Tag: school finance

Unanimous consent for District 233 levy

The District 233 school board unanimously approved the 2019 levy at the Dec. 17 board meeting.   The district is requesting the Cook County Clerk’s Office to raise $39.8 million in property taxes for Homewood-Flossmoor High School.   Members Annette Bannon and Beth Larocca have voted against levies in the[Read More…]

District 153 closes 2018 budget with a surplus

Homewood School District 153 will have a balanced budget with a surplus when the current budget year ends Sept. 30.  School Business Manager John Gibson said at the Sept. 24 board of education meeting this is the first year since 2011 the district’s numbers have looked so good.   The final[Read More…]

District 153 amends budget to reflect additional state funds

Homewood District 153 is closing its books with an additional $187,000 added to the Education Fund. The school board amended its 2018 budget at its June 18 meeting to reflect the additional money from the State of Illinois as part of the Illinois Legislature’s evidence-based funding formula approved in 2017.[Read More…]

Homewood schools will begin work on new strategic plan

The District 153 Board of Education has agreed with a proposal from Superintendent Dale Mitchell to embark on a new strategic plan for the district.  The last plan was developed in 2012.  “I think it’s a good time to do it,” Mitchell said when making the presentation to hire R.J.M.[Read More…]

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