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D300
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2012-2013
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Community Unit School District 300
300 CLEVELAND AVENUE, CARPENTERSVILLE IL 60110
Phone (Main) . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847.551.8300 Fax (Main) . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847.551.8413
Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.d300.org Email. . . . . . . . . . . firstname.lastname@d300.org
Associate Superintendent.. . . . . . . . . . .ext. 8420 Operations and Facilities . . . . . . . 847.532.6700
Communication Services. . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 8470 Special Ed. / Education Services . . . . . ext. 8430
Finance / Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ext. 8450 Superintendent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 8410
Food Services (ARAMARK). . . . . . .847.551.8485 Teaching and Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ext. 8403
Grant Programs / Language Services .ext. 8480 Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ext. 8440
Human Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ext. 8490
Transportation (Main). . . . . . . . . . . 847.658.3262
Infinite Campus - Parent Portal. . . . . . . ext. 8445 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ext. 8470
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See back cover for the Table of Contents
Photo Credits
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Elizabeth Jahnke, Neubert Elementary: front and back covers
Char Hentschel, Hampshire Elementary: Page 2
Guadalupe Mandujano, Golfview Elementary: Page 2
Madalyn & Jack Muhvic, Algonquin Lakes Elementary: Page 6
Parul Patel, Dundee-Crown High School: Page 7
Juan Suarez, Dundee-Crown High School: Page 8
Sheila Fitzpatrick, Jacobs High School Nurse: Page 8
Katie Armstrong, Westfield Community School: Page 9
Conor Reilly, Gilberts Elementary: Page 9
Thomas Halverson, Dundee-Crown High School: Page 10
Lyric Dodson, Jacobs High School: Page 11
Michael Gibas, Hampshire High School: Page 11
Hari Manikandan, Jacobs High School: Page 11
Pete, Kerri and Kelsi McQuillen, Sleepy Hollow Elementary: Page 12
Jennifer Miranda, Algonquin Middle: Page 13
Michael Weatherspoon, Durham School Services: Page 14
Hannah Paszkiewicz, Wright Elementary: Page 14
Ken Windisch, Jacobs High School: Page 14
Jason Lentz, Sleepy Hollow Elementary: Page 15os
Profile photos by Stephanie Book Photography
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Board of Education
Top row, left to right: Board Member Steve Fiorentino, Board Member Kathleen Burley,
Board Member Susie Kopacz, and Board Member Chris Stanton.
Lower row, left to right: Board Secretary David Alessio, Board Vice President Joe Stevens,
Board President Anne Miller, and Superintendent Dr. Michael Bregy.
President Anne Miller
Algonquin Township
Joined the Board: 1997
Term Expires: April 2017
Joe Stevens
Dundee Township
Joined the Board: 2006
Term Expires: April 2015
Dave Alessio
Dundee Township
Joined the Board: 2009
Term Expires: April 2017
Chris Stanton
Rutland Township
Joined the Board: 2007
Term Expires: April 2015
Susie Kopacz
Hampshire Township
Joined the Board: 2011
Term Expires: April 2015
Steve Fiorentino
Algonquin Township
Joined the Board: 2011
Term Expires: April 2015
Kathleen Burley
Algonquin Township
Joined the Board: 2013
Term Expires: April 2017
All School Board members are volunteers who receive no pay. To read the biography of each
Board member, and to learn on which Board Committees they serve, please visit the Board of
Education webpage at www.d300.org. You may email the Board by writing to board@d300.org.
The district has posted its Annual Notice of Scheduled Public Meetings for the current 201314 school year at http://bit.ly/1foNgYE. This includes meetings of the full Board and the Board
Committees. The public is always welcome! Please visit our BoardDocs webpage for the most
current listing and meeting agendas at http://www.boarddocs.com/il/d300/Board.nsf/Public.
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D300 Map
Community Unit School District 300 is one of the largest school districts in Illinois by enrollment.
The district covers 118 square miles, about 45 miles northwest of Chicago in Northern Illinois.
District 300 is based in Kane County and reaches into three other counties: McHenry, Cook, and
DeKalb. District 300 includes all or part of 15 municipalities, which are: Algonquin, Barrington
Hills, Carpentersville, Cary, East Dundee, Elgin, Fox River Grove, Gilberts, Hampshire, Hoffman
Estates, Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Pingree Grove, Sleepy Hollow, and West Dundee. For more
information, visit www.d300.org, or call 847.551.8300.
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Student Profile: 2012-2013
Source: 2012 State Report Card from the Illinois State
Board of Education, the most current data available.
White.................................................... 53.5 %
State average.......................................... 51.0 %
Black.......................................................... 5.2%
State average................................. 18.0%
Hispanic.................................... 32.5%
State average.................... 23.6%
Asian.................................... 5.6%
State average....................... 4.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
...................................................... 0.2%
State average................................. 0.1%
American Indian ......................... 0.2%
State average ............................... 0.1%
Multi-racial ................................ 3.0%
State average.......................... 2.8%
Low-income.......................................... 39.2%
State average.......................................... 49.0%
Limited English proficiency......................... 12.3%
State average.................................................... 9.4%
High school dropout rate............................. 1.9%
State average.................................................... 2.5%
Mobility rate..................................... 11.9%
State average............................... 13.1%
Attendance rate............................ 94.7%
State average......................... 94.4%
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D300 Digest: 2012-2013
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D300’s ranking among all districts in Illinois, by student enrollment
1. Chicago Public Schools = 400,931 students
2. Elgin U-46 = 40,687
3. Plainfield 202 = 28,904
4. Indian Prairie 204 = 28,758
5. Rockford 205 = 26,980
6. D300 = 20,923
70 Number of requests for records filed with the district under the
Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
69 Number of foreign languages reportedly spoken in the homes of
D300 students (i.e. Hindi, German, Vietnamese, etc.)
171 Number of K-6 students who participated in the District-wide
Dual Language Program (based at Liberty Elementary School)
367 Number of homeless students
438 Number of students enrolled in the
i-Learn Night Education Program
456 Number of students honored at School Board meetings
781 Number of Advanced Placement (AP) students
882
Number of credit courses completed by graduates
via the i-Learn Night Education Program
Number of middle and high school students
933 in the AVID program
1,350 Number of graduates
2,840
Number of special needs students with an
Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Number of middle school students in
6,521 accelerated programing
28,501 Dollars granted by the D300 Foundation
to classroom projects and programs
4.8 mil
Dollars saved since 2007 through
the district’s energy conservation
15.9 mil Scholarship dollars earned by
the Class of 2013
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Staff Profile: 2012-2013
NUMBER OF STAFF
Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Teachers (total) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elementary Teachers . . . . . . . . .
Secondary Teachers . . . . . . . . .
Special Education Teachers . . . .
Certified Support Staff . . . . . .
Nurses . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Support Staff . . . . . . . . .
Part-time and Seasonal Staff
(not substitute teachers)
102
1,253
375
505
222
151
29
755
92
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF TEACHERS
Bachelor’s degree . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree plus 15 credit hours
Master’s degree . . . . . . . . . . .
Master’s degree plus 15 credit hours . .
Master’s degree plus 30 credit hours .
Average years of teaching experience .
Teachers with a doctoral degree . . .
Staff with a doctoral degree . . . . .
Staff with National Board certification .
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN D300’S
LABOR ASSOCIATIONS (2012)
DESA (paraeducators) . . . . . . . . . .
DESPA (secretaries and custodians) . . . .
LEAD (teachers and other certified,
non-management staff ) . . . . . . .
321
235
1,253
TEACHER ETHNICITY
White:
1,149
Black:
4
Native American:
0
Hispanic:
31
Asian / Pacific Islander: 16
Two or more races:
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ISAT 2013 Test Results
Each spring, students in grades 3 through 8 in Illinois take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test
(ISAT). All of these students are tested in reading and mathematics, along with an additional science
assessment included at grades 4 and 7.
For the spring 2013 ISAT, Illinois made two major changes – one in performance scores, and the
other in content. The state raised the 2013 ISAT performance score expectations to better align with
the more rigorous and robust Common Core Standards.This essentially reset the former ISAT “cutoff ” scores to be more closely mirror the expectations of the upcoming new PARCC assessments that
are scheduled to take the place of ISAT in Illinois in 2014-2015. Essentially, a student had to score
higher on the 2013 ISAT in order to continue meeting/exceeding standards. The new performance
levels are expected to provide better information about college and career readiness.
ISAT PERFORMANCE CUT SCORES
Year
Academic Warning
Below Standards
Meets Standards
Exceeds Standards
2012
120-162
163-183
184-223
224-341
2013
120-172
173-213
214-254
255-341
In addition to the change in the 2013 performance cut scores, the state also aligned
approximately 20 percent of the 2013 ISAT questions to the Common Core Standards. Previously
the ISAT was aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards.
More changes are coming for the spring 2014 ISAT! The state plans to completely align the
2014 ISAT to the Common Core Standards.
State and D300 Comparison
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ACT 2013 Results
For the Class of 2013, the district-wide average composite score on the ACT college-entrance
exam was 20.9, which over the past five years represents a positive increase from 20.4 to 20.9.
The “composite score” includes the subtest scores in Reading, English, Math, and Science. The
ACT benchmark for college readiness is 18 in English, 21 in Reading, 22 in Math, and 24 in Science,
and the benchmark composite college readiness score is 21.
ACT Scores 2007 to 2013
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Advanced Placement (AP) Success
D300 students continued to be successful in 2012-2013 on their AP exams! The number of our
students enrolled in an AP course saw a 34 percent increase over the previous year, and the total
number of AP exams taken by students jumped 30 percent. This was the fourth year of increases
in D300. In addition, the number of students earning a “passing” score on at least one of the
highly challenging AP exams grew by an impressive 26 percent.
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Efficient Education
Considering that tax dollars fund everything we do in public education, we believe
it is important to take a close look at financial efficiency in District 300.
One point of comparison is how much we spend per student relative
to other unit (grades K-12) districts in our region and the state. Below
you will see a chart illustrating this comparison, which highlights the
fact that D300 provides a rounded, quality education for a lower
per-student cost than most other districts.
OPERATING COST PER STUDENT:
REGIONAL COMPARISON
The average cost to educate a student is calculated by
multiplying the district cost by the district’s total “average daily
attendance” for the school year. This calculation is called the
operating expense per pupil, which in D300 has historically
been lower than the state average as well as the
lower than other unit (K-12) school districts in
Kane and McHenry counties.
UNIT (K-12)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Geneva D304
OPERATING COST
PER STUDENT
$ 13,397
Woodstock D200
12,160
St Charles U303
11,922
Central U301
11,893
STATE AVERAGE
11,842
Johnsburg U12
11,794
Kaneland U302
11,563
Batavia D101
11,468
Alden Hebron U19
11,327
Aurora West U129
10,292
D300
$9,889
Elgin U46
9,661
Harvard D50
9,601
Huntley 158
8,450
Revenue Sources: 2012-2013
District 300 receives revenue from
three primary sources:
• Local revenue represents the
funding collected from local
property taxes, student fees and
interest income.
• State revenue represents funding
received from the state for
general state aid, transportation
reimbursement, special education
reimbursement, early childhood
programs, bilingual programs and
other minor state funding revenue.
• Federal revenue represents
funding from the federal
government to provide extra
support for our low-income and
special education students.
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Federal,
$13,535,097
State,
$29,352,779
Local,
$153,965,033
Tax Rate
Historically, District 300 has had one of the lower school district tax rates in the Kane and McHenry
County. With the recent decline of property values and the laws related property taxes in the State
of Illinois, the district tax rate has been increasing. The Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL)
protects the homeowners in a rising property value environment, and it protects the school district
in a declining environment.
The D300 tax rate is still lower than most districts in our region. We continue to spend less per
student than most of of these districts, and we spend $1,000 less per student than the state average.
TAX RATE REGIONAL COMPARISON
$8.00
$7.00
$6.00
$5.00
$4.00
$3.00
$2.00
$1.00
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Source: McHenry and Kane County Clerks’ websites
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Operating Funds
The operating funds are those funds that are used to track the financial reporting for
the operational costs of the district. They include the education, operations and maintenance,
transportation and Illinois municipal retirement (IMRF)/social security funds. The operating fund
balance represents the district’s cash on hand as of June 30. The fund balance includes the early real
estate tax payments that are received in May and June that are for the following school year. Due to
the successful passage of the educational fund referendum in 2005, the district has had a positive
fund balance since the 2006-2007. Historically, the district has had to borrow money to cover its
spring payrolls until it receives it early tax payments.
Amounts in parentheses indicate deficits. The following are D300’s operating funds:
EDUCATION
OPERATIONS &
MAINTENANCE
BUSING
ILL. MUNICIPAL
RETIREMENT FUND
& SOCIAL SECURITY
TOTAL
2002-03
$ (24,395,000)
$ (3,130,134)
$ (929,896)
2003-04
(22,801,848)
(7,085,590)
(1,038,723)
(722,478)
(31,648,639)
2004-05
(22,354,320)
(6,725,633)
(864,060)
3,666
(29,940,347)
2005-06
(12,635,792)
(1,210,144)
(1,656,778)
742,200
(14,760,514)
2006-07
238,465
798,266
(2,013,668)
1,119,676
142,739
2007-08
6,348,609
199,448
(8,835)
894,479
7,433,701
2008-09
10,318,385
295,601
1,386,667
270,634
12,271,287
2009-10
12,135,368
1,198,273
2,631,418
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15,965,059
2010-11
9,131,446
2,619,782
4,635,046
61,011
16,447,285
2011-12
7,831,391
4,307,431
6,538,682
1,268,890
$19,946,394
Source: Comprehensive Audited Financial Reports
$ 635,651 $ (27,819,398)
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Financial Honors
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For the fourth consecutive year, District 300
received several prestigious awards in 20122013 that recognize the highly professional
financial planning and public reporting of the
district’s finances. D300 leaders will continue
to be challenged to meet budgetary goals but
they remain committed to fiscal responsibility.
Meritorious Budget Award
from ASBO International: the Association of
School Business Officials
This award promotes and recognizes
excellence in D300’s school budget
presentation. D300 is one of the few school
districts in Illinois to earn this achievement.
Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting
from ASBO
D300’s high-quality financial reporting benefits
the community and has shown to be positive
factor for credit rating agencies.
Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting
from the GFOA: Government Finance Officers
Association
D300 was one of the top schools districts in the
state of Illinois to receive this award.
Financial Recognition
from Illinois State Board of Education
This award is the highest possible rating for a
school district’s fiscal profile that is awarded by
the State of Illinois. Less than half of all Illinois
school districts earn this distinction.
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D300 Profile:
Table of Contents
Page 2 ... Contact Information,
and Photo Credits
Page 3 ... Board of Education
Page 6 ... Student Profile
Page 7 ... D300 Digest
Page 8 ... Staff Profile
Page 9 ... ISAT Results
Page 10 ... ACT Results
ECRWSS
POSTAL PATRON
Pages 4-5 ... D300 Map
Page 11 ... AP (Advanced
Placement) Success
Page13 ... Revenue Sources,
and Tax Rate
Page 14 ... Operating Funds
Page 15 ... Financial Honors
The Leader: Volume 9, Issue 2 of 3
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 300
300 CLEVELAND AVENUE
CARPENTERSVILLE IL 60110
Page 12 ... Efficient Education