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	104.462
59	MAROA FORSYTH C U SCH DIST 2	MACON	N	0.350000	324	102.017
60	DUPO COMM UNIT SCH DISTRICT 196	ST. CLAIR	N	0.680038	188	101.563
61	WARREN COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 205	JODAVIESS	N	0.384733	234	97.085
62	BELLWOOD SCHOOL DIST 88	COOK	Y	0.660787	535	90.263
63	JERSEY C U SCH DIST 100	JERSEY	N	0.514443	537	89.444
64	JERSEY C U SCH DIST 100	JERSEY	N	0.514443	537	89.444
65	WINNETKA SCHOOL DIST 36	COOK	Y	0.350000	417	88.358
66	FORRESTVILLE VALLEY C U S D 221	OGLE	Y	0.372521	259	83.227
67	NEW HOPE C C SCHOOL DIST 6	WAYNE	Y	0.750000	121	73.205
68	BROOKWOOD SCHOOL DIST 167	COOK	Y	0.660290	300	69.713
69	DEER CREEK-MACKINAW CUSD 701	TAZEWELL	N	0.430706	214	68.149
70	HINSDALE C C SCHOOL DIST 181	DUPAGE	Y	0.350000	485	66.655
71	ST ELMO C U SCHOOL DIST 202	FAYETTE	N	0.606608	158	65.351
72	SPRING VALLEY C C SCH DIST 99	BUREAU	N	0.750000	214	64.684
73	GLENVIEW C C SCHOOL DIST 34	COOK	N	0.350000	492	63.937
74	WARRENSBURG-LATHAM C U DIST 11	MACON	N	0.350000	232	63.848
75	CARLYLE C U SCHOOL DISTRICT 1	CLINTON	N	0.500821	301	62.141
76	MARENGO COMM HS DIST 154	MCHENRY	N	0.374754	202	61.544
77	IROQUOIS CO C U SCHOOL DIST 9	IROQUOIS	N	0.538182	266	60.710
78	LIBERTYVILLE SCHOOL DIST 70	LAKE	Y	0.350000	398	60.184
79	OAKWOOD COMM UNIT DIST #76	VERMILION	Y	0.540539	223	59.770
80	SUMMIT SCHOOL DIST 104	COOK	Y	0.438102	309	59.601
81	BROWN COUNTY C U SCH DIST 1	BROWN	N	0.475040	177	58.450
82	POSEN-ROBBINS EL SCH DIST 143-5	COOK	N	0.750000	296	57.340
83	MATTESON ELEM SCHOOL DIST 162	COOK	Y	0.555606	378	54.871
84	KIRBY SCHOOL DIST 140	COOK	Y	0.711602	499	52.565
85	FOX LAKE GRADE SCHOOL DIST 114	LAKE	N	0.350000	208	51.200
86	STAUNTON COMM UNIT SCH DIST 6	MACOUPIN	Y	0.622999	236	47.931
87	WOLF BRANCH SCH DIST 113	ST. CLAIR	N	0.736517	211	47.162
88	ATWOOD HAMMOND C U SCH DIST 39	PIATT	N	0.350000	142	41.747
89	ST ANNE COMM H S DIST 302	KANKAKEE	Y	0.742184	99	41.706
90	UNITY POINT C C SCHOOL DIST 140	JACKSON	N	0.750000	160	35.165
91	HEYWORTH C U SCH DIST 4	MCLEAN	Y	0.350000	146	34.717
92	KANKAKEE SCHOOL DIST 111	KANKAKEE	Y	0.525494	426	30.890
93	NIPPERSINK SCHOOL DISTRICT 2	MCHENRY	Y	0.551750	207	29.571
94	IL VALLEY CENTRAL UNIT DIST 321	PEORIA	Y	0.350000	206	28.366
95	SOUTH CENTRAL COMM UNIT DIST 401	MARION	N	0.635131	153	27.540
96	LEE CENTER C U SCHOOL DIST 271	LEE	N	0.350000	114	27.245
97	WILLIAMSVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 15	SANGAMON	N	0.454393	154	26.737
98	PECATONICA C U SCH DIST 321	WINNEBAGO	N	0.387517	115	25.931
99	WARSAW COMM UNIT SCH DISTRICT 316	HANCOCK	N	0.620521	122	25.930
100	COMMUNITY UNIT SCH DIST 2	LASALLE	N	0.350000	117	23.521
101	FOX RIVER GROVE CONS S D 3	MCHENRY	Y	0.582130	125	23.461
102	JONESBORO C C SCHOOL DIST 43	UNION	Y	0.750000	102	21.720
103	JOLIET PUBLIC SCH DIST 86	WILL	N	0.721850	436	20.739
104	SOUTH BELOIT C U SCH DIST 320	WINNEBAGO	N	0.410322	119	18.633
105	EAST MOLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 37	ROCK ISLAND	Y	0.693648	215	17.827
106	SMITHTON C C SCHOOL DIST 130	ST. CLAIR	N	0.723108	77	16.068
107	LAGRANGE HIGHLANDS SCH DIST 106	COOK	N	0.350000	114	15.042
108	NORTH BOONE C U SCH DIST 200	BOONE	N	0.350000	128	12.770
109	CHANNAHON SCHOOL DISTRICT 17	WILL	N	0.350000	132	12.599
110	OREGON C U SCHOOL DIST-220	OGLE	N	0.350000	88	11.769
111	MONTMORENCY C C SCH DIST 145	WHITESIDE	Y	0.708539	57	10.217
112	SILVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT 34	ROCK ISLAND	N	0.750000	83	9.758
113	HONONEGAH COMM H S DIST 207	WINNEBAGO	N	0.653861	119	8.725
114	MAERCKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 60	DUPAGE	N	0.350000	102	8.212
115	ORION COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 223	HENRY	N	0.365386	79	7.658
116	ALTON COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 11	MADISON	N	0.384193	123	7.184
117	MOKENA SCHOOL DIST 159	WILL	Y	0.564082	115	6.042
118	RANTOUL TOWNSHIP H S DIST 193	CHAMPAIGN	Y	0.694000	70	5.771
119	FAIRMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT 89	WILL	N	0.750000	46	5.704
120	FRANKFORT C C SCH DIST 157C	WILL	Y	0.350000	89	5.411
121	FLORA COMM UNIT SCH DIST 35	CLAY	N	0.646295	66	4.030
122	FREMONT SCHOOL DIST 79	LAKE	N	0.350000	64	2.827
123	DU QUOIN C U SCHOOL DISTRICT 300	PERRY	Y	0.684188	64	2.568
124	BETHALTO C U SCHOOL DIST 8	MADISON	Y	0.629643	48	1.128
125	GEN GEO PATTON SCHOOL DIST 133	COOK	Y	0.750000	26	1.032
126	RIVER TRAILS SCHOOL DIST 26	COOK	Y	0.350000	41	0.939
127	BALL CHATHAM C U SCHOOL DIST 5	SANGAMON	Y	0.350000	47	0.810
128	RIDGELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 122	COOK	Y	0.350000	38	0.679
129	STEELEVILLE C U SCH DIST 138	RANDOLPH	N	0.446524	6	0.134
130	LINCOLNSHIRE-PRAIRIEVIEW S D 103	LAKE	Y	0.350000	14	0.115
131	PRAIRIE HILL C C SCH DIST 133	WINNEBAGO	Y	0.662903	6	0.082
132	GRANT COMM CONS SCH DIST 110	ST. CLAIR	N	0.676774	8	0.079
133	O FALLON C C SCHOOL DIST 90	ST. CLAIR	Y	0.689049	14	0.072
134	MEDINAH SCHOOL DISTRICT 11	DUPAGE	Y	0.350000	6	0.050
135	DUNLAP C U SCHOOL DIST 323	PEORIA	Y	0.350000	5	0.017
136	BISMARCK HENNING C U SCHOOL DIST	VERMILION	N	0.000000	0	0.000	**
137	ARMSTRONG TWP HS DIST 225	VERMILION	N	0.000000	0	0.000	**
138	POTOMAC C U SCH DIST 10	VERMILION	N	0.000000	0	0.000	**
	** Pending November referendum for establishment of cooperative High School


Priority 3: INTERDISTRICT REORGANIZATION
	School District	County	Project Status*	Grant Index	Inadequately Housed Students	Priority Ranking
	No Applications

Priority 4: HEALTH OR LIFE SAFETY HAZARD
	School District	County	Project Status*	Grant Index	Inadequately Housed Students	Priority Ranking
139	SCHAUMBURG C C SCHOOL DIST 54	COOK	Y	0.350000	2839	509.960
140	WAUKEGAN C U SCHOOL DIST 60	LAKE	Y	0.443814	1565	165.343
141	NORTH GREENE UNIT SCHOOL DIST 3	GREENE	Y	0.589086	210	49.662
142	BELLE VALLEY SCHOOL DIST 119	ST. CLAIR	Y	0.750000	44	2.008
143	RIVERTON C U SCHOOL DIST 14	SANGAMON	Y	0.617272	19	0.870

Priority 5: ACCESSIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HANDICAPS
	School District	County	Project Status*	Grant Index	Inadequately Housed Students	Priority Ranking
144	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SCH DIST 25	COOK	Y	0.350000	215	9.624
145	HILLSBORO COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3	MONTGOMERY	Y	0.482768	2	2.000

Priority 6: OTHER UNIQUE SOLUTIONS
	School District	County	Project Status*	Grant Index	Inadequately Housed Students	Priority Ranking
146	RED BUD C U SCHOOL DIST 132	RANDOLPH	N	0.350000	12	0.233


* Project Status:
Y= Available funds according to information provided by the Capital Development Board
N= Planning Future Referenda

City of Chicago Public Schools District 299 is not included in the Priority Ranking List. City of Chicago Public Schools District receives 20% of the total grant awards.