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West Aurora Public School District 129, Illinois
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| West Aurora Public School District 129 |
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| Kane County, Illinois |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Dr. Jeff Craig |
| # of school board members: 7 |
| Website: Link |
West Aurora Public School District 129 is a school district in Illinois that served 12,626 students in 17 schools during the 2012-2013 school year.[1] This district was the 20th-largest by enrollment in the state of Illinois.
About the district
West Aurora Public School District 129 is located in Kane County, Illinois.]] East Aurora School District 131 is located in Kane County in northeastern Illinois. The county seat is Geneva. Kane County was home to 530,847 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2]
Demographics
Kane County outperformed the rest of Illinois in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.6 percent of Kane County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Kane County was $70,696, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Kane County was 10.8 percent, compared to 13.6 percent for the entire state.[2]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[2] | |||
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| Race | Kane County (%) | Illinois (%) | |
| White | 86.7 | 77.3 | |
| Black or African American | 6.1 | 14.7 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0 | 0.6 | |
| Asian | 4.2 | 5.5 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Two or more races | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31.5 | 16.9 | |
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.
Superintendent
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The superintendent of West Aurora Public School District 129 is Dr. Jeff Craig. He previously served as the superintendent of Interstate 35 School District. He also has experience as a principal. Dr. Craig has a bachelor's degree in education-industrial arts from Northern Illinois University. He also has a master's degree in administration and supervision from Loyola University and doctorate degree in education from the University of Illinois-Champaign.[3]
School board elections
West Aurora Public School District 129 schools are overseen by a seven-member board elected at large to four-year terms.
| West Aurora Board of Education | |||
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| Member | Assumed office | Term ends | |
| Valerie Dykstra | 2013 | 2021 | |
| Robert R. Gonzalez | 2011 | 2019 | |
| Allyson Herget | 1999 | 2019 | |
| Ira O. Lathan | 2014 | 2019 | |
| Richard Kerns | 2017 | 2021 | |
| Christopher Sparks | 2017 | 2021 | |
| Amie Thompson | 2011 | 2019 | |
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Election dates
Members of the West Aurora Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Each election is held on a staggered basis in April of odd-numbered years. Four seats were up for election in 2015, and three seats were up for election in 2017.
Public participation in board meetings
The West Aurora Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:
| “ | At each regular and special open meeting, members of the public and District employees may comment to or ask questions of the School Board, subject to reasonable time limits and other rules established by the Board.[4] | ” |
| —West Aurora Public School District 129[5] | ||
Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the West Aurora school district had an average of $93,532,905 in revenue and $98,476,000 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $87,660,095 in outstanding debt. The district retired $10,073,905 of its debt and issued $14,283,429 in new debt each year on average.[6]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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| 1993 | $17,591,000 | 54.27% | $12,866,000 | 39.70% | $1,955,000 | 6.03% | $32,412,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $28,138,000 | 65.11% | $13,098,000 | 30.31% | $1,980,000 | 4.58% | $43,216,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $29,747,000 | 65.84% | $13,564,000 | 30.02% | $1,869,000 | 4.14% | $45,180,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $32,376,000 | 67.10% | $13,685,000 | 28.36% | $2,187,000 | 4.53% | $48,248,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $35,652,000 | 67.58% | $14,905,000 | 28.25% | $2,200,000 | 4.17% | $52,757,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $37,655,000 | 67.71% | $15,354,000 | 27.61% | $2,604,000 | 4.68% | $55,613,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $38,804,000 | 61.75% | $21,183,000 | 33.71% | $2,854,000 | 4.54% | $62,841,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $41,341,000 | 61.02% | $23,209,000 | 34.26% | $3,201,000 | 4.72% | $67,751,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $43,514,000 | 59.18% | $26,565,000 | 36.13% | $3,445,000 | 4.69% | $73,524,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $44,674,000 | 57.41% | $28,854,000 | 37.08% | $4,288,000 | 5.51% | $77,816,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $49,384,000 | 57.24% | $30,699,000 | 35.59% | $6,185,000 | 7.17% | $86,268,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $55,155,000 | 57.91% | $34,001,000 | 35.70% | $6,093,000 | 6.40% | $95,249,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $55,755,000 | 51.50% | $45,198,000 | 41.75% | $7,299,000 | 6.74% | $108,252,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $61,186,000 | 56.50% | $39,779,000 | 36.73% | $7,336,000 | 6.77% | $108,301,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $67,501,000 | 58.00% | $40,415,000 | 34.73% | $8,456,000 | 7.27% | $116,372,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $67,582,000 | 54.53% | $47,067,000 | 37.98% | $9,283,000 | 7.49% | $123,932,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $79,409,000 | 58.19% | $47,362,000 | 34.71% | $9,693,000 | 7.10% | $136,464,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $78,077,000 | 54.14% | $48,647,000 | 33.74% | $17,479,000 | 12.12% | $144,203,000 |
| 2011 | $80,897,000 | 52.16% | $58,664,000 | 37.83% | $15,526,000 | 10.01% | $155,087,000 |
| 2012 | $82,047,000 | 52.33% | $61,558,000 | 39.26% | $13,191,000 | 8.41% | $156,796,000 |
| 2013 | $90,612,000 | 52.10% | $69,587,000 | 40.01% | $13,710,000 | 7.88% | $173,909,000 |
| Avg. | $53,195,095 | 58.65% | $33,631,429 | 34.93% | $6,706,381 | 6.43% | $93,532,905 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
| Expenditures by Category | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 1993 | $22,595,000 | 55.02% | $12,683,000 | 30.88% | $3,567,000 | 8.69% | $925,000 | 2.25% | $1,297,000 | 3.16% | $41,067,000 |
| 1994 | $24,066,000 | 58.54% | $13,344,000 | 32.46% | $912,000 | 2.22% | $630,000 | 1.53% | $2,157,000 | 5.25% | $41,109,000 |
| 1995 | $24,447,000 | 58.39% | $14,705,000 | 35.12% | $1,316,000 | 3.14% | $507,000 | 1.21% | $893,000 | 2.13% | $41,868,000 |
| 1996 | $27,285,000 | 56.05% | $16,284,000 | 33.45% | $3,311,000 | 6.80% | $309,000 | 0.63% | $1,495,000 | 3.07% | $48,684,000 |
| 1997 | $25,454,000 | 50.02% | $17,543,000 | 34.47% | $5,522,000 | 10.85% | $1,553,000 | 3.05% | $818,000 | 1.61% | $50,890,000 |
| 1998 | $27,051,000 | 35.90% | $19,774,000 | 26.24% | $22,793,000 | 30.25% | $4,247,000 | 5.64% | $1,488,000 | 1.97% | $75,353,000 |
| 1999 | $34,765,000 | 38.67% | $19,086,000 | 21.23% | $31,884,000 | 35.47% | $2,746,000 | 3.05% | $1,414,000 | 1.57% | $89,895,000 |
| 2000 | $38,867,000 | 55.35% | $20,034,000 | 28.53% | $6,771,000 | 9.64% | $3,227,000 | 4.60% | $1,324,000 | 1.89% | $70,223,000 |
| 2001 | $38,532,000 | 49.03% | $26,781,000 | 34.08% | $7,917,000 | 10.07% | $3,750,000 | 4.77% | $1,609,000 | 2.05% | $78,589,000 |
| 2002 | $45,388,000 | 54.63% | $25,201,000 | 30.33% | $7,191,000 | 8.65% | $3,489,000 | 4.20% | $1,820,000 | 2.19% | $83,089,000 |
| 2003 | $49,425,000 | 53.35% | $27,618,000 | 29.81% | $7,742,000 | 8.36% | $5,804,000 | 6.26% | $2,053,000 | 2.22% | $92,642,000 |
| 2004 | $52,842,000 | 42.13% | $27,891,000 | 22.24% | $34,332,000 | 27.37% | $7,664,000 | 6.11% | $2,707,000 | 2.16% | $125,436,000 |
| 2005 | $57,917,000 | 43.94% | $30,556,000 | 23.18% | $33,467,000 | 25.39% | $7,181,000 | 5.45% | $2,683,000 | 2.04% | $131,804,000 |
| 2006 | $60,425,000 | 52.28% | $34,486,000 | 29.84% | $10,872,000 | 9.41% | $6,143,000 | 5.32% | $3,646,000 | 3.15% | $115,572,000 |
| 2007 | $64,279,000 | 56.85% | $35,511,000 | 31.41% | $3,459,000 | 3.06% | $6,443,000 | 5.70% | $3,369,000 | 2.98% | $113,061,000 |
| 2008 | $69,751,000 | 56.84% | $38,398,000 | 31.29% | $4,443,000 | 3.62% | $6,399,000 | 5.21% | $3,728,000 | 3.04% | $122,719,000 |
| 2009 | $79,302,000 | 58.96% | $40,975,000 | 30.46% | $4,607,000 | 3.43% | $5,757,000 | 4.28% | $3,858,000 | 2.87% | $134,499,000 |
| 2010 | $86,156,000 | 60.38% | $42,651,000 | 29.89% | $3,926,000 | 2.75% | $5,513,000 | 3.86% | $4,453,000 | 3.12% | $142,699,000 |
| 2011 | $84,519,000 | 59.50% | $42,343,000 | 29.81% | $5,003,000 | 3.52% | $5,418,000 | 3.81% | $4,776,000 | 3.36% | $142,059,000 |
| 2012 | $93,034,000 | 57.51% | $47,425,000 | 29.31% | $9,638,000 | 5.96% | $6,254,000 | 3.87% | $5,429,000 | 3.36% | $161,780,000 |
| 2013 | $99,312,000 | 60.20% | $54,235,000 | 32.88% | $5,038,000 | 3.05% | $4,959,000 | 3.01% | $1,414,000 | 0.86% | $164,958,000 |
| Avg. | $52,638,667 | 53.03% | $28,929,714 | 29.85% | $10,176,714 | 10.56% | $4,234,190 | 3.99% | $2,496,714 | 2.57% | $98,476,000 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
| Debt | |||
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| Fiscal Year |
Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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| 1993 | $2,300,000 | $0 | $14,345,000 |
| 1994 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $10,345,000 |
| 1995 | $2,745,000 | $0 | $6,100,000 |
| 1996 | $3,000,000 | $48,495,000 | $50,095,000 |
| 1997 | $2,175,000 | $0 | $48,920,000 |
| 1998 | $29,655,000 | $34,485,000 | $54,750,000 |
| 1999 | $1,160,000 | $12,227,000 | $65,817,000 |
| 2000 | $952,000 | $0 | $64,865,000 |
| 2001 | $1,175,000 | $0 | $64,690,000 |
| 2002 | $3,420,000 | $61,210,000 | $122,480,000 |
| 2003 | $1,625,000 | $15,000,000 | $136,855,000 |
| 2004 | $1,865,000 | $0 | $134,990,000 |
| 2005 | $2,165,000 | $0 | $133,825,000 |
| 2006 | $83,510,000 | $82,415,000 | $127,730,000 |
| 2007 | $3,410,000 | $0 | $124,320,000 |
| 2008 | $30,820,000 | $26,525,000 | $120,025,000 |
| 2009 | $5,095,000 | $0 | $114,930,000 |
| 2010 | $12,580,000 | $19,595,000 | $121,945,000 |
| 2011 | $6,590,000 | $0 | $115,355,000 |
| 2012 | $7,420,000 | $0 | $107,935,000 |
| 2013 | $7,390,000 | $0 | $100,545,000 |
| Avg. | $10,073,905 | $14,283,429 | $87,660,095 |
Teacher salaries
The teacher salary schedule in West Aurora Public School District 129 is based on coursework completed beyond a bachelor's degree. A teacher can earn a higher salary by pursuing graduate work and a master's degree. The table below shows the salary schedule for teachers in the district for the 2015-2016 school year. The numbers listed in addition to each degree indicate the number of graduate credits required to enter that salary range.[7]
| West Aurora Public School District 129 2015-2016 Salary Structure | |||||
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| Degree level | Minimum salary ($) | Maximum salary ($) | |||
| B.A. | 42,991 | 56,212 | |||
| B.A.+ 12 | 44,209 | 72,704 | |||
| B.A.+ 24 | 46,290 | 79,694 | |||
| M.A. | 49,231 | 89,943 | |||
| M.A.+ 15 | 51,869 | 92,840 | |||
| M.A.+ 30 | 52,894 | 102,264 | |||
| M.A.+ 45 | 54,173 | 110,800 | |||
Contact information
West Aurora Public School District 129
80 S. River St.
Aurora, IL 60506
Phone: (630) 301-5033
See also
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External links
- West Aurora Public School District 129
- Kane County, Illinois
- Illinois State Board of Education
- Illinois Federation of Teachers
- Illinois Education Association
Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed June 17, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kane County, Illinois," accessed December 29, 2016
- ↑ School District 129, "Central Administration," accessed January 18, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Board Policies," accessed March 1, 2016
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ [file:///home/chronos/u-02de6f0314ef9ec692ed8414ddd912d6e69ddd7a/Downloads/AEAW_Contract_2013_2016.pdf West Aurora Public School District 129, "AEAW Contract 2013-2016," accessed March 23, 2016]
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