Former state school employee Kathleen Pierce, who retired in July 2016, saved $336,555 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Mark Scheldrup, who retired in December 2016, saved $223,244 toward a pension over 32 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
DuPage County schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.
Lisle Community Unit School District 202, Glenbard Township High School District 87 and Fenton Community High School District 100 were among the 640 Illinois school districts that achieved "financial recognition" by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.
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
Administrators in Fenton Community High School District 100 earn an average of $132,359 per year, ranking 64th out of 858 districts in the state.
Public school administrators in Winfield School District 34 are among those earning the highest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.
Spending per pupil at Fenton Community High School District 100 is up 10 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
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.
Former state school employee Lisa Raufeisen, who retired in May 2018, saved $253,734 toward a pension over 31 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Timothy Ineich, who retired in May 2018, saved $276,384 toward a pension over 32 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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.
Former state school employee Carrie Pomahac, who retired in June 2018, saved $249,200 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.