Public Notices & Updates

August 7, 2024

In order to meet the statutory requirements, it is necessary for the Board of Education to post its tentative budget for public inspection and hold a public hearing for the purpose of inviting community input on the budget before considering final approval. The public hearing will be held on September 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Administration Center. The hearing will be immediately prior to the regular September Board Meeting. The following resolution fulfills these obligations in regard to the FY2025 District 6 tentative budget.

WHEREAS, the Board of Education of Zion Elementary School District No. 6, County of Lake, State of Illinois, will adopt a tentative budget at its August 12, 2024 Board Meeting;

WHEREAS, said tentative budget must be displayed for thirty days for community review and input;

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Education of said district as follows:

Section 1: The thirty-day display will commence on August 13, 2024 in the District Office in the Administration Center,

Section 2: The public hearing will be on September 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Administration Center, which will meet the legal requirements through publication of said notice in the local newspaper on or about August 7, 2024.

At the June 26, 2023 Regular Board meeting, Netya Perez Rivera took the Oath of Office as an appointed board member.  She will serve until the next Board of Education election in April 2025.

At the May 1, 2023 Special Board meeting, Denise Lear and Robert Surano took the Oath of Office as they won re-election at the April 4, 2023 Election.

During the Organizing of the Board portion of the May 1, 2023 meeting, the following board officers were chosen;   Margie Taylor as President and Latoya Barnes as Vice President.

On May 1, 2023, the Zion Elementary School District 6 Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Keely Roberts. Dr. Roberts served as superintendent at Zion District 6 since July 1, 2015, and we are grateful for her leadership and commitment to our students and schools. She has been on medical leave following the tragic incident during the July 4 Highland Park parade. We support Dr. Roberts and her family as they continue to heal from this tragedy. 

We are grateful that Dr. Lynette Zimmer, who served as an interim superintendent for our District from July to October of last year, has agreed to return in this capacity for the 2023-2024 school year.   We are pleased that Dr. Jim McKay, who is currently providing interim leadership, has agreed to remain and join Dr. Zimmer as a co-interim superintendent for the 2023-2024 school year.

This fall, District 6 will begin the search for a strong leader to serve as our future superintendent for the 2024-2025 school year.   We are committed to pursuing excellence without exception for all Zion District 6 students, staff and families every day. 

We will share updates and information on the search process in the coming months. 

At the May 1, 2023 Special Board meeting, Denise Lear and Robert Surano took the Oath of Office as they won re-election at the April 4, 2023 Election.

During the Organizing of the Board portion of the May 1, 2023 meeting, the following board officers were chosen;   Margie Taylor as President and Latoya Barnes as Vice President.

There is currently one vacancy that will be filled by appointment. The appointed candidate will serve until the next Board of Education election in April 2025.

District 6 is one of 37 school districts throughout Illinois that applied for, and has been awarded a property tax grant and will receive a portion of $53 million in property tax relief funds. The grant program is part of the state's Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) program. District 6 has been awarded slightly over $1.2 million specifically for property tax abatement.  Additionally, at this month's Regular Board of Education Meeting, the Board of Education expressed its ongoing commitment to seeking tax-payer relief opportunities such as the property tax grants that the district has successfully applied for, and received, for the past few years.  The Board also provided a statement regarding HB2408, pending legislation related to nuclear waste storage, and a potential intergovernmental agreement.  The Zion Elementary District 6 Board statement regarding HB2408 can be found below.

2010-2023 Property Tax Abatement Chart

 

Intergovernmental Agreement HB2408 (English)

Intergovernmental Agreement HB2408 (Spanish)