GENERAL INFORMATION
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Here is the Proposed 2010-2011 Budget, as presented by D300 Administration to the D300 Board of Education and general public on Monday, August 23, 2010. The Public Hearing phase continues through Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, when the D300 Board will vote on the proposed budget. Feedback may be emailed to the Board as follows: board@d300.org. Please be sure to provide your name and full street address.
As of mid-August 2010, the State of Illinois still owed District 300 $6.5 MILLION for the 2009-2010 school year. (This state deficit to D300 was ABOVE AND BEYOND D300's targeted cuts for 2010-2011.)
SIX FOR SCHOOLS - CLICK HERE for six questions to ask YOUR state legislators and candidates for state office! D300 leaders continue to strongly urge Illinois leaders to find a way to pay what is owed to D300 schools. We also continue to urge all D300 stakeholders (staff, parents, students, taxpayers) to contact their state leaders about this ONGOING crisis. Please follow up as often as possible with state legislators from our area, candidates for state office, the Governor, and Illinois General Assembly leaders until a TIMELY, FAIR and REALISTIC solution for education funding is forged in Springfield. Help to finally end the political stalemate that has plagued our state for years. For information on sending a Letter to the Editor of local newspapers to express your concerns over state education funding, call D300 Communication Services at 847.551.8344. Here is contact information to each state legislator from the D300 area, and here is a map of their respective legislative districts within D300 boundaries.
The School Board voted this spring (2010) to release several teachers to deal with the state budget crisis. Click here for a summary of teacher releases and the unfortunate impact on class sizes. Click here to see an update (as of August 9, 2010) on the projected vs. actual teacher rehires.
Many of the proposed budget reductions are generated through our annual analysis of all D300 programs, called the EPRT process (Educational Program Review Technique). Click here to learn more about EPRT and to see each program's annual EPRT report.
Click here for a helpful news article on the state's "bankruptcy."
BOARD DISCUSSION ON BUDGET REDUCTIONS
The following transcripts include Board-staff discussion and public comments on the budget reduction process. D300 does not normally generate word-for-word transcripts. These were produced because of the subject's magnitude, to help keep our stakeholders as informed and actively involved as possible in the ongoing process of reductions.
Jan. 25, 2010, School Board meeting: Click here to read the transcript.
Feb. 8, 2010, School Board meeting: Click here to read the transcript.
Feb. 22, 2010, School Board meeting: Click here to read the transcript.
March 8, 2010, School Board meeting: Click here to read the transcript.
April 5, 2010, School Board special meeting: Click here to read the transcript.
April 12, 2010, School Board meeting: Click here to read the transcript.
April 26, 2010, School Board meeting: Click here to read the transcript.
June 14, 2010, School Board meeting (approving contracts that include the reduction of staff salaries & benefits): Click here to read the transcript
NEWS RELEASES
August 11, 2010, news release: D300 response to news of federal jobs bill
June 10, 2010, news release: Board to vote on administrator, DESPA contracts; Responds to LEAD's vote against concessions
April 26, 2010, news release: Board approves $2.34 million in additional budget reductions, as recommended by Superintendent based on public feedback
March 4, 2010, news release: Proposed release of teachers, update on proposed busing cuts, potential deficit
Feb. 23, 2010, news release: The Board's Feb. 22 vote on budget cuts and plans for potential future cuts.
Feb. 18, 2010, news release: Dr. Arndt's updated (modified) recommendations for budget cuts
Feb. 1, 2010, news release: D300's meeting with state legislators on the budget and other issues
Jan. 10, 2010, news release: Dr. Arndt's original recommendations for cuts to the 2010-2011 budget
PUBLIC INPUT
To provide your input to the Board, write anytime to board@d300.org. Be sure to include your first and last name and your street address. Your comments may be published on this webpage (like the emails listed below) with your email address and street address blacked out.
Click here to read the emails from Jan. 11 through Jan. 21, 2010. This is a large PDF document that may take several seconds to download.
Click here to read the emails from Jan. 22 through Jan. 29.
Click here to read the emails from Jan. 30 through Feb. 4.
Click here to read the emails from Feb. 5 through Feb. 12.
Click here to read the emails from Feb. 12 through Feb. 18.
Click here to read the emails from Feb. 22 through Mar 9.
Click here to read the emails for Mar. 22 through Apr. 13.
Click here to read the emails for Apr. 15 through Apr. 28.
Click here for Parochial busing petitions - April 2010.
- a. Here is a detailed update on D300's current finances, as presented by D300 Administration to the Board and general public on Monday, August 23, 2010.
- a. Here is a detailed update on D300's current finances, as presented by D300 Administration to the Board and general public on Monday, August 23, 2010.
Here is a detailed update on D300's current finances, as presented by D300 Administration to the Board and general public on Monday, August 23, 2010.
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- a. Here is a detailed update on D300's current finances, as presented by D300 Administration to the Board and general public on Monday, August 23, 2010.
