GENERAL INFORMATION
On Feb. 24, 2010, Governor Pat Quinn presented a plan to cut $922 million from Illinois K-12 schools, on top of the failed payments to districts this year and the potential for even greater state reductions for education next year. Quinn is looking for feedback on these proposed cuts. Please visit his special website to give YOUR feedback; let him know the impact on D300 schools of the cuts and failed payments.
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
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.
The District continues to urge D300 staff and community members to follow up as often as possible with their state legislators, state candidates, the Governor, and Illinois General Assembly leaders -- until a fair, realistic solution is forged in Springfield and the political stalemate finally ends.
Contact information to each state legislator from the D300 area.
Map of their respective legislative districts within D300 boundaries.
Click here for a helpful news article on the state's "bankruptcy."
PUBLIC INPUT
Emails to the Board regarding the proposed budget cuts will be posted here periodically until the Board vote on transportation cuts April 26, The posts will include all those emails to which the District has recently responded. Emails pending response would be posted in the next batch.
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.
For information on providing your input to the Board, please see the Feb. 23 news release. Board meetings are 7:30 p.m. March 8, April 12 and April 26 in the Carpentersville Middle School Auditorium, 100 Cleveland Avenue in Carpentersville.
BOARD DISCUSSION ON BUDGET REDUCTIONS
The following transcripts include relevant Board-staff discussion and public comments on the proposed budget cuts:
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.