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Orland School D135 Board of Education
Tentative budget shows $3 million deficit for FY 2019
Megan Schuller, Freelance Reporter
If Orland School District 135’s tentative
fiscal year 2019 budget stays the
way it is, officials will be looking at a
roughly $3 million deficit
A quick meeting of the D135 Board
of Education was held June 9, outlining
next year’s tentative budget and other
district matters.
District officials are estimating
$82.80 million in expenses from July
1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, which is up
from last year’s budget of $79.56 million.
According to John Bryk, assistant
superintendent for operations and
finance, the budget varies from year
to year mainly because of changes in
salaries.
“Seventy-five percent of our budget
is salary and benefits,” Bryk said.
“That’s the driving force of any school
district’s budget.”
The tentative budget for next year
was approved by a unanimous vote
with estimated revenues of $79.66 million,
according to board documents.
That will leave the district with a deficit
of roughly $3.14 million.
“It’s a really rough prediction right
now with where things are at with the
evidence-based funding model, the
change in the levy structure as well as
taking into consideration the salary increases
that are apart of the collective
bargaining agreements,” Superintendent
DJ Skogsberg said after the meeting.
According to Bryk, the school district’s
fund balance will absorb a deficit
in the projected range. And the district
is still expecting transportation and
grant funds from the State for FY 2018.
“We came in with roughly a $3 million
deficit last year, as well,” Bryk
said. “The $1.7 million dollars [from a
2.1 percent increase to the CPI for the
2017 tax levy] offset an even greater
potential deficit we would have had.”
Skogsberg added, “As it stands right
now, we’re looking to have additional
compensation coming through. $1.7
million in the levy and an increase in
our transportation reimbursement because
of the cost between the previous
contract and our current one.”
Transportation
The contract to which Skogsberg referred
was with Student Transportation
of America, which was dissolved in
2016 after the company “did not live up
to the district’s standards,” according to
Bryk. The district put the contract up
for bid two years ago, and the previous
contractor, American Bus Company,
won the bid back.
The district noted transportation issues
under Student Transportation of
America, including multiple late dropoffs
and pickups during the year the
company serviced the district, Bryk
said.
Bryk added that while the new contract
cost more, the district will receive
more money from the State because of
that expense.
Orland Township’s Back to School Health Fair slated for July 28
Submitted by Orland
Township
Parents can get their students
ready for school by attending
Orland Township’s
Back to School Health Fair
on July 28.
Immunizations, physicals
and other health screenings
are to be available at this
one-day event.
Admission to the health
fair is free. School physicals
(sports and health) will be
available for $25 for Township
residents ($35 for nonresidents)
and proof of residency
required.
Free services include the
following.
• Dental screenings
• Dermatology/acne consultations
• Eye health information
and eye glasses adjustments
• Haircuts
There will be plenty of activities
to entertain students
during the Back to School
Health Fair, including the
following.
• Kid Zone where students
can build a free project to
take home
• School bus safety presentation
• Bike safety information
• CPR and choking education
• DARE information
Additionally, there will be
games and prizes, face painting
and free giveaways from
local vendors. Additionally,
qualifying families can sign
up to receive school supplies
from the Orland Township
Food Pantry.
Free immunizations will
be available for those who
meet the following requirements.
• Must have an up-to-date
United States immunization
record
• Live in Orland Township
(proof of residency required)
• Medicaid Title XIX (19)
• Native American or
Alaska Native
• No Insurance
• Underinsured (insurance
does not cover vaccines —
must show insurance policy)
Anyone who meets the
above requirements but
lives outside of Orland
Township will be charged a
$20 administration fee per
vaccine, cash or credit only.
Orland Township no longer
accepts Medicaid Title XXI
(21).
The Orland Township
Back to School Health Fair
is to take place from 9 a.m.-1
p.m. at the Orland Township
Offices, 14807 S. Ravinia
Ave. in Orland Park.
Admission is free, and no
appointments are necessary
or accepted. Students will
be seen on a first come, first
served basis.
For more information visit
orlandtownship.org or call
the office at (708) 403-4222.