Community Unit School District 200 has announced it is seeking proposals from executive search firms to assist in a national search for a new superintendent. The Board of Education is starting the process to find a qualified candidate who would begin work on July 1, 2027.
The district stated, “The Board of Education is beginning its search for a qualified candidate for superintendent for schools to start work July 1, 2027. To assist in the search for the most qualified candidate, the Board is seeking to retain the services of an executive search firm with experience in the recruitment of superintendents.”
Community Unit School District 200 serves several schools in DuPage County, including Bower Elementary School, Carl Sandburg Elementary School, Clifford Johnson School, Edison Middle School, Emerson Elementary School, Franklin Middle School, Hawthorne Elementary School, Hubble Middle School, Jefferson Early Childhood Center, Lincoln Elementary School, Longfellow Elementary School, Lowell Elementary School, Madison Elementary School, Monroe Middle School, Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, Wheaton North High School, Wheaton Warrenville South High School, Whittier Elementary School and Wiesbrook Elementary School. More information about these schools can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Community Unit School District 200 employs 853 teachers with an average salary of $77,797 before pension contributions. The teaching staff is composed of approximately 75.8 percent women and 24.2 percent men. ISBE also reports that no teachers in the district have more than ten absences in a school year; further details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
Demographically, ISBE reports that students in Community Unit School District 200 are about 63.1 percent White, 6.5 percent Black, 17.2 percent Hispanic and 8.3 percent Asian (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
In terms of finances and spending per student within the district during the year 2020 totaled $23,295 per student or $286 million overall (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
