A former school board member charges that a recent bond sale approved by the Downers Grove Grade School District 58 board to pay for an addition to Lester Elementary School was possibly unneeded and unnecessarily costly, and contains an unaccountable spending allotment.
Lisle Community Unit School District 202, Salt Creek School District 48 and Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.
School districts in Wheaton, Naperville and West Chicago were among those in Illinois that paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teacher
Out of school districts in DuPage County, Community Unit SD 200 paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois
Public school administrators in Winfield School District 34, Lake Park Community High School District 108 and Butler School District 53 earn the highest average salary in DuPage County, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.
Administrators in Downers Grove Grade School District 58 earn an average of $119,333 per year, ranking 135th out of 858 districts in the state.
West Chicago Community High School District 94, Salt Creek School District 48 and Butler School District 53 reported the smallest student-to-administrator ratios in DuPage County, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.
Spending per pupil at Downers Grove Grade School District 58 is up 7 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
Former state school employee William Kilgore, who retired in June 2018, saved $189,150 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Jean Schue, who retired in June 2018, saved $141,239 toward a pension over 37 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Jacqueline Dudek, who retired in June 2018, saved $7,201 toward a pension over 6 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Lori Baum, who retired in June 2018, saved $166,147 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Kris Krumwiede, who retired in June 2018, saved $49,488 toward a pension over 12 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Beverly West, who retired in June 2018, saved $118,506 toward a pension over 21 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Desmond Jones, who retired in June 2018, saved $162,086 toward a pension over 24 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.