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Northbrook School District 28, Illinois, elections

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Northbrook School District 28
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,842 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
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Northbrook School District 28 is a school district in Illinois (Cook County). During the 2023 school year, 1,842 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Northbrook School District 28, At-large

General election

General election for Northbrook School District 28, At-large (4 seats)

DeShawn Arms, Beth Bazer, Diana Horwitz, Eve Pfanzelter, and Kimberly Yen ran in the general election for Northbrook School District 28, At-large on April 1, 2025.

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DeShawn Arms (Nonpartisan)
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Beth Bazer (Nonpartisan)
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Diana Horwitz (Nonpartisan)
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Eve Pfanzelter (Nonpartisan)
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Kimberly Yen (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Illinois are held on the first Tuesday in April every two years in odd-numbered years for all districts except for Chicago Public Schools and Peoria Public Schools.

School board general elections in the Peoria Public Schools District in Illinois are held annually. In odd-numbered years, the school board election election is on the first Tuesday in April. In even-numbered years, the election is on the third Tuesday in March.

School board general elections in the Chicago Public Schools District in Illinois are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 33-1 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 34-3

Recent or upcoming election dates for all school districts except Peoria Public Schools and Chicago Public schools

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all school districts except Peoria Public Schools and Chicago Public schools. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: December 21, 2026
  • General election date: April 6, 2027



Election system

School board members in Illinois are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Illinois are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Illinois Statute establishes that school board members be elected in the nonpartisan consolidated odd-year election. Statute establishes a nomination process for school board candidates without a partisan primary or any other sort of nomination by political parties and without party designation by candidates.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sections 10-3.1 and 16-3

Winning an election

The school board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5

Term length and staggering

Peoria Public Schools as of 2022 had five-year board member terms.

School districts in Illinois except Peoria Public Schools as of 2022 had four-year board member terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 33-1

For all districts that hold elections every two years and have four-year board member terms, as close to half of board members are elected at each election. As of 2022, Peoria Public Schools was the only district with annual elections, and the remaining schools held elections every two years. Most districts have seven board members, which means that either three or four members are elected every two years in those districts.

For districts that hold annual elections, either one or two board members are up for election every year. As of 2022, Peoria Public Schools was the only district with annual elections and had either one or two board members up for election every year.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Section 10-10 and Illinois School Code Sec. 34-3 and Illinois Election Code Section 10-10 and Peoria Public Schools Policy

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School districts other than Chicago Public Schools and Peoria Public Schools can have school boards with all members elected at large from the entire district or school boards with members elected by election sub-districts. School districts can have board member election plans (often based on townships) that are grandfathered in, that are based on special acts, or that have been adjusted due to Federal laws on representation. As of 2022, 820 districts (96%) had board members elected at large, and 32 districts (4%) had board members elected by sub-districts.

The school board members of the Chicago Public Schools district and the Peoria Public Schools district are elected by sub-districts.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 34-3 and Sec. 34-3 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 33-1

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates in Illinois must file nomination papers by 106 days before the election. For school districts with elections at the April, odd-year consolidated election, this means the filing deadline is in mid December of even-numbered years for the election in the following year. For 2024 specifically, the legislature passed a law that applied only to Chicago Public Schools that the petition circulation period began on March 26, 2024, and the candidate filing window was from June 17, 2024 to June 24, 2024.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Section 10-6

School board candidates cannot file nomination papers until 113 days before the election. For school districts with elections at the April, odd-year election, this means they can begin filing nomination papers one week before the filing deadline in mid December of even-numbered years for the election in the following year. Candidates can begin circulating a nominating petition 90 days before the filing deadline.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Section 10-6


 


About the district

School board

The Northbrook School District 28 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christine Beeftink2027
Adam Weinstock2027
Mara Silver-Schack20192027
Beth Bazer20222025
DeShawn Arms20212025
Matt Cassidy20212025
Jennifer Gallinson20172025

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Overlapping state house districts

Northbrook School District 28
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Illinois House of Representatives District 57Tracy Katz MuhlDemocratic Party 100% 17%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $685,000 $376 1%
Local: $40,852,000 $22,397 66%
State: $20,241,000 $11,097 33%
Total: $61,778,000 $33,870
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $61,978,000 $33,979
Total Current Expenditures: $59,736,000 $32,750
Instructional Expenditures: $39,950,000 $21,902 64%
Student and Staff Support: $7,889,000 $4,325 13%
Administration: $6,700,000 $3,673 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,197,000 $2,849 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $643,000 $352
Construction: $201,000 $110
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $242,000 $132
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 70 75-79 <50 50-59 PS 80-89 69
2018-2019 65 75-79 <50 30-39 PS 70-79 65
2017-2018 61 70-74 <50 40-49 >=50 60-69 60
2016-2017 60 70-74 <50 30-39 PS 70-79 59
2015-2016 58 75-79 PS 30-39 PS 60-69 56
2014-2015 58 75-79 PS 30-39 PS 60-69 57
2013-2014 86 90-94 PS 60-69 PS 80-89 87
2012-2013 85 90-94 PS 70-79 PS 80-89 85
2011-2012 97 >=95 >=50 >=90 >=90 98
2010-2011 95 >=95 >=50 >=90 >=80 96

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 64 60-64 <50 50-59 PS 60-69 65
2018-2019 68 70-74 <50 40-49 PS 70-79 67
2017-2018 62 65-69 <50 40-49 >=50 70-79 62
2016-2017 58 60-64 <50 40-49 PS 60-69 58
2015-2016 54 65-69 PS 30-39 PS 50-59 54
2014-2015 66 75-79 PS 50-59 PS 70-79 65
2013-2014 85 90-94 PS 60-69 PS 80-89 85
2012-2013 88 90-94 PS 70-79 PS 80-89 88
2011-2012 96 >=95 >=50 >=90 >=90 96
2010-2011 94 90-94 >=50 >=90 >=80 95

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Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,842 0.4
2021-2022 1,834 0.5
2020-2021 1,824 -0.5
2019-2020 1,833 -0.1
2018-2019 1,834 2.5
2017-2018 1,789 0.4
2016-2017 1,781 0.9
2015-2016 1,765 2.7
2014-2015 1,718 2.3
2013-2014 1,679 -1.6
2012-2013 1,706 0.9
2011-2012 1,691 -0.5
2010-2011 1,699 -0.6
2009-2010 1,710 0.4
2008-2009 1,703 -0.7
2007-2008 1,715 -0.8
2006-2007 1,729 -0.4
2005-2006 1,736 -2.4
2004-2005 1,778 -0.8
2003-2004 1,793 2.3
2002-2003 1,751 -0.2
2001-2002 1,754 0.7
2000-2001 1,742 -0.8
1999-2000 1,756 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Northbrook School District 28 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.1 5.5
Black 0.9 16.5
Hispanic 4.6 27.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.8 4.2
White 75.4 46.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Northbrook School District 28 had 187.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.83.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 12.06
Elementary: 169.34
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 187.40

Northbrook School District 28 employed 6.00 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 48.54
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 13.60
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 96.53
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 27.37
Other Support Services: 0.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Northbrook School District 28 operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Greenbriar Elem School360KG-5
Meadowbrook Elem School482KG-5
Northbrook Junior High School6316-8
Westmoor Elem School369PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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