Noel Manley is convinced Hinsdale Township High School District 86 board members are falling short in fulfilling what he thinks should be their mission in the growing battle over school funding
At a special Saturday meeting, the Hinsdale District 86 Board of Education added the cost of two new swimming pools to its funding request that will be voted on in an April 2 referendum. The leader of a local taxpayers’ group said this addition would only increase the likelihood that voters will reject it.
A spokesperson for the Hinsdale 86 school board cited a district policy covering gifts as its reason for not considering an offer to fund the football programs at its two high schools, Central and South, and come to a compromise on a tax-increase referendum.
A local group is calling out the Hinsdale Township High School District 86 School Board after it threatened to cut popular student activities in the wake of voters’ Nov. 6 rejection of a bond issue.
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has signed off on a plan that drastically slashes administrative and support staff at the school as part of a larger plan to save money for infrastructure repairs deemed to be more critical.
The average teacher at Hinsdale SD 86 received $153,978 in total compensation during the 2015-2016 school year for working nine months, according to an analysis of Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) and Teachers Retirement System (TRS) records by the Dupage Policy Journal.
Former state school employee Pamela Bylsma, who retired in November 2018, saved $255,804 toward a pension over 34 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
The subsidy Hinsdale Township High School District 86 received through state taxes increased 21.4 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Community High School District 99, Dupage High School District 88 and Lake Park Community High School District 108 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to drug offenses during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Hinsdale Township High School District 86 on its financial "review" list.
Woodridge School District 68, Wood Dale School District 7 and Glenbard Township High School District 87 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to a dangerous weapon during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
The revenue Hinsdale Township High School District 86 received through local taxes increased 2.6 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 reported 87 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 increased per-student spending 15.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
A $166 million referendum approved in early August by Hinsdale High School District 86 has a slim chance with the voters in November without school attendance boundaries for Central and South high schools in place, says Zach Mottl, a Burr Ridge trustee and co-chair of a citizens group fighting for parity between the schools.