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How CAC Members Can Influence Springfield Larry Bury, CAC Legislative Committee Kevin Sweeney, CAC Finance Committee Tony Sanders, U ‐ 46 Chief of Staff

Understanding Springfield Ever Wonder How a Bill Becomes a Law in Illinois?

Understanding Springfield General Assembly Senate 59 seats (40 Democrats, 19 Republicans) Senate President John Cullerton (D ‐ Chicago) Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R ‐ Lemont) House 118 seats (71 Democrats, 47 Republicans) Speaker Michael Madigan (D ‐ Chicago) Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R ‐ Westchester)

Springfield’s Toughest Challenge FY 2015 Budget ‐ effective July 1, 2014 FY 2015 Revenue estimate ‐ $34.5 billion FY 2014 Revenue estimate ‐ $36.1 billion Required spending increases ‐ $1.36 billion $2.9 billion less for other budget priorities Including Education Funding

Understanding U ‐ 46 Funding Expected Revenue 3.28% 0.03% Property Taxes 6.95% General State Aid 8.31% State Categorical Aid Federal Aid Local Revenue 18.41% 63.02% Other Revenue

Understanding U ‐ 46 Funding Expected Expenses 3.34% 0.13% Salaries 5.33% Employee Benefits 7.25% Other Expenditures Purchased Services 12.71% Supplies and Materials 51.25% Capital Outlay Non-capitalized Equipment 19.99%

General State Aid Entitlements Vs. Actuals Source: Illinois State Board of Education $70,000,000 $65,908,885 $63,169,358 $60,000,000 $58,658,908 $56,673,538 $50,792,200.57 $53,465,474 $53,072,135 $50,000,000 $44,487,777 $40,000,000 $39,594,121.89 GSA GSA Poverty $30,687,394 Pro ‐ rated GSA $30,000,000 Pro ‐ rated GSA Poverty $24,867,318 $27,311,781 $18,752,362 $20,000,000 $22,131,912.84 $13,470,929 $17,814,743.65 $8,815,307 $10,000,000 $5,940,289 $ ‐ 2008 ‐ 2009 2009 ‐ 2010 2010 ‐ 2011 2011 ‐ 2012 2012 ‐ 2013 2013 ‐ 2014

Percentages are great for making comparisons across school districts…. But do they tell the full story?

DISTRICT NAME CITY COUNTY HISPANIC % Cicero SD 99 Cicero Cook 93.2 J S Morton HSD 201 Cicero Cook 87.8 Aurora East USD 131 Aurora Kane 84.7 Berwyn North SD 98 Berwyn Cook 80.6 Summit SD 104 Summit Cook 80.3 Mannheim SD 83 Melrose Park Cook 79.2 Berwyn South SD 100 Berwyn Cook 78.1 Waukegan CUSD 60 Waukegan Lake 76.6 West Chicago ESD 33 West Chicago Dupage 74.8 DePue USD 103 DePue Bureau 72.9 Round Lake CUSD 116 Round Lake Lake 71.4 Central Stickney SD 110 Chicago Cook 68.5 Addison SD 4 Addison Dupage 68.2 Berkeley SD 87 Berkeley Cook 68 Rhodes SD 84 ‐ 5 River Grove Cook 66.3 Bensenville SD 2 Bensenville Dupage 64.6 Lyons SD 103 Stickney Cook 62.2 Franklin Park SD 84 Franklin Park Cook 61.3 Diamond Lake SD 76 Mundelein Lake 60.8 Harvard CUSD 50 Harvard McHenry 59.8 Leyden CHSD 212 U ‐ 46 (by percent) is Franklin Park Cook 59.5 Maywood ‐ Melrose Park ‐ Broadview 89 Melrose Park Cook 59.1 #31 on the list of Cook County SD 130 Blue Island Cook 58.4 districts with high Posen ‐ Robbins ESD 143 ‐ 5 Robbins Cook 57.8 concentrations of Chicago Heights SD 170 Chicago Heights Cook 57.2 Rockdale SD 84 Rockdale Will 57.2 Latino students. Joliet PSD 86 Joliet Will 52.7 Wheeling CCSD 21 Buffalo Grove Cook 52.6 Aurora West USD 129 Aurora Kane 51.5 Marquardt SD 15 Glendale Heights Dupage 50.4 SD U ‐ 46 Elgin Kane 50.4 Chicago Public Schools ‐ 299 Chicago Cook 45

25,000 Districts With Highest Population of Hispanic Students ‐ 2013 (Excludes Chicago Public Schools) 20,000 20,247 15,000 12,500 12,399 12,362 10,000 7,342 7,124 7,085 6,794 6,492 6,298 5,967 5,000 5,194 ‐ SD U ‐ 46 Aurora Cicero SD Waukegan J S Morton Valley Rockford CUSD 300 Plainfield Aurora Joliet PSD Round East USD 99 CUSD 60 HSD 201 View SD 205 SD 202 West USD 86 Lake CUSD 131 CUSD 129 116 365U

Number of White Students ‐ 2013 Excludes Chicago Public Schools 18,000 16,948 16,000 15,639 14,000 12,574 12,000 11,603 10,919 10,858 10,710 10,000 9,265 9,192 8,961 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Plainfield SD 202 Indian Prairie CUSD 204 SD U ‐ 46 Naperville CUSD 203 St Charles CUSD 303 CUSD 300 Oswego CUSD 308 Rockford SD 205 McLean County USD 5 CUSD 200

12000 Number of Limited English Proficient Students ‐ 2012 Excludes Chicago Public Schools 10000 9883 8000 7025 6000 5401 4745 4000 3106 2747 2623 2508 2504 2000 2264 2257 2135 2132 2029 0

9000 # of Black Students ‐ 2013 Excludes Chicago Public Schools 8000 8066 7882 7000 6000 6290 5503 5000 4497 4000 3953 3685 3565 3000 3290 3209 3091 3005 2876 2796 2732 2000 1000 0

7000 Number of Asian Students ‐ 2013 Excludes Chicago Public Schools 6000 6028 5000 4000 3415 3000 2972 2613 2000 2015 1925 1551 1505 1000 1241 1211 1178 1129 1117 1098 1029 0

Legislative Successes • Fix to a U ‐ 46 funding problem (Kane County estimating Cook County property) = $16 million every year since 2010 (SB2499) • U ‐ 46 takes on unfunded mandates – moratorium put in place by legislature for one year

U ‐ 46 Legislative Issues • Protect education funding – General State Aid – PTELL – Pension cost shift • Charter schools • Reduce or eliminate unfunded mandates

97 th General Assembly 97 ‐ 0008: Board training and survey 97 ‐ 0609 – Post online total of students and teachers required compensation package of IMRF employees earning more than 97 ‐ 0087 – Requires instruction in $75,000 violence prevention and conflict resolution grades K ‐ 12 97 ‐ 0910 – Requires districts to make publicly available student 97 ‐ 0204 – Policy on student/athlete immunization data head injuries and concussions & info home to parents 97 ‐ 0742 – removes provisions allowing days of attendance to be 97 ‐ 0437 – insurance coverage for less than 5 clock hours on the treatment of mental illness and opening and closing of the school substance abuse required term 97 ‐ 0504 – All elected officials 97 ‐ 1025 – significant changes to trained on Open Meetings Act drivers’ education, including annual 97 ‐ 0728 ‐ Estimated $250,000 to safety inspections of vehicles over 5 pay for Regional Office of Education years old or 75,000 miles

98 th General Assembly 98 ‐ 0408 – Expands training • • 98 ‐ 0024 ‐ Estimated required for “mandated $400,000 to pay for reporters” ‐ $2,500 Regional Office of 98 ‐ 0471 – Requires • Education, county clerks, administrators, teachers and county recorders & IELRB counselors to receive an in ‐ service on mental illness ‐ • 98 ‐ 0166 ‐ Catastrophic $2,500 accident insurance coverage 98 ‐ 0489 – 6 th and 12 th grade • for students involved in students to be immunized for athletic events ‐ $10,000 meningococcal conjugate 98 ‐ 0305 – Notification to all • 98 ‐ 0048 ‐ Additional • parents regarding a CPR and requirements for school AED video available on IHSA safety drills ‐ $5,000 website

How CAC Members Can Influence Springfield U ‐ 46 is Second Largest School district in Illinois 5 of 59 (8.5%) State Senators have U ‐ 46 schools 6 of 118 (5%) State Representatives have U ‐ 46 schools Be willing to act: Phone calls, emails, letters, visit office Share with others

How CAC Members Can Influence Springfield 1. Know your legislators 2. Know your issue – how this impacts U ‐ 46, your school, your child, your taxes 3. Be courteous and polite 4. Identify yourself – You represent your school on U ‐ 46 Citizens Advisory Council 5. State your concern – 2 or 3 main points

How CAC Members Can Influence Springfield 6. Be prepared for questions 7. Politely request their support for your position 8. Listen to your legislator’s response 9. Thank him/her for their consideration

How CAC Members Can Influence Springfield Sign up to receive alerts – cards on table Name, school, email address, phone Be prepared – March through May

Questions? Thank you