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Board holds public hearing on ASA publication waiver and driver's ed fee calculation
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Summary
Administrators asked the board to renew a long'standing waiver to post the annual statement of affairs online rather than pay newspaper publication costs, and presented a driver's education fee waiver option after showing the program ran a net cost of $121,674 in FY25.
District administrators presented the annual statement of affairs (ASA) waiver request and a separate driver's education fee calculation waiver during the required public hearing.
A school administrator explained the waiver process and legal timeline for ISBE and the General Assembly, saying the district has held the publication waiver for about 10 years and that the cost of printing the ASA in a local newspaper was $905 in 2008 and is estimated to rise to about $1,300 per year in the near term. The staff described the district practice of posting the ASA on the district website and confirmed the online posting is publicly available rather than behind a login.
On driver's education, staff presented FY25 program finances: "The expenditures for fiscal year 25 was $304,996. Revenues were $183,321. So the net cost for driver's ed program is a $121,674," an administrator said. Staff noted recent vehicle purchases (two new driver vehicles per year totaling $100,500 in recent purchases) and argued local program fees remain below private provider costs and that a waiver to include salary and benefit costs in the $250 fee calculation is appropriate under ISBE rules.
The board solicited public comment; none was offered. The hearing was closed and the regular meeting reconvened to consider waivers and other agenda items.
Any formal vote on the waivers will be recorded in the board's subsequent action on the agenda.
