2025	2nd approval in SPOL for all Deans/Executive Directors/AVP. Any changes made at this level should be communicated to 1st level approvers. Also includes faculty salary lines
June 13, 2025	3rd & Final approval in SPOL for all divisions (Vice Presidents/President). Any changes made at this level should be communicated to 2nd level approvers. Budgets approved should not exceed available sources of funds.
June 16- July 11, 2025*	Budget review and corrections by Budget office. SPOL budget closed for ALL users except budget office.
TBD	Budget Summary due to System Office. Budget to be recommended to Board of Regents available online in SPOL. Executive Summary to be presented to Board of Regents

*Dates subject to change depending on timing of Legislative Appropriation Budget