Former state school employee Patricia Evans, who retired in June 2017, saved $136,701 toward a pension over 22 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Audrey Fenbert, who retired in June 2017, saved $183,456 toward a pension over 33 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Grade school districts in Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Naperville ranked among Illinois' top 100 for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Grade school districts in Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Naperville ranked highest in DuPage County for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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.
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 are among those earning the highest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.
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 Helen Roberts, who retired in May 2018, saved $107,481 toward a pension over 21 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Diane McCandless, who retired in May 2018, saved $99,457 toward a pension over 20 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
The next Board of Education public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
Members of the Gower Educators Association, Gower Administration, and Gower Board of Education are pleased to report that a three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement has been approved by all parties and will be in effect from the start of the 2018-19 school year through the 2020-2021 school year.
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.
Administrators in Gower School District 62 earn an average of $133,659 per year, ranking 59th out of 858 districts in the state.
Spending per pupil at Gower School District 62 is up 13 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.