Board reviews administrator salary schedule documents ahead of auditing; trustees ask budget questions

School City of Chicago trustees reviewed an administrative salary schedule prepared by district leaders and discussed its purpose and timing at the Sept. 4 work session.
The district presented a revised administrator salary schedule dated March 20, 2025, which staff said is needed to satisfy state auditing requirements. Chief business office staff told trustees the schedule documents how administrators were paid during the 2024–25 year rather than authorizing new salaries going forward.
Trustees asked for clarity about who collaborated on the schedule and requested an appendix that defines which positions fall into each salary category. Trustee Chelsea Gomez and others emphasized that board input traditionally accompanies changes to salary schedules. The district’s legal adviser and staff said the current request is primarily a compliance action to document pay practices already in place for auditors; any future salary changes would come back to the board for approval.
Several trustees noted the broader budget context. One trustee suggested revisiting the schedule as part of upcoming budget deliberations because state and federal funding cuts were possible. Staff said audits for the district typically begin in October with fieldwork in January and that the district is already preparing 2026 files.
No formal board action was recorded during the discussion; staff said additional salary schedules (for nurses, security, deans and hourly ranges) will be prepared and presented by October to meet audit and regulatory needs.