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Meeting Highlights - December 14, 2015
District approves property tax levy
On December 14, the Glenbrook High School District 225 Board of Education approved a property tax levy amount of $101,564,123 for the 2015 tax year. A combination of 0.8 percent based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for inflation and 2.2 percent to capture new property growth, reflects a total increase tax levy of 3.0 percent over last year. The estimated new growth factor of 2.2 percent helps to ensure that the tax representing the value of all property in the district is properly collected. Taxpayers benefit from a district's ability to capture new growth, as the value of new properties is added to the overall tax base.
"The tax levy allows us to meet the district's fixed annual expenses, as well as rising costs due to inflation and growing student enrollment," said Assistant Superintendent for Business Hillarie Siena. "Under the law, school districts have only one chance to capture revenue from new properties. If they fail to ask for that tax revenue at the time those properties first come on to the tax rolls, the districts will never be able to recover the added value later." Siena continued, "It is important that taxpayers not equate the district's levy with a percentage increase in their individual property taxes. The tax levy is merely a request for the supporting the district overall. Many other factors, including the specific assessed valuation of an individual's property and allowable exemptions determine how much a property owner actually pays."
The tax levy request and answers to frequently asked questions are available on the District website at www.glenbrook225.org. "The action taken by the Board is consistent with sound fiscal management practices that have helped maintain high quality educational services for students as well as fiscal responsibility for taxpayers," said Board President Skip Shein. District seeks applicants for Board of Education vacancy District 225 is seeking applicants for its anticipated Board of Education vacancy, resulting from the recent announcement of a pending resignation by Cindy Wilkas. The newly-appointed Board member would serve the remainder of the four-year term, ending in April 2017.
Candidates must meet the following state qualifications in order to be eligible: be a U.S. Citizen; resident of school district for at least one year; 18 years of age; registered voter; neither a school trustee or treasurer; and not a registered child sex offender (11-9.3 of the criminal code). School board members are also not allowed to hold an incompatible office.
Interested candidates should fill out the application, available online and submit it by email to boardofeducation@glenbrook225.org, or by mail or in-person to:
The Office of the Superintendent
Glenbrook High Schools District 225
3801 West Lake Ave
Glenview, IL 60026
The deadline for applications is Monday, January 4, 2016 at 5 p.m. The Board expects to appoint a new member in early 2016.
Administration presents "snapshot" of achievements and demographics
School officials often refer to this annual report of the district as a "dashboard." This report provides a quick visual reference of a vast array of topics such as student achievement, and teacher and student demographics.
View:
Student achievement
Student demographics
Teacher demographics
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Consent agenda:
Regular actions such as appointments, resignations, FOIA, vendor bills, minutes, gifts, etc. are approved during the consent agenda. To view supporting documentation (when available) and the official meeting minutes, please visit the Board of Education section of our website. Please note, official minutes are available after Board approval the following meeting.
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