Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
The Elmhurst SD 205 Board recognized multiple student state champions and coaches (cross country, tennis, swimming, football), and heard spotlight presentations from Madison Early Childhood Center and Jackson Elementary on early-childhood learning environments and ELA instruction.
Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board of Education adopted a 2025 tax levy resolution and approved several routine items including a student-residency finding and PTA fundraising priorities; the levy presentation stressed property taxes supply the majority of district revenue.
Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
The board approved a $15 million life‑safety bond (Series 2025A) and an $8.5 million working‑cash bond (Series 2025B) to fund ISBE‑approved life‑safety projects and capital needs; interest rates were reported near 3.22% and 3.1% respectively; the votes were 5–1 (1 absent) on each bond.
Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
District finance staff presented an estimated levy increase driven by a 2.9% PTELL CPI cap and roughly $30 million in new property growth, producing a preliminary levy range of about $146.5M to $147.7M and a capped tax rate near 3.7343; the board set a public hearing for Dec. 16, 2025.
Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
Board approved 2026–27 course proposals (one new course, one course length change, two renamings), two‑year school calendars (2026–27 and 2027–28), found several students nonresidents (motions for students C, D, E) with one residency item tabled, and approved a $1,423,119.50 transfer to the debt service fund.
Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
Following closed-session review, the board found three students (C, D and E) not to be residents for the indicated school years and tabled action on student F; the nonresident findings were approved 6–0 (1 absent).
Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
The board approved a new course (Recreational Games for Life), a course shift to semester (Manufacturing to Honors), two renames, and two-year district calendars for 2026–27 and 2027–28; both motions passed unanimously among those present (6–0, 1 absent).
Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
District 205 officials presented an estimated 2025 tax levy that would raise the levy from last year's $141.29 million to as much as $147.7 million, citing a 2.9% CPI and preliminary new-property growth of about $30 million; the board set a levy hearing for Dec. 16, 2025.
Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
The board approved two bond resolutions: up to $15 million in life safety bonds (Series 2025A) at about 3.22% and up to $8.5 million in working cash bonds (Series 2025B) at about 3.10%; votes passed 5–1–1 on each resolution.
Illinois / School Boards / Elmhurst SD 205
On Nov. 5 the Elmhurst School District 205 Board of Education approved a resolution finding that Student A and Student B were not residents of the district at the start of the 2025-26 school year. The resolution passed unanimously, 7-0, after a brief roll-call correction to ensure one trustees vote was recorded.