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Central SD 51 administration recommends board consider waiver to exceed administrative-cost limit amid insurance-driven budget pressure
Summary
Administration recommended the board consider adopting a waiver under Illinois School Code Section 17-1.5 to exceed the 5% administrative-cost limitation because of an 18% increase in insurance premiums; approval requires a public hearing and a two-thirds board vote.
The board reviewed Illinois School Code Section 17-1.5 and the district's eligibility to adopt a waiver to exceed the statutory 5% limit on budgeted administrative expenditures at its Dec. 8 meeting.
Administration told the board that "the primary reason the district's budgeted administrative expenditures exceed the statutory 5% cap is the 18% increase in insurance premiums for the current year," a cost described as external and not discretionary. The materials note that districts with administrative expenditures per pupil in the 25th percentile or below may adopt the waiver after holding a public hearing. Adoption of the waiver requires a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Board of Education; ISBE must be notified within 45 days of approval, and districts must still submit the annual administrative cost report by Nov. 15.
The administration recommended the Board approve the waiver following a required public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. The transcript records the recommendation and procedural requirements but does not show a final vote on the waiver within the provided segments.
