River Forest SD 90 board hears first draft of tentative 2025–26 budget

At its July 15, 2025 special meeting, the Board of Education for School District #90 in River Forest received a presentation of the first draft of the tentative budget for fiscal year 2025–26.

According to the meeting record, “Mr. Cozzi gave a presentation of the first draft of the proposed tentative budget for 2025-2026 highlighting the upcoming dates on the budget calendar, the revenue estimations and the expected expenditures.” Anthony Cozzi, the district’s Chief Operations Officer, reviewed revenue estimations and expected expenditures and compared the draft totals with the district’s long‑range financial plan from the previous November. The presentation included key upcoming dates on the budget calendar, though the record does not list specific dollar amounts or line‑item figures at this meeting.

Board members did not vote on or adopt the tentative budget at the special meeting. The presentation was informational; next steps implied by the calendar discussion include further review and opportunities for the board to consider revisions before any formal adoption vote at a later date. The record does not indicate formal public comment on the budget during this meeting.

The tentative budget presentation will feed into the district’s budget process and any subsequent hearings or board votes required under district policy and state statute. The meeting minutes state the draft was compared to the long‑range financial plan from the prior November, but specific revenue sources, totals and proposed program changes were not specified in the record for this session.