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District 200 committee reviews 2025 tentative levy, EBF gap analysis shows understaffed tutoring and elevated supervisory aids
Summary
Oak Park‑River Forest SD 200’s Community Finance Committee examined the district’s tentative 2025 tax levy and a detailed Evidence‑Based Funding (EBF) gap analysis, highlighting underinvestment in in‑school tutors and apparent over‑allocation to supervisory staff.
Oak Park‑River Forest School District 200’s Community Finance Committee spent a large portion of its meeting on the 2025 tentative tax levy and a line‑by‑line Evidence‑Based Funding (EBF) gap analysis intended to identify where staffing and spending differ from the state model.
Staff explained the board approved a tentative levy at its prior meeting using "scenario 4," which captures roughly one‑third of available recapture (about $700,000) and yields an estimated levy increase of approximately 4.4 percent; adoption and a public hearing are scheduled for the December 4 board meeting. "That tentative levy was based off of scenario 4 ... the estimated levy…
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