Alton Community Unit School District 11
Recent News About Alton Community Unit School District 11
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Report: Alton spent $11,446 per student in 2016-17
Spending per pupil at Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 is up 3 percent from five years ago, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of district finances.
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How much do school administrators earn in Metro East?
Public school administrators in Brooklyn Unit School District 188, Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 and Roxana Community Unit School District 1 earn the highest average salary in Metro East, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Analysis: Alton administrators rank 614th in state for average pay
Administrators in Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 earn an average of $89,179 per year, ranking 614th out of 858 districts in the state.
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Records show how much Metro East school districts have paid for spiking teacher pensions ahead of retirement
Out of school districts in Metro East, Granite City Community Unit School District 9 paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois.
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Records show how much Illinois school districts have paid for spiking teacher pensions ahead of retirement
School districts in Granite City, Cahokia and Bethalto were among those in Illinois that paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teacher
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Former state school employee Eberlin paid in $5K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $98K in retirement
Former state school employee Thomas Eberlin, who retired in March 2018, saved $5,275 toward a pension over 5 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Ranking school finances: Which districts are the healthiest in Metro East?
Pontiac-West Holliday School District 105, Roxana Community Unit School District 1 and Granite City Community Unit School District 9 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.
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Metro East's 10 worst grade school math scores: Where does your school district rank?
Grade school districts in Belleville, Madison and East Saint Louis ranked among Metro East's lowest for math aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Metro East's 10 worst grade school ELA scores: Where does your school district rank?
Grade school districts in Cahokia, Belleville and East Saint Louis ranked among Metro East's lowest for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Former state school employee Retzer paid in $95K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.3M in retirement
Former state school employee Rebecca Retzer, who retired in August 2017, saved $94,602 toward a pension over 23 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Henderson paid in $6K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $596K in retirement
Former state school employee Warner Henderson, who retired in August 2017, saved $5,639 toward a pension over 6 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Alton, Roxana, Granite City, Cahokia, East St. Louis students to be eligible for private school scholarships in new state program
A new public school funding bill recently passed by the Illinois Legislature, SB1947, includes a scholarship program that would award donated funds to students in lower-income families — up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — to provide them the opportunity to attend private schools.
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Alton school chief rejected funding change despite increase for district
Mark Cappel, the superintendent of the Alton School District, recently asked lawmakers not to accept the state's school funding formula pushed by Gov. Bruce Rauner even though it would provide his district with almost $2 million more than the original bill.
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Alton CUSD 11 holds $64.1 million in long-term debt
Alton Community Unit School District 11 has $64,092,913 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Former state school employee Jessie paid in $35K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $757K in retirement
Former state school employee Valeria Jessie, who retired in June 2017, saved $34,596 toward a pension over 12 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 placed on financial "Watch" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 on its financial "Watch" list.
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Former state school employee Banks paid in $132K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.74M in retirement
Former state school employee Gary Banks, who retired in May 2017, saved $132,307 toward a pension over 36 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Droste paid in $14K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $313K in retirement
Former state school employee Sheryl Droste, who retired in May 2017, saved $13,820 toward a pension over 6 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Lilley paid in $26K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $394K in retirement
Former state school employee Cynthia Lilley, who retired in May 2017, saved $26,177 toward a pension over 13 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Reeves paid in $97K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.09M in retirement
Former state school employee Vicki Reeves, who retired in May 2017, saved $97,169 toward a pension over 27 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.