STRATEGIC GOAL 3
SECURING THE FUTURE – Provide safe and effective learning environments in fiscally-responsible ways.
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OBJECTIVE 3.1: FACILITIES
Develop a focused and long-term facility improvement plan that ensures safe, modernized and effective learning environments for all students, and considers the following: Safety/security; Air conditioning; 6th-8th grade middle schools; Class size and enrollment projections; and District facility use.
Timeframe: Please note, the timeframe below has been adjusted at the direction of the Board. The new timeframe incorporates the creation of a Citizen Task Force and this group will make a final recommendation to the Board in June of 2020.
Strategies:
What will our students need to be ready for success as they enter high school? What will they need to know and be able to do to be prepared for success after high school? What do our school facilities and programs need to include in order to accomplish this?
- Establish a Facility Planning Council
- Define the visioning process.
- Conduct visioning meetings.
- Review understanding and visioning consensus to develop and refine the vision.
- Hold visioning feedback meeting with a broad representative group.
March 2019 Progress Update: Stage 1 was completed with a report to the Board of Education at the February Board meeting. The district through the months of December and January had visioning sessions with staff at every building and held two seperate community visioning sessions in January. The sessions helped document the prioritization of needed improvements to district facilities.
December 2018 Progress Update: The Facility Planning Council (FPC) was established in September 2018, and has met in October and November to define the visioning process and begin to conduct visioning meetings. These meetings were first held with the FPC members, and will expand to include feedback from all district faculty during the November 26th Institute Day. In addition, a process for building-level self-assessments has been designed in collaboration with the district architects, with a focus on high level education alignment needs and a review of improvements to school buildings beyond just “upkeep and repairs,” asking teams to consider improvements to buildings that are required to support best practices in learning. A report of findings from visioning efforts and facility studies (Steps 1 and 2) is planned to be presented to the Board of Education at the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education in January. Community engagement visioning sessions for parents and other community members are being planned for January.
Conduct a Facility Needs Assessment (by Architect)
- Engage Architect of Record to complete the Facility Needs Assessment.
- Architect of Record completes assessment and summarizes results into a Comprehensive Facility Assessment Report.
- Update the Most Recent Demographic Study
- Continue District Facility Use Study reviewing current and future functions of Longfellow and ASC
March 2019 Progress Update: At the February Board of Education meeting, the Board received a report from Wight & Company, the District’s architects, which included the staff and community priorities developed during the December and January visioning sessions. The report also documented the current status of District 58 facilities and the District’s ability to meet the needs of students and staff. As part of this process, a group of staff and community members walked each school building and submitted a report. That data and observations were included in the report submitted to the Board of Education at the February meeting.
December 2018 Progress Update: The District’s Architect of Record has been engaged to complete the Facility Needs Assessment and is working to review current records, study results and other available information, complete additional assessments and analyses of current facilities, and summarize results into a Comprehensive Facility Assessment Report. Building walkthroughs are scheduled for December with building administration, school and FPC representatives, operation staff and architects. The updated demographic report was presented to the Board of Education at the October Board meeting. A report of findings from visioning efforts and facility studies (Steps 1 and 2) is planned to be presented to the Board of Education at the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education in January. A sub-committee of the Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) is reviewing needs and options pertaining to district central support and administrative future needs of the ASC/Longfellow buildings.
(Done by the Facility Planning Council with support from Architect)
- FPC reviews and considers results of Comprehensive Facility Assessment Report, demographic study and facility use study.
- FPC considers modernization needs and explores exemplars.
- FPC refines list of needs and priorities.
- Conduct focus groups with staff to gather feedback on visioning and needs.
- Launch Community Engagement Effort.
June 2022 Progress Update: The District, through the Citizen’s Task Force, has developed a list of projects for the initial focus from the facility master plan.
March 2022 Progress Update: District 58 recently sent a letter and flyer to all District 58 residents with information about District 58’s facility needs and upcoming opportunities to learn more and provide feedback. Two more mails are planned for March.
December 2021 Progress Update: The Citizen Task Force met July 21 to review updates, the impact of Covid on the original plan, and status of a potential referendum. The task force reviewed the updated tax impact of a potential $178 million bond referendum and worked in small Zoom groups to review priority of list of items, as well as the potential issues of a June versus November ballot.
September 2021 Progress Update: The Citizen Task Force met July 21 to review updates, the impact of Covid on the original plan, and status of a potential referendum. The task force reviewed the updated tax impact of a potential $178 million bond referendum and worked in small Zoom groups to review priority of list of items, as well as the potential issues of a June versus November ballot.
June 2021 Progress Update: See update from 3/2021 below.
March 2021 Progress Update: The District Citizen Task Force is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force was ready to survey the community on options to consider to meet the facility needs of the District when the District, state and country were shut down due to the pandemic. Once the pandemic issues are resolved, the task force will reconstitute to consider next steps. The District is targeting a potential referendum in March of 2022.
September 2021 Progress Update: The District Citizen Task Force is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force was ready to survey the community on options to consider to meet the facility needs of the District when the District, state and country were shut down due to the pandemic. Once the pandemic issues are resolved, the task force will reconstitute to consider next steps.
June 2020 Progress Update: The District Citizen Task Force is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force was ready to survey the community on options to consider to meet the facility needs of the District when the District, state and country were shut down due to the pandemic. Once the pandemic issues are resolved, the task force will reconstitute to consider next steps.
March 2020 Progress Update (Modified Timeline): The District Citizen Task Force has met two times since December and reviewed the information from the Facility Planning Council and saw a presentation of the grade 6-8 middle school model. The task force has given some feedback for the administration and Board to consider. The Board met in February after the last task force meeting to consider some initial direction. As a result of that dialogue, the Board has asked that the task force have an additional meeting in early March to review potential options to be reviewed by the community.
December 2019 Progress Update: Modified the Timeline- The District is scheduling its first meeting with the community engagement task force for December. The task force will work with the consultants to evaluate the work that has been done to this point and to help determine overall community support for the draft plan as developed by the FPC.
September 2019 Progress Update: The Board of Education received the DRAFT Master Facility Plan as scheduled in July. In addition, the Board directed the Superintendent to seek proposals from third party consultants because it felt a robust community engagement initiative must be deployed so the plan could be prioritized and stakeholder input could be gathered. At the August meeting, the Board voted to direct the Superintendent to create a contract with consultant Paul Hanley, based on the proposal his firm submitted for community engagement. Hanley was highly recommended by several local districts including Community High School District 99. He will present his final plan to the Board at the September meeting. The robust engagement process will immediately start this fall. During the process, options will be generated and a final plan will be presented to the Board at a date to be determined.
June 2019 Progress Update: The Facility Planning Council presented an initial report to The Board of Education at the May 2019 meeting regarding the guiding principles and an outline of the work to be completed across the District. There will be two community engagement sessions and one staff engagement session in May to review guiding principles and results of findings to date.
March 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2018 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
- Define gaps and prioritization of them.
- Explore cost estimates.
- Refine list of priorities in consideration of community feedback and vision.
- Conduct staff engagement and feedback sessions.
- Conduct community engagement and feedback sessions.
- FPC reviews and incorporates feedback.
- Develop consensus on Future Direction: Aligning vision, needs and community priorities.
September 2022 Progress Update: Significant community input was considered (see updates below) when developing the final facility proposal, which the Board approved to be placed as a referendum on the ballot Nov. 8.
June 2022 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19: The District held community meetings and sent out mailers to the community requesting feedback on potential referendum and work to be done as part of the Master Facility Plan. The Citizen Task Force and Board will review this feedback in May and June, respectively.
March 2022 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19: The District is reviewing prioritization of capital items to focus on projects that must be completed in the short term without the use of referendum bond funds for the near future. The District has moved forward with information to the community about the facilities including videos and mailers out to the community.
December 2021 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19: The District is reviewing prioritization of capital items to focus on projects that must be completed in the short term without the use of referendum bond funds for the near future.
September 2021 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19: The District is reviewing prioritization of capital items to focus on projects that must be completed in the short term without the use of referendum bond funds for the near future.
June 2021 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19 The District is reviewing prioritization of capital items to focus on projects that must be completed in the short term without the use of referendum bond funds for the near future.
March 2021 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19 The District is reviewing prioritization of capital items to focus on projects that must be completed in the short term without the use of referendum bond funds for the near future.
September 2020 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19 - The District is reviewing prioritization of capital items to focus on projects that must be completed in the short term without the use of referendum bond funds for the near future.
June 2020 Progress Update: The District is reviewing prioritization of capital items to focus on projects that must be completed in the short term without the use of referendum bond funds for the near future.
March 2020 Progress Update (Modified Timeline): The District has pushed the timeline back to ensure more community input on all the work that has been done to date. The initial work to review needs has been done and a draft report is complete; the Citizen Task Force started in December 2019 and is currently working through the data to determine what should go to the community to be tested.
December 2019 Progress Update: Modified the Timeline – The District has pushed the timeline back to ensure more community input on all the work that has been done to date. The initial work to review needs has been done and a draft report is complete; the next steps of further community engagement is being done through a taskforce that will start in December 2019
September 2019 Progress Update: Modified the Timeline: While the Facility Planning Council completed all of the work outlined above, the Board of Education directed the Superintendent to work with a community engagement consultant to further prioritize the list of recommended projects. The Facility Council will be asked to re-engage with the community so the highest priorities can be identified and finalized. This will help reduce cost and complete essential projects.
June 2019 Progress Update: The Facility Planning Council, with support from the District’s architect team, completed a gap analysis to identify and review the highest priorities in facility needs. Through a review of maintenance needs and facility reports, building tours, and staff/community engagement sessions, the FPC has developed guiding principles, key drivers and the four ingredients of the District’s Facility Master Plan. In addition, exploration of the feasibility of grade 6-8 middle schools continues. The report to the Board of Education at the May 2019 meeting summarized the outputs of Facility Steps 3 and 4, and provided an early look into the examination of the feasibility of grade 6-8 middle schools in anticipation of work to be completed for Step 5. Two additional community engagement sessions and one staff engagement session are scheduled for the end of May to gather feedback regarding the guiding principles and the key drivers of the Facility Master Plan. The Committee will review initial cost estimates at its May 28 meeting based on the gaps. The FPC plans to present initial cost estimates to the Board of Education at its Board meeting on June 5.
March 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2018 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
Define, build and refine FMP options based on needs assessment, gap analysis, and staff, stakeholder and community feedback.
- Develop FMP options and cost estimates.
- Launch community engagement and feedback sessions on FMP options.
- Refine and recommend FMP, based on community engagement and feedback.
- Conduct community engagement and education regarding the FMP recommendation, with opportunities for refinement.
- Draft preliminary Facility Master Plan.
June 2022 Progress Update: A draft Facility Master Plan was developed in 2019; however the community engagement and feedback sessions related to the draft plan were delayed due to the pandemic. District 58 had meetings and tours the first and second week of March 2022 to show the community the current status of the facilities. Videos documenting the facilities needs of the District have been developed, and a mailer has been sent out to the community to gauge their view of the facilities. The Citizen Task Force will be reviewing the information the District has received during the Spring of 2022 and will be able to firm up the steps forward based on that information. All work associated with this particular objective has been completed.
March 2022 Progress Update: The District has meetings and tours the first and second week of March to show the community the current status of the facilities. Videos documenting the facilities needs of the District have been developed, and a mailer has been sent out to the community to gauge their view of the facilities.
December 2021 Progress Update: The Citizen Task Force met in July and reviewed and considered the current cost estimates of a referendum. The Task Force recommended moving forward with a public information program targeting a potential referendum for November of 2022. It should be noted that the Board of Education supported this recommendation and approved a public information program to seek feedback on a potential referendum in November of 2022. Therefore, this step will be put back in place in the winter of 2022.
September 2021 Progress Update: The Citizen Task Force met in July and reviewed and considered the current cost estimates of a referendum. See Step 7 for details.
June 2021 Progress Update: The Citizen Task Force made significant progress at its last meeting on March 2, 2020. The task force recommended that the Board of Education engage in a robust community engagement process and move forward with a potential referendum question for November of 2020. The Board unanimously approved the plan and directed the Superintendent to move forward. As soon as the plan was agreed upon, COVID-19 devastated the economy. The Board of Education decided to pause the work of the Citizen Task Force and will discuss when to restart the process (the Board will discuss this on an ongoing basis at every regular business meeting moving forward). The District is targeting a potential referendum in March of 2022.
March 2021 Progress Update: The Citizen Task Force made significant progress at its last meeting on March 2, 2020. The task force recommended that the Board of Education engage in a robust community engagement process and move forward with a potential referendum question for November of 2020. The Board unanimously approved the plan and directed the Superintendent to move forward. As soon as the plan was agreed upon, COVID-19 devastated the economy. The Board of Education decided to pause the work of the Citizen Task Force and will discuss when to restart the process (the Board will discuss this on an ongoing basis at every regular business meeting moving forward). The District is targeting a potential referendum in March of 2022.
The District has committed to reconvening the Citizens Task Force in the summer of 2021. More information will be provided in subsequent updates.
September 2020 Progress Update: The Citizen Task Force made significant progress at its last meeting on March 2, 2020. The task force recommended that the Board of Education engage in a robust community engagement process and move forward with a potential referendum question for November of 2020. The Board unanimously approved the plan and directed the Superintendent to move forward. As soon as the plan was agreed upon, COVID-19 devastated the economy. The Board of Education decided to pause the work of the Citizen Task Force and will discuss when to restart the process (the Board will discuss this on an ongoing basis at every regular business meeting moving forward).
The Superintendent is in the process of engaging the Board in alternatives to a referendum if the pandemic continues and the economy does not bounce back. These include finding alternative sources of funding, building consolidation, restructuring staffing, and selling assets. Please note that any potential changes would only take place after a robust community engagement process.
June 2020 Progress Update: The Citizen Task Force made significant progress at its last meeting on March 2, 2020. The task force recommended that the Board of Education engage in a robust community engagement process and move forward with a potential referendum question for November of 2020. The Board unanimously approved the plan and directed the Superintendent to move forward. As soon as the plan was agreed upon, COVID-19 devastated the economy. The Board of Education decided to pause the work of the Citizen Task Force and will discuss when to restart the process (the Board will discuss this on an ongoing basis at every regular business meeting moving forward).
March 2020 Progress Update (Modified Timeline): The Citizen Task Force has met twice and a third meeting is scheduled for March 2. The agendas, presentations and other materials for the task force can be found on the District’s website under the Facility Planning Tab. The Board held a special meeting on Feb. 3 and asked the task force to consider options for a DRAFT final plan. The goal for the task force will be to develop a DRAFT final plan that can be presented to the community after spring break and before the end of the school year. The task force is scheduled to conclude its work in June of 2020. The Board must decide whether to place a question on the ballot (referendum) by August of 2020.
December 2019 Progress Update: Modified Timeline – The Board of Education has contracted a third party consultant to assist the District as it finalized the DRAFT Master Facility Plan. The company hired is Beyond Your Base, a Wight and Company Consulting Group. Beyond Your Base in led by Paul Hanley who also assisted District 99 with its community engagement process. A Citizen Task Force will be formed in November of 2019 and the first meeting will take place on Dec. 18, 2019.
September 2019 Progress Update: Modified the Timeline: The Board of Education received the DRAFT Master Facility plan as scheduled in July. In addition, the Board directed the Superintendent to seek proposals from third party consultants because it felt a robust community engagement initiative must be deployed so the plan could be prioritized and stakeholder input could be gathered. The Board also received the cost estimates (July 2019) and supporting documentation (August 2019) for the Draft Master Facility Plan. Due to the push for a robust community engagement process, the expected timeline will be delayed.
June 2019 Progress Update: The Facility Planning Council has identified priorities and key ingredients for Facility Master Plan development. Feasibility of grade 6-8 middle schools has been initially explored along with the highest priorities of work identified across all elementary schools. Initial drafts of middle school facility options have been presented by the architect and reviewed by the FPC. The Committee will review initial cost estimates of the highest priority work at its May 28 meeting. Upon review of this information as well as the additional feedback gathered through the staff and community engagement sessions, the FPC will refine and recommend FMP priorities and plans to present an initial cost estimates for the highest priorities and 4 main ingredients of the FMP to the Board of Education at its June Board meeting. Draft FMP Options will be developed over the next several months with additional community engagement. As next steps, additional community engagement efforts will be helpful in the late summer and early fall, and the Board may wish to consider the services of a community engagement expert to assist in the coordination, planning and implementation of these efforts.
March 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2018 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
- Review and evaluate FMP.
- Consider alternatives and possible refinements.
- Evaluate financial/funding scenarios.
- Consider implementation strategies and timelines, including additional community engagement and feedback efforts.
- Update Plan as needed.
September 2022 Progress Update: The Board of Education voted in August to place a referendum question on the ballot in November. Once the outcome is known, the district will be able to finalize its FMP.
June 2022 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19. However, the District is moving forward at this point with a timeline for an August decision by the Board for the potential of a November Referendum.
March 2022 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19. However, the District is moving forward at this point with a timeline for an August decision by the Board for the potential of a November Referendum.
December 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes.
September 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes.
June 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes.
March 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes.
September 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes.
June 2020 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes.
March 2020 Progress Update (Modified Timeline): The Citizen Task Force has met twice and a third meeting is scheduled for March 2. The agendas, presentations and other materials for the task force can be found on the District’s website under the Facility Planning Tab. The Board held a special meeting on Feb. 3 and asked the task force to consider options for a DRAFT final plan. The goal for the task force will be to develop a DRAFT final plan that can be presented to the community after spring break and before the end of the school year. The task force is scheduled to conclude its work in June of 2020. The Board must decide whether to place a question on the ballot (referendum) by August of 2020.
December 2019 Progress Update: Modified the Timeline- Due to the push for a robust community engagement process, the expected timeline will be delayed. The Master Facility Plan is still in a draft format.
September 2019 Progress Update: Modified the Timeline: Due to the push for a robust community engagement process, the expected timeline will be delayed. The Master Facility Plan is still in a draft format.
June 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
March 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2018 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
- Bring preliminary FMP back out to community for evaluation and endorsement.
- Bring recommended final FMP and funding plan back to Board for adoption (and action if appropriate).
September 2022 Progress Update: The Board approved a referendum to be place on the ballot Nov. 8.
June 2022 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19 - The District sent out a mailer to the community to gauge support for a facilities update referendum at the end of February, and held four community meetings the first two weeks of March to give tours and show the community the current status of facilities. The results of those efforts will be shared with the Citizen Task Force at their May meeting to determine next steps.
March 2022 Progress Update: The District has sent out a mailer to the community to gauge support for a facilities update referendum at the end of February, and has scheduled four community meetings the first two weeks of March to give tours and show the community the current status of facilities.
December 2021 Progress Update: The Citizen Task Force reconvened in the summer and is in favor of moving forward once again. There are two time frames being considered for a potential referendum. The Board of Education supported this recommendation and has approved a public relations information program targeting a potential referendum
September 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes. The Citizen Task Force reconvened in the summer and is in favor of moving forward once again. There are two time frames being considered for a potential referendum.
#1 - June of 2022
#2 - November of 2022
Given the unprecedented move by the State of Illinois to move a primary to June, the majority of the Task Force favored bringing a referendum forward in November of 2022. There are too many uncertainties regarding a June election.
June 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes. There are tentative plans to target March of 2022 for a ballot question.
March 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes. There are tentative plans to target March of 2022 for a ballot question.
The District has committed to reconvening the Citizens Task Force in the summer of 2021. More information will be provided in subsequent updates.
September 2020 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes. As of May of 2020, there are tentative plans to target April of 2021 for a ballot question.
June 2020 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes. As of May of 2020, there are tentative plans to target April of 2021 for a ballot question.
March 2020 Progress Update (Modified Timeline): The Citizen Task Force has met twice and a third meeting is scheduled for March 2. The agendas, presentations and other materials for the task force can be found on the District’s website under the Facility Planning Tab. The Board held a special meeting on Feb. 3 and asked the task force to consider options for a DRAFT final plan. The goal for the task force will be to develop a DRAFT final plan that can be presented to the community after spring break and before the end of the school year. The task force is scheduled to conclude its work in June of 2020. The Board must decide whether to place a question on the ballot (referendum) by August of 2020.
December 2019 Progress Update: Modified the Timeline – The newly formed Citizen Task Force will meet on Dec. 18, 2019 to begin this work. The task force will examine all aspects of the plan and address the concepts of 6-8 middle schools as a first step. With the modified timeline, the District expects to make a final recommendation to the Board at the August of 2020 meeting. The District will host several community engagement sessions in the winter/spring that will be open to all community members. Additionally, the Superintendent will introduce the process to every PTA in the fall/winter of 19/20.
September 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
June 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
March 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2018 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
- Ask for community support of identified plan.
- Receive approval from community for FMP and funding plan.
September 2022 Progress Update: District 58 sought community input through visioning sessions, Citizen Task Force meetings and facility community engagement meetings throughout the past four years. This input shaped the final facility proposal, which the Board approved to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot.
June 2022 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19 - However, the District is back on a schedule for the Board to make a decision in August for a potential November referendum. The District sent out a mailer to the community and had four meetings the first two weeks of March to review the current condition of schools. The Citizen Task Force will be reviewing the information the District received as part of these efforts to determine next steps.
March 2022 Progress Update: The district is back on a schedule for the Board to make a decision in August for a potential November referendum. The District has sent out a mailer to the community and has scheduled four meetings the first two weeks of March to review the current condition of schools.
December 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes.
September 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes.
June 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes. There are tentative plans to target March 2022 for a ballot question.
March 2021 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes. There are tentative plans to target March 2022 for a ballot question.
September 2020 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes. As of May of 2020, there are tentative plans to target April of 2021 for a ballot question, however that timeline will likely need to change.
June 2020 Progress Update: While the Citizen Task Force completed its work and made a recommendation to the Board, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay. This delay has made it impossible to meet the timeline for a ballot question to appear in the November 2020 ballot. Therefore a new timeline must be established when the work resumes. As of May of 2020, there are tentative plans to target April of 2021 for a ballot question.
March 2020 Progress Update (Modified Timeline): Not yet initiated, pending this spring and summer’s community engagement.
December 2019 Progress Update: Modified the Timeline
September 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
June 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
March 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2018 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
- Establish working teams and process for defining educational, curricular and instructional shifts to be accomplished in support of the FMP.
- Implement process for educational, curricular and instructional shifts to be accomplished in support of capital improvements to be accomplished within FMP.
- Define capital improvement project timeline.
September 2022 Progress Update: The Board approved a referendum to be place on the ballot this November 8th. The Board has also approved a prioritized list of construction management firms, the next step in the timeline.
June 2022 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19
March 2022 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19
December 2021 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19
September 2021 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19
June 2021 Progress Update: Not Making Expected Progress Due to COVID-19
March 2021 Progress Update: Not yet intiated.
September 2020 Progress Update: Not yet intiated.
June 2020 Progress Update: Not yet intiated.
March 2020 Progress Update (Modified Timeline): Not yet intiated.
December 2019 Progress Update: Not yet intiated.
September 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
June 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
March 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2018 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
September 2022 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
June 2022 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
March 2022 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2021 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
September 2021 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
June 2021 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
March 2021 Progress Update: Not making expected progress due to COVID-19.
September 2021 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
June 2020 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
March 2020 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
September 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
June 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
March 2019 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
December 2018 Progress Update: Not yet initiated.
OBJECTIVE 3.2: FINANCE
Ensure the availability of resources necessary to reinvigorate and sustain District facilities, support quality programming, and attract and retain highly effective staff to meet the needs of all students.
Strategies:
- Review of projected revenues and expenses
- Analysis of resource utilization and allocation
- Incorporation of legislative changes in school funding formulas
- Review and use best practices in school operational management
September 2022 Progress Update: The District continues to use the 5-year financial planning process with the second financial plan approved by the Board of Education in April and a budget based on that plan.
June 2022 Progress Update: The District continues to use the 5-year financial planning process with the second financial plan approved by the Board of Education in April. Additionally, the District plans for almost $3 million in work this summer at various school buildings using the proceeds of the sale of Longfellow.
March 2022 Progress Update: The District continues to use the developed five year financial planning process it did for the previous year and will anticipate an initial plan document at the March Board meeting and approval in April.
December 2021 Progress Update: The District approved a balanced 2022 budget based on the five-year financial planning done in the spring. The budget for 2022 will also meet the 35% fund balance policy established by the Board in the spring. Additionally, the District will continue using the 5-year planning process in connection to the annual budgeting process.
September 2021 Progress Update: The District presented an initial balanced 2022 budget to the Board of Education at the August meeting based on the five-year financial planning done in the spring. The District continues to work on meeting the 35% fund balance policy which is an issue, in part, due to a large increase in federal funding from ESSER funds which increases expenditures requiring additional fund balance. The same model used to develop fiscal year 2022 will be used for the fiscal year 2023 development to ensure adequate funds on hand during low cash points.
June 2021 Progress Update: Over the last three months the Board of Education has taken the following steps to improve the District’s financial planning process to meet the needs of students and continue to sustain programs:
- March 2021- Approve $3 million in bonds for capital work to address deferred maintenance and infrastructure needs
- April 2021- Approve a 5 year financial plan that demonstrates a balanced projection to cover the costs of current program needs May 2021- Approve a new fund balance policy to ensure adequate funds on hand during low cash points of the year
- May 2021- Approve a resolution to sell the former Longfellow school for a minimum of $3.8 million.
The District is exploring lease options for administrative office space to remove long term liability costs of Longfellow, and will allow the use of proceeds from Longfellow to be used to reduce the large amount of deferred maintenance in district schools.
All of the steps noted above have been put in place to help manage the District’s program and capital needs within the current revenue limits. More needs to be done to address the level of capital work; however, the District has set up the processes and procedures in the last year along with taking actions that help start to address capital needs.
March 2021 Progress Update: Due to the current COVID-19 crisis and stresses this had put on the District budget, the Financial Advisory Committee meets monthly to review current finances and plans for the District to manage resources. The District is developing a financial plan that will require earlier decisions on the next fiscal year expenditures to ensure appropriate fund balances and multi-year planning to ensure consistency of programs.
September 2021 Progress Update: The District’s tentative budget has a $2.0 million deficit largely due to lost revenue from programs, taxes, and fees collected annually for programs. Additionally, the District has had to increase spending on operational items in connection with meeting the IDPH/ ISBE COVID regulations. The District will work through the next year to develop a new strategy to address its fund balance, immediate capital needs and the operational deficit.
June 2020 Progress Update: Fiscal year 2020 will end with larger fund balances than budgeted in September 2019 due to the closure of physical facilities for almost 30% of the school year due to the pandemic. The largest amount of the savings is due to lack of transportation needs during this time. The reduction in expenditures and increase in fund balance will be largely spent in fiscal year 2021, which will very likely be a deficit budget due to significant reductions in revenue. The budget goal will still be to meet the 31% fund balance proposed policy. The 31% is estimated as the amount required to cover expenditures during the low-cash period of the fiscal year. Additionally, the District is reviewing budgeting formats that would help build over the long term a level of capital funding to fund capital projects. Because funding of the significant portion of the Master Facility Plan is on hold, the District is exploring ways to fund some of the priority items that are specific to roofs, building envelope and health life safety that need to be done on a more immediate basis.
March 2020 Progress Update: The District is working to create a balanced budget for 2020-2021, which would also incorporate a fund balance policy that would include an ending balance of 31% of budgeted expenditure. The 31% is estimated as the amount required to cover expenditures during the low-cash period of the fiscal year. Additionally, the District is reviewing budgeting formats that would help build over the long term a level of capital funding to fund capital projects. This will be reviewed with the Financial Advisory Committee in March and will be part of the budget presentation in April.
December 2019 Progress Update: The District held its annual fall financial Workshop in November 2019. At the Workshop, the Board was presented with a review of the District budget aligned to the mission, vision and goals of the District. The presentation included a fiscal year 2020 budget overview/summary as well as a review of the prior fiscal year (which incorporated revenue projections and expenses associated with curriculum updates, personnel changes, special education and programs, and technology). Projections for fiscal years 2020-2025 were presented along with the fiscal year 2021 budget calendar. The current projections reflect a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020; however, the District expects to experience dangerously low fund balances in May 2020 as it awaits disbursements of revenue funds. As a result, the Financial Advisory Committee has tasked the administration with developing a fund balance policy that will be implemented prior to the conclusion of SY 19-20.
September 2019 Progress Update: The District held its annual fall Budget Workshop in August 2019. At the Workshop, the Board was presented with a review of the District budget aligned to the mission, vision and goals of the District. The presentation included a fiscal year 2020 budget forecast as well as a review of the prior fiscal year (which incorporated revenue projections and expenses associated with curriculum updates, personnel changes, special education and programs, and technology). Projections for fiscal years 2020-2025 were presented along with the fiscal year 2020 budget calendar. The current projections reflect a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020; however, the District expects to experience dangerously low fund balances in May (2020) as it awaits disbursements of revenue funds. If tax receipts are ever late, the District may need to consider short-term borrowing to cover expenses associated with the first June payroll. The administration highly recommended increasing fund balances, providing for contingencies, and reducing overall cost.
June 2019 Progress Update: The District held its annual spring Budget Workshop in April 2019. At the Workshop, the Board was presented with a review of the District budget aligned to the mission, vision and goals of the District. The presentation included a fiscal year 2019 budget recap and a budget review and focus for fiscal year 2020, which incorporates revenue projections and expenses associated with curriculum updates, personnel changes, special education and programs, and technology. Projections for fiscal years 2020-2024 were presented along with the fiscal year 2020 budget calendar. The current projections reflect a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020; however, the District experiences dangerously low fund balances in May as it awaits disbursements of revenue funds. If tax receipts are ever late, the District may need to consider short-term borrowing to cover expenses associated with the first June payroll.
March 2019 Progress Update: The Board of Education accepted the 2017-2018 audit at the January meeting. The Financial Advisory Committee meets every other month to review current financial items, including cash flow and year to date reports comparing revenue and expenditures to budget. The district is currently working through preparation of the 2020 budget using conservative estimates of revenue. Fiscal year 2019 budget is expected to have revenue exceeding expenditures in operating funds.
December 2018 Progress Update: The Financial Advisory Committee (FAC) met in November to review a new ‘Year to Date’ report that tracks current revenue and expenditure to current budget and prior year. The next financial workshop is November 26th. Currently, the Fiscal Year 2018 audit has not been finalized and presented due to an error in the report issued by the State of Illinois; without such the district is unable to issue the report.
- 5-year projection analysis and planning
- Recommendations for adjustments to support sustainability of programming
September 2022 Progress Update: The District continues to use the 5-year financial planning process with the second financial plan approved by the Board of Education in April and a budget based on that plan.
June 2022 Progress Update: The District continues to use the 5-year financial planning process with the second financial plan approved by the Board of Education in April. Additionally, the District plans for almost $3 million in work this summer at various school buildings using the proceeds of the sale of Longfellow.
March 2022 Progress Update: The District continues to use the developed five year financial planning process it did for the previous year and will anticipate an initial plan document at the March Board meeting and approval in April.
December 2021 Progress Update: The District approved a balanced 2022 budget based on the five-year financial planning done in the spring. The budget for 2022 will also meet the 35% fund balance policy established by the Board in the spring. Additionally, the District will continue using the 5-year planning process in connection to the annual budgeting process.
September 2021 Progress Update: The District presented an initial balanced 2022 budget to the Board of Education at the August meeting based on the five-year financial planning done in the spring. The District continues to work on meeting the 35% fund balance policy which is an issue, in part, due to a large increase in federal funding from ESSER funds which increases expenditures requiring additional fund balance. The same model used to develop fiscal year 2022 will be used for the fiscal year 2023 development to ensure adequate funds on hand during low cash points.
June 2021 Progress Update: Over the last three months the Board of Education has taken the following steps to improve the District’s financial planning process to meet the needs of students and continue to sustain programs:
- March 2021- Approve $3 million in bonds for capital work to address deferred maintenance and infrastructure needs
- April 2021- Approve a 5 year financial plan that demonstrates a balanced projection to cover the costs of current program needs May 2021- Approve a new fund balance policy to ensure adequate funds on hand during low cash points of the year
- May 2021- Approve a resolution to sell the former Longfellow school for a minimum of $3.8 million.
The District is exploring lease options for administrative office space to remove long term liability costs of Longfellow, and will allow the use of proceeds from Longfellow to be used to reduce the large amount of deferred maintenance in district schools.
All of the steps noted above have been put in place to help manage the District’s program and capital needs within the current revenue limits. More needs to be done to address the level of capital work; however, the District has set up the processes and procedures in the last year along with taking actions that help start to address capital needs.
March 2021 Progress Update: Due to the current COVID-19 crisis and stresses this had put on the District budget, the Financial Advisory Committee meets monthly to review current finances and plans for the District to manage resources. The District is developing a financial plan that will require earlier decisions on the next fiscal year expenditures to ensure appropriate fund balances and multi-year planning to ensure consistency of programs.
September 2021 Progress Update: The District’s tentative budget has a $2.0 million deficit largely due to lost revenue from programs, taxes, and fees collected annually for programs. Additionally, the District has had to increase spending on operational items in connection with meeting the IDPH/ ISBE COVID regulations. The District will work through the next year to develop a new strategy to address its fund balance, immediate capital needs and the operational deficit.
June 2020 Progress Update: Fiscal year 2020 will end with larger fund balances than budgeted in September 2019 due to the closure of physical facilities for almost 30% of the school year due to the pandemic. The largest amount of the savings is due to lack of transportation needs during this time. The reduction in expenditures and increase in fund balance will be largely spent in fiscal year 2021, which will very likely be a deficit budget due to significant reductions in revenue. The budget goal will still be to meet the 31% fund balance proposed policy. The 31% is estimated as the amount required to cover expenditures during the low-cash period of the fiscal year. Additionally, the District is reviewing budgeting formats that would help build over the long term a level of capital funding to fund capital projects. Because funding of the significant portion of the Master Facility Plan is on hold, the District is exploring ways to fund some of the priority items that are specific to roofs, building envelope and health life safety that need to be done on a more immediate basis.
March 2020 Progress Update: The District is working to create a balanced budget for 2020-2021, which would also incorporate a fund balance policy that would include an ending balance of 31% of budgeted expenditure. The 31% is estimated as the amount required to cover expenditures during the low-cash period of the fiscal year. Additionally, the District is reviewing budgeting formats that would help build over the long term a level of capital funding to fund capital projects. This will be reviewed with the Financial Advisory Committee in March and will be part of the budget presentation in April.
December 2019 Progress Update: The District held its annual fall financial Workshop in November 2019. At the Workshop, the Board was presented with a review of the District budget aligned to the mission, vision and goals of the District. The presentation included a fiscal year 2020 budget overview/summary as well as a review of the prior fiscal year (which incorporated revenue projections and expenses associated with curriculum updates, personnel changes, special education and programs, and technology). Projections for fiscal years 2020-2025 were presented along with the fiscal year 2021 budget calendar. The current projections reflect a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020; however, the District expects to experience dangerously low fund balances in May 2020 as it awaits disbursements of revenue funds. As a result, the Financial Advisory Committee has tasked the administration with developing a fund balance policy that will be implemented prior to the conclusion of SY 19-20.
September 2019 Progress Update: The District held its annual fall Budget Workshop in August 2019. At the Workshop, the Board was presented with a review of the District budget aligned to the mission, vision and goals of the District. The presentation included a fiscal year 2020 budget forecast as well as a review of the prior fiscal year (which incorporated revenue projections and expenses associated with curriculum updates, personnel changes, special education and programs, and technology). Projections for fiscal years 2020-2025 were presented along with the fiscal year 2020 budget calendar. The current projections reflect a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020; however, the District expects to experience dangerously low fund balances in May (2020) as it awaits disbursements of revenue funds. If tax receipts are ever late, the District may need to consider short-term borrowing to cover expenses associated with the first June payroll. The administration highly recommended increasing fund balances, providing for contingencies, and reducing overall cost.
June 2019 Progress Update: The District held its annual spring Budget Workshop in April 2019. At the Workshop, the Board was presented with a review of the District budget aligned to the mission, vision and goals of the District. The presentation included a fiscal year 2019 budget recap and a budget review and focus for fiscal year 2020, which incorporates revenue projections and expenses associated with curriculum updates, personnel changes, special education and programs, and technology. Projections for fiscal years 2020-2024 were presented along with the fiscal year 2020 budget calendar. The current projections reflect a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020; however, the District experiences dangerously low fund balances in May as it awaits disbursements of revenue funds. If tax receipts are ever late, the District may need to consider short-term borrowing to cover expenses associated with the first June payroll.
March 2019 Progress Update: The Board of Education accepted the 2017-2018 audit at the January meeting. The Financial Advisory Committee meets every other month to review current financial items, including cash flow and year to date reports comparing revenue and expenditures to budget. The district is currently working through preparation of the 2020 budget using conservative estimates of revenue. Fiscal year 2019 budget is expected to have revenue exceeding expenditures in operating funds.
December 2018 Progress Update: The Financial Advisory Committee (FAC) met in November to review a new ‘Year to Date’ report that tracks current revenue and expenditure to current budget and prior year. The next financial workshop is November 26th. Currently, the Fiscal Year 2018 audit has not been finalized and presented due to an error in the report issued by the State of Illinois; without such the district is unable to issue the report.
September 2022 Progress Update: The District continues to use the 5-year financial planning process with the second financial plan approved by the Board of Education in April and a budget based on that plan.
June 2022 Progress Update: The District continues to use the 5-year financial planning process with the second financial plan approved by the Board of Education in April. Additionally, the District plans for almost $3 million in work this summer at various school buildings using the proceeds of the sale of Longfellow.
March 2022 Progress Update: The District continues to use the developed five year financial planning process it did for the previous year and will anticipate an initial plan document at the March Board meeting and approval in April.
December 2021 Progress Update: The District approved a balanced 2022 budget based on the five-year financial planning done in the spring. The budget for 2022 will also meet the 35% fund balance policy established by the Board in the spring. Additionally, the District will continue using the 5-year planning process in connection to the annual budgeting process.
September 2021 Progress Update: The District presented an initial balanced 2022 budget to the Board of Education at the August meeting based on the five-year financial planning done in the spring. The District continues to work on meeting the 35% fund balance policy which is an issue, in part, due to a large increase in federal funding from ESSER funds which increases expenditures requiring additional fund balance. The same model used to develop fiscal year 2022 will be used for the fiscal year 2023 development to ensure adequate funds on hand during low cash points.
June 2021 Progress Update: Over the last three months the Board of Education has taken the following steps to improve the District’s financial planning process to meet the needs of students and continue to sustain programs:
- March 2021- Approve $3 million in bonds for capital work to address deferred maintenance and infrastructure needs
- April 2021- Approve a 5 year financial plan that demonstrates a balanced projection to cover the costs of current program needs May 2021- Approve a new fund balance policy to ensure adequate funds on hand during low cash points of the year
- May 2021- Approve a resolution to sell the former Longfellow school for a minimum of $3.8 million.
The District is exploring lease options for administrative office space to remove long term liability costs of Longfellow, and will allow the use of proceeds from Longfellow to be used to reduce the large amount of deferred maintenance in district schools.
All of the steps noted above have been put in place to help manage the District’s program and capital needs within the current revenue limits. More needs to be done to address the level of capital work; however, the District has set up the processes and procedures in the last year along with taking actions that help start to address capital needs.
March 2021 Progress Update: Due to the current COVID-19 crisis and stresses this had put on the District budget, the Financial Advisory Committee meets monthly to review current finances and plans for the District to manage resources. The District is developing a financial plan that will require earlier decisions on the next fiscal year expenditures to ensure appropriate fund balances and multi-year planning to ensure consistency of programs.
September 2021 Progress Update: The District’s tentative budget has a $2.0 million deficit largely due to lost revenue from programs, taxes, and fees collected annually for programs. Additionally, the District has had to increase spending on operational items in connection with meeting the IDPH/ ISBE COVID regulations. The District will work through the next year to develop a new strategy to address its fund balance, immediate capital needs and the operational deficit.
June 2020 Progress Update: Fiscal year 2020 will end with larger fund balances than budgeted in September 2019 due to the closure of physical facilities for almost 30% of the school year due to the pandemic. The largest amount of the savings is due to lack of transportation needs during this time. The reduction in expenditures and increase in fund balance will be largely spent in fiscal year 2021, which will very likely be a deficit budget due to significant reductions in revenue. The budget goal will still be to meet the 31% fund balance proposed policy. The 31% is estimated as the amount required to cover expenditures during the low-cash period of the fiscal year. Additionally, the District is reviewing budgeting formats that would help build over the long term a level of capital funding to fund capital projects. Because funding of the significant portion of the Master Facility Plan is on hold, the District is exploring ways to fund some of the priority items that are specific to roofs, building envelope and health life safety that need to be done on a more immediate basis.
March 2020 Progress Update: The District is working to create a balanced budget for 2020-2021, which would also incorporate a fund balance policy that would include an ending balance of 31% of budgeted expenditure. The 31% is estimated as the amount required to cover expenditures during the low-cash period of the fiscal year. Additionally, the District is reviewing budgeting formats that would help build over the long term a level of capital funding to fund capital projects. This will be reviewed with the Financial Advisory Committee in March and will be part of the budget presentation in April.
December 2019 Progress Update: The District held its annual fall financial Workshop in November 2019. At the Workshop, the Board was presented with a review of the District budget aligned to the mission, vision and goals of the District. The presentation included a fiscal year 2020 budget overview/summary as well as a review of the prior fiscal year (which incorporated revenue projections and expenses associated with curriculum updates, personnel changes, special education and programs, and technology). Projections for fiscal years 2020-2025 were presented along with the fiscal year 2021 budget calendar. The current projections reflect a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020; however, the District expects to experience dangerously low fund balances in May 2020 as it awaits disbursements of revenue funds. As a result, the Financial Advisory Committee has tasked the administration with developing a fund balance policy that will be implemented prior to the conclusion of SY 19-20.
September 2019 Progress Update: The District held its annual fall Budget Workshop in August 2019. At the Workshop, the Board was presented with a review of the District budget aligned to the mission, vision and goals of the District. The presentation included a fiscal year 2020 budget forecast as well as a review of the prior fiscal year (which incorporated revenue projections and expenses associated with curriculum updates, personnel changes, special education and programs, and technology). Projections for fiscal years 2020-2025 were presented along with the fiscal year 2020 budget calendar. The current projections reflect a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020; however, the District expects to experience dangerously low fund balances in May (2020) as it awaits disbursements of revenue funds. If tax receipts are ever late, the District may need to consider short-term borrowing to cover expenses associated with the first June payroll. The administration highly recommended increasing fund balances, providing for contingencies, and reducing overall cost.
June 2019 Progress Update: The District held its annual spring Budget Workshop in April 2019. At the Workshop, the Board was presented with a review of the District budget aligned to the mission, vision and goals of the District. The presentation included a fiscal year 2019 budget recap and a budget review and focus for fiscal year 2020, which incorporates revenue projections and expenses associated with curriculum updates, personnel changes, special education and programs, and technology. Projections for fiscal years 2020-2024 were presented along with the fiscal year 2020 budget calendar. The current projections reflect a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020; however, the District experiences dangerously low fund balances in May as it awaits disbursements of revenue funds. If tax receipts are ever late, the District may need to consider short-term borrowing to cover expenses associated with the first June payroll.
March 2019 Progress Update: The Board of Education accepted the 2017-2018 audit at the January meeting. The Financial Advisory Committee meets every other month to review current financial items, including cash flow and year to date reports comparing revenue and expenditures to budget. The district is currently working through preparation of the 2020 budget using conservative estimates of revenue. Fiscal year 2019 budget is expected to have revenue exceeding expenditures in operating funds.
December 2018 Progress Update: The Financial Advisory Committee (FAC) met in November to review a new ‘Year to Date’ report that tracks current revenue and expenditure to current budget and prior year. The next financial workshop is November 26th. Currently, the Fiscal Year 2018 audit has not been finalized and presented due to an error in the report issued by the State of Illinois; without such the district is unable to issue the report.