District 128 presents annual employee‑compensation and site‑based expenditure reports to committee; no vote required

Libertyville — District 128 staff presented two routine, annual reports Sept. 8: the employee compensation disclosure required by state reporting and the site‑based expenditure report showing per‑school spending. Both reports are standard outputs from district reporting systems and require presentation to the board; neither required board approval at the committee meeting.
Employee compensation: staff said the district will present the salaries and benefits data (teacher and administrative compensation) at the September board meeting and post the required report on the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) site by Oct. 1, as state law requires. The committee was informed this is an annual compliance presentation rather than an action item.
Site‑based expenditures: staff summarized the site‑based report showing per‑student spending at each building. The committee heard that Vernon Hills High School shows higher dollars per student than Libertyville High School for several recurring reasons: similar administrative staffing for a smaller enrollment, a higher share of students using district transportation and a larger English‑learner population requiring additional services. Staff said the district will include contextual narrative in the public materials and can expand that explanation if trustees request additional granularity.
What the committee asked for: trustees asked staff to make sure the public narrative explains the drivers behind per‑student differences so readers do not misinterpret higher per‑student numbers as reduced instructional spending at any single school. Staff said they can add context to the public narrative the district posts with the ISBE outputs.
No action requested: both reports were presented to satisfy state reporting and transparency requirements; no formal votes were needed at the committee meeting.