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0000009895 00000 n They found that, after controlling for other factors, district consolidation led to lower high school dropout rates, higher college attendance and a 2 percent increase in earnings as district sizes increased by 1,000 students.

100 0 obj 580 N. 1st Bank Drive Palatine, IL 60067-8110. The goal of school district consolidation is to rein in the duplicative costs of school district administrations not facilitate school consolidations or equalize salary contracts. Critical to the findings, however, is the need to control capital projects and post-consolidation incentives, as they can serve to greatly diminish the benefits of district consolidation. Today, Illinois has 859 school districts.

(Ellendale-Geneva, New Richland), Danube-Renville-Sacred retirements will outpace classroom spending by 2025. By consolidating just their superintendents, the three districts could save state taxpayers $9 million over the next several decades. This inefficient distribution of students and resulting excess bureaucracy costs taxpayers a great deal of money. A vast majority of funding for the districts (90 percent or more) is provided by local property taxes. 0000000016 00000 n Additionally, the implementation of uniforms ensures that schools provide a solution for some social disparities, provides an equal opportunity within the educational setting and maintains the focus of academic achievement. Arkansas found a way to introduce administrative efficiencies without endangering the quality of the educational experience that can be realized in an intimate setting surrounded by a supportive community.. increase efficiency, and yet preserve the local school district. responded by giving specific districts the authority for a paired arrangement to provide In Arizona, unified school districts elect 5 school board members. Flossmoor School District 161s district office, for example, employs 27 different people, from directors of curriculum and technology, to a health secretary and several bookkeepers. ", This page was last edited on 24 July 2021, at 20:01. The numbers speak for themselves: More than 60 percent of local property taxes in Illinois go toward school funding. The cost of administrative staffs at school districts adds up quickly. Thats over $1,000 per student. Instead of three technology directors, there would be only one, for example. 0000001751 00000 n Click here for documentation and resources, 2022 Governor's Summer Reading Challenge City leaders, administrators, classmates, and thousands of family members and friends came to celebrate the momentous day. Click here for a flyer outlining the position and information Some other states use the term "unified school district" to refer to different characteristics. A majority of funding for the districts (70 percent or more) is provided by local property taxes. By the end of the 1970s, some school districts, faced with declining enrollments and Cultural responsiveness is for every student, every day. meet the state's standards for an operating school district. Not only do local taxpayers fund the principals, administrators, teachers and buildings at the school level, but they also pay for an additional and often duplicative layer of administration at the school district level. endobj In summary, most research points to opportunities for Illinois to gain efficiencies from district consolidation, though it cautions against the creation of mega-districts. 0000004843 00000 n

SUMMER BREAKFAST | VERANO PROGRAMA DE DESAYUNO. Ahead of their upcoming retirements, Superintendent Nancy Sarra and Assistant Superintendent Michael Foran, along with their families, have each set up scholarships with the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to benefit CSDNB students for years to come. 104 0 obj If the areas elementary districts were combined with the high school district, Homewood-Flossmoor could reduce the number of superintendents down to one and save local taxpayers half a million dollars a year, just from the reduction in superintendent compensation alone. Moreover, Illinois is extremely inefficient in its student-to-district ratio. Many districts retain at least one assistant superintendent as well. consolidation of fully operating school districts. qJ In partnership with family and community, the Consolidated School District of New Britain works to provide the best personalized and comprehensive whole-child education at every level so students will be prepared for, and positively contribute to, a profoundly different future. Thats over $750 per student.

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Large districts have also benefited taxpayers, as Florida spends approximately $3,000 less per pupil than Illinois and has much smaller unfunded pension liabilities. Central Schools, N.R.H.E.G. Others also worry about the economics of merging with a nearby district. For example, in the past the state has provided transition funds to merging districts to equalize the terms in teacher contracts, subsidize operations, and fund new facilities. Pembroke Park, FL33023

The number of districts in the U.S. fell dramatically, to fewer than 20,000 from over 120,000. Georgia, North Carolina, California and Virginia all serve more than twice the 2,400 students per district Illinois does. The New Britain Board of Education determined that reasonable regulation of school attire can further important educational interests by reducing distraction, minimizing disruption, enhancing school community and pride in the school. You can make a virtual assistant do almost anything. Conversely, California school districts average 6,067 students.

Illinois has the most units of local government of any state in the country.

The 2022 Commissioners Summer Math Challenge will stress the importance of maintaining math skills during the summer while schools compete based on student population and grade level. Without sufficient district competition and choice for consumers of education, student outcomes are diminished. A majority of administrative staff in each district could be eliminated if the seven districts consolidated. Consolidation would cut down on the three districts 68 office administrators, saving local taxpayers over $5 million a year in salary costs, or over $750 per student. Virtual Assistant is a person who provides support services. From 2003 to 2004, Arkansas consolidated almost 20 percent of its smaller, rural districts in an attempt to create efficiencies and reduce the number of districts with fewer than 350 students. 0000012614 00000 n An additional layer of administration for these districts is inefficient. If Illinois school districts served the same number of students as school districts in California, the most populous state in the country, serve, Illinois would have just 342 school districts.

Of Illinois 859 school districts, more than one-third serve fewer than 600 students. With two K-8 school districts feeding into a single high school district, area taxpayers are required to pay for three different superintendents. New Trier Township High School District 203 is coterminous (meaning it shares boundaries) with its six elementary districts, which include, for example, Kenilworth School District 38, whose only school serves just 488 students, Sunset Ridge School District 29, whose two schools serve 441 students, and Avoca School District 37, which has just two schools and 662 students. 4141 S Tamiami Trl Ste 23 Many of the states local governments could be consolidated which would help to reduce their negative effects. 0000006170 00000 n That information includes: Please note, Minnesota House Research Department staff are best contacted by email (which can be found in the, School District Consolidations by Current District Number, School District Consolidations by Current District Name, Senate Counsel, Research & Fiscal Analysis, Joint Departments, Offices, and Commissions, Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC), Legislative-Citizen Commission on MN Resources (LCCMR), Legislative Commission on Pensions & Retirement (LCPR), Schedules, Calendars, and Legislative Business, Multimedia Audio, Video, Broadcast TV, News, & Photos, Legislative Research, Reports & Information, Property Tax 101: Property Tax Variation by Property Type, Bird Other special districts have different taxing and/or governance structures. Want to receive communication from your childs teacher? At the current rate of spending growth, state spending on educator retirements will outpace classroom spending by 2025. endobj <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[335.88 226.194 487.284 238.206]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> The Community Health Center provides medical care, behavioral health, and oral health in our schools through the School-Based Health Center. A majority of those savings would be realized by a reduction in district staff. endobj By contrast, the remaining districts average nearly 4,700 students (or 3,690 students if Chicago School District 299 is excluded from the calculation). School district consolidation should focus on reining in the duplicative costs of district administrations only not on equalizing salary contracts or funding new facilities. Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 shares boundaries with its two elementary districts: Flossmoor School District 161, which has five schools and serves 2,210 students, and Homewood School District 153, which has four schools and serves 1,762 students. That would save local taxpayers millions of dollars a year, just from the reduction in superintendent compensation alone. We help you find placements like paraprofessionals, substitute teachers and more! 4925 SW 74th Ct secondary school were given until 1971 to merge with a district that provided K-12 education. <<95585DC9B2ABB2110A00307B0C4CFF7F>]/Prev 195832>> 0000003779 00000 n Consolidated school districts are those formed from two or more districts.

<> Given the challenges facing consolidation efforts, district consolidation will only happen when the state partners with local districts to discuss concerns and create a cooperative solution. This move suggests, in tandem with the research discussed above, that there is a sweet spot for the size and number of districts. After the unification law and establishment of unified school districts, their number dropped to under 400.[1]. However, the commission should also be relatively narrow in its scope of recommendations. 106 0 obj > Arabic: Read the full policy, as revised on July 11, 2022, CSDNB Celebrates Class of 2022 Graduation In all, the base salaries of all seven district staffs cost New Trier-area taxpayers over $12 million a year. Evidence points to decreasing educational outcomes, in particular for lower-income students. These occur when states provide transition funds to merging districts in the form of teacher salary equalizations, operating subsidies and new facility funding. Hoxby did not research consolidation per se, but the relationship between the number of school districts in metropolitan areas and its effect on school performance. While the financial benefits of school district consolidation are clear, consolidation efforts run into opposition from local taxpayers for a variety of reasons. Administrative salaries in school districts end up consuming a significant portion of public funding. Generations of Excellence - A History of District 15, Emergency School Closings | Inclement Weather. Illinois followed similar trends. Christopher Berry and Martin West, researchers from the University of Chicago and Harvard, respectively, set out to analyze the national, long-term data (1930 through 1970) of school and district consolidations in terms of student outcomes. The Berry and West results analyzed the first wave of consolidations in the U.S. Further research by William Duncombe and John Yinger on New Yorks rural district consolidation from 1987 to 1995 also finds benefits to consolidation, though they focus on identifying economies of size in operating and capital spending. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[374.04 617.094 549.0 629.106]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>>