2012-2013 Calendar Approved
At the January Board of Education meeting, the calendar for the 2012-2013 school year was approved.
> 2012-2013 Calendar

Elva Arreola Steps Down from Board of Education
At the Board of Education meeting held on January 19, 2012, the Board accepted the resignation of School Board member Elva Arreola. Mrs. Arreola has been a member of the Board since 2009. In her letter of resignation, Mrs. Arreola thanked the Board for the opportunity to serve the community and wished the Board of Education continued success.

With this resignation, a vacancy now exists on the Board of Education of School District 21. Read more

CCSD21 Recognizes Celebrating Excellence
Two times each year, School District 21 recognizes certified staff members with Celebrating Excellence. Being recognized in December 2011 are: Kate Willing Smith (Cooper), Tina Shannon (Frost), T.R. Frye (Holmes), Melanie Fritsch & Kelly Thortenson (Kilmer), Marisol Carlos (Tarkington), Kristie Zamet (Twain), and Debbie Marks (Whitman).

Tax Levy Information
Annually, school districts are required to levy their property taxes for the following year. This levy may not be the actual amount at which property owners are taxed depending upon a number of factors in each individual situation. The tax levy request approved by the Board after a public hearing was set at 1.94%. Careful consideration was given by the Board to the impact of current economic conditions on both taxpayers and School District 21.

The link below contains a PDF of the slides presented to the Board of Education related to the tax levy.
> 2011 Tax Levy Presentation

2011 State Report Card Data Released, CCSD21 Students Perform Well
As the State does annually on October 31st, State School Report Card data was released on October 31, 2011. For elementary and middle schools throughout Illinois, this data includes:

• Student and Teacher Demographic Data
• School District Financial Data
• Student Attendance Data
• Student Assessment Data (ACCESS for ELLs, ISAT, IAA)

When this data is released each year, the public and the news media focus on the student assessment data and, more specifically... Read more