Barrington CUSD 220 board meeting, Sep 15, 2026
2 h 46 min
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Board approves '26-'27 budget with operating surplus of about $832,000 1:04:12
- The superintendent outlined a plan of 16 projects on the intentional use of technology in classrooms. 32:01
- The board approved the '26-'27 budget, which Barry Altshuler said carries an operating surplus of about $832,000. 1:04:12
- The board also approved a transfer of $978,828 from the education fund to capital projects. 1:08:25
- A financial consultant presented projections of the property tax revenue District 220 would not receive under the proposed Village of South Barrington Higgins Corridor TIF District, and board members asked questions about the projections. 1:20:15
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Item by item (12)
- Opening and remote participation 0:06
- Barry Altshuler said four board members were present in person, which is a quorum, and asked for a motion to allow three board members to participate by phone. 0:24
- Student presentation 3:06
- Vice president's report 11:46
- Public comment 11:46
- Speakers at public comment asked that any funds the district receives from a potential new Lake County school facilities tax go toward debt reduction and tax relief rather than operations. 15:24
- A speaker at public comment asked the district to adopt software to track student screen time and to use stronger content filtering on school-issued devices. 27:07
- Barry Altshuler said the district would not advocate for or against the sales tax but would educate the community about it. 32:36
- Superintendent's report and technology plan 33:07
- The superintendent said the district was holding Safety Week and that a grand opening of a new playground at the Early Learning Center was set for Thursday, October 1st at 3:30 PM. 33:08
- The superintendent said the technology plan includes 16 major projects with over 50 opportunities for input, and that an update on device use on buses would come at the next meeting. 39:29
- Leah Collister-Lazzari asked whether student services was involved for students with IEPs and 504s, and the superintendent said student services was part of the work. 52:57
- Committee reports and consent agenda 1:02:24
- Annual budget 1:04:12
- Barry Altshuler said the budget was presented on August 18th, a hearing was held on 9/1, and the budget has an operating surplus of about $832,000. 1:04:12
- A district staff member said there were no changes since the tentative budget and cited competitive bidding and cooperative purchasing as factors in the surplus. 1:04:59
- Erin Chan Ding said transportation fund increases went from 4.1% to 5.6%. 1:06:25
- A district staff member announced that the motion passed. 1:07:53
- Transfer to capital projects 1:08:13
- Barry Altshuler said the prior year had a $2.79 million operating surplus and the motion would move $978,828 from the education fund to capital projects. 1:08:25
- Barry Altshuler said the operating fund balance would still be 30.9% after the transfer, and a district staff member said the policy is 25 to 40%. 1:10:00
- One board member said an abatement could be considered with future surpluses. 1:10:26
- Barry Altshuler announced that the motion passed. 1:15:02
- Proposed tax increment financing district 1:15:02
- Barry Altshuler said the board would skip item 5.03 because there was no agreement to vote on yet. 1:15:02
- A consultant projected $90.1 million in incremental revenue without a Class 6B designation and $32.2 million with one, and said the district would not have access to $21.3 million to $52.8 million. 1:30:21
- Erin Chan Ding asked how likely a Class 6B designation was, and the consultant said the consultant was surprised one was being considered for this region. 1:40:53
- Referendum bond financing plan 1:56:08
- A presenter said aggregate debt service costs were projected to be about $1 million lower than originally estimated in 2024. 2:02:32
- A district staff member recommended issuing the final tranche of Transform 220 bonds for $33,855,000, with the board to consider a resolution on October 6th and a sale on October 19th. 2:06:12
- Barry Altshuler asked about the latest date to issue the bonds, and a presenter said the bonds must be priced by the end of February 2027. 2:08:59
- Vision cycle update 2:09:57
- A presenter said 9 of the 16 academic targets were fully achieved last year and 15 of the 16 were achieved or came within 3 percentage points. 2:12:53
- In response to a question from Erin Chan Ding about the makeup of the Instructional Excellence Committee, a staff member said over 60 members had volunteered, representing every school and grade level. 2:28:28
- Steve Wang asked when the next update would come, and a presenter said updates were planned for November. 2:44:52
- Adjournment 2:45:49
- A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 2:46:05
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