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ETHS board approves personnel resolutions after finance presentation warns of structural deficit
Summary
After a finance update showing revenues lagging rising costs and delayed county disbursements, the Evanston Township High School District 202 board approved multiple personnel resolutions that administration says aim to shore up fund balance while limiting direct impacts on classroom services.
Evanston Township High School District 202 officials told the school board on Jan. 12 that revenue growth has not kept pace with rising operating costs and that recent delayed disbursements from Cook County have compounded cash-flow pressures. The board approved a package of personnel resolutions intended to reduce structural expenditures and protect the district’s fund balance.
At the meeting CFO Kendra Williams and Associate Superintendent Dr. Bramley framed the district’s problem around constrained property-tax growth (capped at the lesser of 5% or CPI) and a decline in other revenue streams. Williams told the board that the district has lost ‘‘$3,700,000 over the course of 3 years’’ in CPPRT revenue and that investment income fell by ‘‘about $600,000’’ after using fund balance to meet obligations during recent distribution delays. Williams emphasized that more than 80% of district revenue comes from property taxes, which limits flexibility.
Dr. Bramley…
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