NEWS

Priorities set for 2001

Illinois FIRST

school construction grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 27, 2000

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Chicago – One hundred and forty-five Illinois school districts are in line for a share of the Illinois FIRST School Construction Funds allocated to help fix or update dilapidated and aging schools.

The Illinois State Board of Education has released its annual priority rankings for the Fiscal Year 2001 School Construction Program (SCP.) The 145 districts, including Chicago filed 147 applications. The SCP is jointly administered by the State Board and the Capital Development Board (CDB.)

The State Board determines the priority rankings based on the number of inadequately housed students. The CDB then ensures each application meets legal requirements, decides final funding levels and awards the grants to qualifying districts.

Governor Ryan on July 26 announced funding for the four top-ranked districts in this year’s second priority category: Cicero District 99, Palatine-Schaumburg District 211, Naperville Community Unit District 203 and East St. Louis District 189. As a result, the remaining 133 districts with projects in the second priority category automatically move up four places on the current priority list.

Priority rankings reflect the districts’ need, based on the number of inadequately housed students in each of six priority categories outlined in state law:

                        Priority 1: man-made or natural disasters

                        Priority 2: overcrowding due to population growth and/or building age

                        Priority 3: school district reorganization/consolidation/annexation

                        Priority 4: severe continuing health/life safety hazards

                        Priority 5: accessibility for qualified individuals with disabilities

                        Priority 6: other unique solutions to facility needs.

As in past years, most of the requests – 137 – come under the second priority. That is a sign of the poor condition of many of Illinois’ schools.

“We continue to see a significant need for infrastructure repairs and additional space so that our students can have every opportunity to learn,” said State Superintendent Glenn W. McGee.

The SCP as created in 1997 received $1.5 billion in state funds to be used over five years. Of that, $1.1 billion came from the sale of state bonds and $400 million  from a new telecommunications tax. The original funding was exhausted last year. Gov. George Ryan added another $1 billion to the program from his Illinois FIRST initiative.

ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

  

Official Priority Ranking

  

FY2001 School Construction Grant Entitlements

  

July  21, 2000

  
               

Priority 1: NATURAL OR MANMADE DISASTERS 

         
 

School District

County

Project Status*

Grant Index

Inadequately Housed Students

Priority Ranking

  

1

MONTMORENCY C C SCH DIST 145

WHITESIDE

Y

0.708539

326

361.387

  
               
               

Priority 2: SHORTAGE OF CLASSROOMS DUE TO POPULATION GROWTH OR TO REPLACE AGING BUILDINGS (FY2000 Projects and FY99Updates)

   
 

School District

County

Project Status*

Grant Index

Inadequately Housed Students

Priority Ranking

  

2

CICERO SCHOOL DISTRICT 99

COOK

Y

0.750000

8289

5764.054

  

3

TOWNSHIP H S DIST 211

COOK

Y

0.350000

3930

1242.750

  

4

NAPERVILLE C U DIST 203

DUPAGE

Y

0.350000

4769

1223.287

  

5

EAST ST LOUIS SCHOOL DIST 189

ST. CLAIR

Y

0.750000

2768

848.767

  

6

WOODLAND C C SCHOOL DIST 50

LAKE

N

0.420555

2288

830.680

  

7

J S MORTON H S DISTRICT 201

COOK

Y

0.595250

2137

732.911

  

8

BERWYN NORTH SCHOOL DIST 98

COOK

Y

0.750000

1335

692.126

  

9

ADLAI E STEVENSON DIST 125

LAKE

Y

0.350000

1467

574.964

  

10

MASSAC UNIT DISTRICT #1

MASSAC

Y

0.563685

969

555.927

  

11

PALATINE C C SCHOOL DIST 15

COOK

Y

0.360852

2420

461.352

  

12

OTTAWA TWP H S DIST 140

LASALLE

Y

0.598364

821

429.873

  

13

ELMWOOD PARK C U SCH DIST 401

COOK

N

0.350000

1100

401.993

  

14

HARVARD C U SCHOOL DIST 50

MCHENRY

N

0.350000

922

399.663

  

15

COLLINSVILLE C U SCH DIST 10

MADISON

N

0.362365

1458

358.839

  

16

ELMHURST SCHOOL DIST 205

DUPAGE

Y

0.350000

1536

342.523

  

17

ROCKFORD SCHOOL DIST 205

WINNEBAGO

N

0.350000

3035

338.275

  

18

LAKE ZURICH C U SCH DIST 95

LAKE

N

0.350000

1405

325.317

  

19

EDWARDSVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 7

MADISON

N

0.350000

1441

318.968

  

20

IUKA COMM CONS SCHOOL DIST 7

MARION

N

0.750000

320

312.195

  

21

NORTH PALOS SCHOOL DIST 117

COOK

Y

0.385514

869

310.383

  

22

OBLONG C U SCHOOL DIST 4

CRAWFORD

N

0.620752

484

293.554

  

23

STREATOR TWP H S DIST 40

LASALLE

N

0.750000

532

287.919

  

24

VIRDEN COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 4

MACOUPIN

N

0.537799

281

281.000

  

25

STARK COUNTY C U SCH DIST 100

STARK

N

0.350000

279

262.091

  

26

MCHENRY COMM H S DIST 156

MCHENRY

N

0.397245

705

240.807

  

27

GENOA KINGSTON C U S DIST 424

DEKALB

N

0.350000

579

221.135

  

28

DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT 61

MACON

Y

0.454535

2054

219.262

  

29

CLAY CITY COMM UNIT DIST 10

CLAY

Y

0.590145

273

212.333

  

30

GLENBARD TWP H S DIST 87

DUPAGE

Y

0.350000

1309

207.972

  

31

LADD COMM CONS SCHOOL DIST 94

BUREAU

N

0.710322

201

202.005

  

32

WILMINGTON C U SCH DIST 209U

WILL

N

0.350000

157

194.486

  

33

DEERFIELD SCHOOL DIST 109

LAKE

Y

0.350000

739

178.296

  

34

LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL DIST 27

LOGAN

N

0.734513

475

178.078

  

35

GRIGGSVILLE-PERRY C U SCH DIST 4

PIKE

Y

0.539987

298

174.811

  

36

MATTOON C U SCHOOL DIST 2

COLES

N

0.350000

635

168.925

  

37

MIDLOTHIAN SCHOOL DIST 143

COOK

Y

0.731909

556

168.375

  

38

EDGAR COUNTY C U DIST 6

EDGAR

Y

0.350000

157

167.680

  

39

NORTH SHORE SD 112

LAKE

Y

0.350000

843

163.631

  

40

NORTHFIELD TWP HIGH SCH DIST 225

COOK

Y

0.350000

835

160.836

  

41

COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3 FULTON CTY

FULTON

N

0.596483

254

145.634

  

42

OAKLAND C U SCHOOL DIST 5

COLES

N

0.476765

143

143.000

  

43

CERRO GORDO C U SCHOOL DIST 100

PIATT

N

0.352588

247

138.657

  

44

WESCLIN C U SCHOOL DISTRICT 3

CLINTON

N

0.519578

438

138.416

  

45

BEARDSTOWN C U SCH DIST 15

CASS

N

0.678562

423

135.964

  

46

FISHER C U SCHOOL DISTRICT 1

CHAMPAIGN

N

0.350000

241

133.520

  

47

VIRGINIA C U SCH DIST 64

CASS

N

0.455921

235

127.836

  

48

OSWEGO COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 308

KENDALL

Y

0.350000

758

127.738

  

49

HUNTLEY CONS SCHOOL DIST 158

MCHENRY

N

0.350000

502

122.332

  

50

MUNDELEIN ELEM SCHOOL DIST 75

LAKE

Y

0.583703

526

120.609

  

51

MARION COMM UNIT SCH DIST 2

WILLIAMSON

Y

0.350000

681

120.270

  

52

FIELDCREST CUSD #6

WOODFORD

N

0.350000

336

119.720

  

53

BELVIDERE C U SCH DIST 100

BOONE

N

0.350000

365

117.546

  

54

PEARL CITY C U SCH DIST 200

STEPHENSON

Y

0.496317

256

116.405

  

55

CARROLLTON C U SCHOOL DIST 1

GREENE

N

0.471051

232

114.519

  

56

ANTIOCH COMM HIGH SCH DIST 117

LAKE

N

0.364092

481

110.858

  

57

LA GRANGE SCHOOL DIST 102

COOK

N

0.430117

529

108.845

  

58

HOMEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 153

COOK

Y

0.691866

482