The CUSD 200 Board of Education on Dec. 10 adopted the 2025 tax levy resolution and authorized filing the forms with the DuPage County Clerk.

Business office staff reviewed levy drivers: the consumer price index (CPI), equalized assessed value (EAV), and estimated new construction. The presentation noted an anticipated 8.5% EAV increase in the district's three assessment areas, which will reduce the extended tax rate even as levy extensions account for CPI and new-construction dollars. Staff presented the required levy worksheets and peer comparisons and said the final levy will be finalized after the district's bond sale and once county calculations are complete.

Administration estimated the levy will result in roughly a 2.5% total increase on the taxable side year over year, reflecting CPI plus new construction; they also noted that, on the debt service side, recent refinancing and retirements of prior referendum debt mean new debt may be less than prior debt loads in certain lines. Board members asked clarifying questions about debt service and timing; staff said the new debt estimate is tied to the first issuance and the anticipated second issuance and will be finalized after the bond sale.

The motion to adopt the resolution and file levy certificates was moved by Miss Cullovitz, seconded by Miss Blatner, and approved on a roll call vote.