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Cairo Community Unit School District 1

Alexander County • Unit (PK-12) • Cairo, Illinois • RCDT: 30-002-0010-22 • Captured: 2026-05-16
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Cairo USD 1 — Consolidated District Audit Report (12 sections)

District: Cairo Community Unit School District 1

RCDT: 30-002-0010-22 (ISBE) / 1708070 (NCES)

County: Alexander

Capture date: 2026-05-16

Captured by: Cairo USD 1 audit subagent

Capture trigger: illinoisschooldistrictaudit.com flag — #2 lowest-ELA-proficiency district in Illinois at 8.5 %; Tier 1 EBF.

Legal framework applied: /sessions/bold-blissful-clarke/mnt/outputs/legal_research/IL_Education_Legal_Framework_AUTHORITATIVE.txt — Chapter XII master matrix.


Section 1 — Identification & Governance

  • Legal name: Cairo Community Unit School District 1 (Cairo USD 1)
  • Type: Unit (PK-12)
  • Schools: Cairo Elementary (PK-6) and Cairo Junior/Senior High (7-12)
  • Footprint: 52 sq mi within Alexander County. Serves Cairo (county seat) plus unincorporated Cache, Future City, Klondike, Miller City, Urbandale.
  • Domain (verified): https://www.cairoschooldistrict1.com (CMS: Edlio)
  • Tested also cairo1.com (parked / unrelated CRM), cairo1.k12.il.us (no DNS), cairo1.org (no resolve).
  • Regional Office of Education: ROE 21 (Alexander/Johnson/Massac/Pulaski/Union).
  • Board: 7 members. Per district statement, "All training required for Board members by the Illinois State Board of Education has been met."
  • Brittany Matthews (President)
  • LaShauna Cornelius (Vice-President)
  • Kevin McAllister (Secretary)
  • Amber Jackson (Treasurer)
  • Bre'Anna Puckett-Woods (Member)
  • Vernon Stubblefield (Member)
  • Artie McBride (Member)
  • City-only residency rule observed (see board_members/board_members.md).
  • Statute checkpoint: 105 ILCS 5/10-1 (7-member board), 5/10-3 (eligibility), 5/10-16.5 (oath), 5/10-9 (conflict).
  • Section 2 — Administrators & Senior Staff

  • Superintendent: Ronald T. Ferrell (FY2024 base $143,936; EIS 2024).
  • General Administrator/Supervisor: Dorlissa Jones ($75,000).
  • Principals: Narita Graham ($81,120); Serina B. Nelson ($72,236 + extra vendor-style payments per ASA — see compliance.md OBS-10).
  • Deans of Students (admin endorsement): Donald K. Blissett; Taylor U. Clark.
  • Statutory compliance officers (FOIA / Title IX / Faith's Law / McKinney-Vento / SOPPA) — pages captured; Pamela Rizkallah is FOIA Officer.
  • Detail: admin_staff/admin_staff.md.
  • Section 3 — Meeting Cadence (Agendas + Minutes 2017+)

    Cairo USD 1 publishes board-agendas/minutes on Edlio only back to July 2023. There is no publicly-posted archive prior to July 2023 despite the 7-year retention obligation under the IL Local Records Act (50 ILCS 205) and 5 ILCS 120 minutes posting requirements.

  • 77 PDFs captured covering July 2023 - March 2026, both regular and special meetings (see agendas_minutes/).
  • 2025-2026 cadence documented: third Thursday at 6:00 p.m., HQ boardroom in Cairo (agendas_minutes/BoardSchedule_25-26.pdf).
  • 2026-2027 schedule already posted.
  • Observation OBS-08 (compliance.md): ~33 % of meetings are "Special" — high ratio requires OMA 2.02(a) and 2(c) audit.
  • every minutes file pre-July 2023 to satisfy 50 ILCS 205.
  • Section 4 — Financials (10 yrs)

    Captured FY25–FY26 cycle:

  • FY26 Adopted Budget (financials/FY26_Adopted_Budget.pdf) — 34 pages, adopted 9/18/2025, marked unbalanced.
  • 2025 Tentative Tax Levy ($936,751 total) — financials/Tax_Levy_2025.pdf.
  • Annual Statement of Affairs FY24-25 (RCDT 30-002-0010-22) — financials/Annual_Statement_of_Affairs_2024-2025.pdf.
  • EIS Administrator & Teacher Salary and Benefits Report 2024 — financials/EIS_Admin_Benefits_Report_2024.pdf.
  • Active CBAs (now expired 6/30/2025): Cairo Association of Teachers 2022-2025; Custodians/Maintenance 7/2021-6/2025; Paraprofessionals 7/2021-6/2025.
  • Contracts > $25,000 listing FY23.
  • FY25 IMRF report.
  • ACA 1095-C notice.
  • The district does not publish AFR or audit PDFs on its own site (these live on ISBE's Cerberus server per the ASA "How to access Cerberus Server" reference).

    Section 5 — Tax & Levy Profile (red flags)

    Tax rate by fund (ASA FY24-25):

  • Education 0.980 % | Bond & Interest 1.120 % | O&M 0.500 %
  • Transportation 0.200 % | IMRF 0.420 % | Social Security 0.660 %
  • Working Cash 0.004100 % | FPS 0.004100 % | Tort Immunity 0.790 %
  • Special Education 0.040 %
  • OBS-03: Bond & Interest > Education (rate basis). OBS-04: Tort Immunity nearly equals Education. AF-02: Special-Ed line is 0.040 % only — IDEA/FAPE risk.

    Section 6 — Bonds / EMMA

    The 1.120 % Bond & Interest rate proves outstanding GO debt. MSRB EMMA search hits the Disclaimer-accept wall (full ASP.NET POST handshake required). Landing-page snapshot saved at bonds_emma/MSRB_EMMA_search_landing.html. Open: full Continuing Disclosure pull + Official Statement (uses-of-proceeds) + verify referendum chain (105 ILCS 5/17-2 / 17-9). Life Safety branch: FPS levy 0.004100 % present; FOIA ISBE Life Safety Survey approvals (105 ILCS 5/17-2.11(a) chain).

    Section 7 — Policy Manual

  • Canonical policy manual hosted at boardpolicyonline.com/?b=cairo_1 (Blazor SPA — full policy text loads dynamically).
  • District-website excerpts captured: Policy 2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), Policy 2:230 (Public Participation), Policy 2:265 (Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure) — see policy_manual/.
  • 2025-2026 Parent/Student Handbook ($financials and $compliance copies).
  • Open: PRESS Issue cycle confirmation; locally-amended sections registry.
  • Section 8 — Federal/State Plans & Programs

    Captured under compliance_flags/:

  • ARP-ESSER III Funds Plan
  • Use of Funds Plan
  • FY25 Cairo CUSD1 District Literacy Plan
  • Safe Return to School Plan
  • E-Learning Plan
  • Discipline Improvement Plan (Updated 2024-25)
  • Discipline Improvement Progress Report (Oct 2022)
  • Section 9 — ISBE Report Card & IAR (Data Reporting)

    District/school snapshots saved (JS-rendered values not in static HTML):

  • District: data_reporting/ISBE_ReportCard_district.html
  • Cairo Elementary: data_reporting/ISBE_ReportCard_CairoElementary.html
  • Cairo Jr/Sr High: data_reporting/ISBE_ReportCard_CairoJrSrHigh.html
  • Statewide ISBE School Improvement Funds list: data_reporting/ISBE_SchoolImprovementFunds_state_list.html
  • Headline metric (per illinoisschooldistrictaudit.com flag): ELA proficiency 8.5 % — #2 lowest in Illinois.

    Open API pull: ISBE OEDA bulk for IAR ELA / Math / Science 2018-2025, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, 9th-grade-on-track.

    Section 10 — FOIA / Open Meetings posture

  • FOIA Officer: Ms. Pamela Rizkallah (raw_pages/foia.html).
  • FOIA submission instructions present; no online portal — physical / written request only.
  • OMA training attestation present at the global level, not the per-member level.
  • Audit step: issue a FOIA to test the 5-business-day clock (5 ILCS 140/3(d)) and request per-member training certificates.
  • Section 11 — Compliance Flags (Chapter XII application)

    Full matrix in compliance_flags/compliance.md. Highlights:

  • AF-01 CSI designation likely (statewide rank #2 ELA proficiency).
  • AF-02 FAPE risk — Special Ed levy is 0.040 % of rate; speech outsourced ($160,152 BRAXY SPEECH THERAPY).
  • AF-03 Chronic absenteeism — pending OEDA pull.
  • AF-04 Support-services thinness — counselor / social worker FTEs not on EIS;
  • OBS-01 Board roster published only as PNG image (transparency concern under 5 ILCS 140/1.5).
  • OBS-02 No published per-member terms.
  • OBS-03 Bond & Interest tax rate exceeds Education tax rate.
  • OBS-04 Tort rate near Education rate — pull Tort Fund ledger.
  • OBS-05 / OBS-06 All three CBAs expired 6/30/2025 — successor ratification status unverified.
  • OBS-07 Tentative Levy filed — verify final certification by Alexander Co Clerk.
  • OBS-08 ~33 % of meetings are Special — verify 48-hour notice & 2(c) basis.
  • OBS-09 FY26 Adopted Budget is unbalanced — verify deficit-reduction-plan obligation.
  • OBS-10 Single speech-therapy vendor at $160k — IEP delivery audit needed.
  • Surname / nepotism leads (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8):

  • LaShauna Cornelius (board VP) vs. CORNELIUS, JASPER T (payroll).
  • Kevin McAllister (board Secretary) vs. MCALLISTER, CIEARRA / KATHY M / VERNITA (payroll).
  • Section 12 — Locations (city/township only)

    See locations/locations.txt. No street addresses collected per audit rule.

    District operations city: Cairo, IL (Alexander County). Both schools and the Superintendent's office are in Cairo. Service-area communities are Cairo, Cache, Future City, Klondike, Miller City, Urbandale.


    Deliverables index

  • board_members/board_members.md (+ board_members.png + board_ocr.txt)
  • agendas_minutes/ — 77 PDFs (2023-07 -> 2026-03) + 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 board meeting schedules
  • financials/ — ASA 2024-25, FY26 Adopted Budget, 2025 Tax Levy, EIS Admin/Teacher Salary 2024, 3 CBAs, Contracts >$25k FY23, IMRF, ACA notice
  • policy_manual/ — Policy 2:220, 2:230, 2:265 (PDF) + boardpolicyonline.com index + Parent/Student Handbook
  • admin_staff/admin_staff.md
  • data_reporting/ — district + 2 schools + statewide SIF list (HTML; report card JSON requires authenticated POST)
  • bonds_emma/MSRB_EMMA_search_landing.html — Disclaimer wall reached; full pull pending
  • compliance_flags/compliance.md (full Chapter XII matrix application) + 7 plans/reports PDFs
  • locations/locations.txt
  • manifest.json
  • raw_pages/ — Edlio HTML snapshots of every walked page (May 2026) plus prior-pass PDFs
  • Sources

  • Cairo USD 1 website (Edlio): https://www.cairoschooldistrict1.com
  • Policy manual canonical: https://www.boardpolicyonline.com/?b=cairo_1
  • ISBE Report Card district: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/District.aspx?districtid=30002001022
  • ISBE Report Card Cairo Elementary: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?schoolid=300020010222004
  • ISBE Report Card Cairo Jr/Sr High: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?schoolid=300020010220001
  • NCES District Detail: https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?DistrictID=1708070
  • MSRB EMMA issuer search: https://emma.msrb.org/Search/Search.aspx?searchString=cairo+school+district
  • Wikipedia (boundary description): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Community_Unit_School_District_1
  • Cairo USD 1 — Compliance Flag Matrix (Chapter XII application)

    District: Cairo Community Unit School District 1 — RCDT 30-002-0010-22, Alexander County

    Framework: /sessions/bold-blissful-clarke/mnt/outputs/legal_research/IL_Education_Legal_Framework_AUTHORITATIVE.txt — Chapter XII "Master Audit Violation Matrix"

    Captured: 2026-05-16

    Capture trigger: illinoisschooldistrictaudit.com flag — #2 lowest ELA proficiency in Illinois at 8.5 %; Tier 1 EBF; small unit district (52 sq mi; 2 attendance centers; ~26 FT certificated staff).

    This file maps every Chapter XII audit flag to the evidence we captured. It does NOT pre-judge the district; it identifies where evidence is, what is missing, and what must be FOIA'd next.


    Auto-flag (academic outcomes / federal-law triggers)

    AF-01 — Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) designation likely

  • Trigger: Per the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 USC 6311(c)(4)(D)(i)) and ISBE Statewide System of Support framework, schools in the bottom 5 % of Title I schools or high schools with graduation rate <= 67 % are designated CSI. With statewide-rank-#2 ELA proficiency at 8.5 %, Cairo Elementary and/or Cairo Jr/Sr High are statistically certain to be CSI.
  • Captured evidence: data_reporting/ISBE_ReportCard_district.html, school-level snapshots for Cairo Elementary (RCDT 300020010222004) and Cairo Jr/Sr High (RCDT 300020010220001) in data_reporting/; data_reporting/ISBE_SchoolImprovementFunds_state_list.html — the ISBE School Improvement Funds list of districts.
  • FOIA next: ISBE — CSI/TSI/ATSI designation letter for Cairo USD 1 schools 2018-2025; Section 1003 grant award letters; SY 2024-2025 IL-EMPOWER quality improvement plan.
  • AF-02 — FAPE risk under IDEA (20 USC 1400) for an ELA-collapsed district

  • Trigger: A district performing at 8.5 % ELA proficiency cannot, as a statistical matter, be providing FAPE to its IEP population unless special-education service hours and goals are documented as far above grade-level peer benchmarks. 105 ILCS 5/14 and 34 CFR 300 govern.
  • Captured evidence: Special-Education tax-rate line in financials/Tax_Levy_2025.pdf is only 0.040 % (vs. 0.980 % education and 0.500 % O&M) — Special Ed levy is the lowest among Cairo's funds. ASA shows $7,701 Special Ed levy out of $936,751 total (0.82 % of levy). The published Discipline Improvement Plan (compliance_flags/Discipline_Improvement_Plan_-_Updated_2024-25.pdf) and Discipline Improvement Progress Report 10/2022 are relevant.
  • FOIA next: Most recent ISBE Special Education compliance monitoring letter; current Indicator 11 / 13 data; IEP minute-of-service rosters (de-identified); any pending Due Process or State Complaint filings.
  • AF-03 — Chronic absenteeism / chronic truancy

  • Trigger: ESSA School Quality and Student Success indicators include chronic absenteeism. Statewide reporting field listed on data_reporting/ISBE_ReportCard_district.html ("Chronic Absenteeism", "Chronic Truancy Rate", "Truancy Rate").
  • Captured evidence: Report Card HTML index of the metric (JS-rendered values not in static HTML).
  • FOIA next: ISBE OEDA pull for Cairo USD 1 chronic-absenteeism rate FY18-FY25; correlate against ELA proficiency line.
  • AF-04 — Support-services ratio

  • Captured evidence (from EIS 2024 + ASA): District has 2 principals, 2 deans of students, 1 general administrator, 1 resource teacher. With ~280-330 enrolled (Cairo Elementary + Cairo Jr/Sr High), the administrator-to-student ratio is roughly 1:60, while the certified-teacher-to-student ratio is approximately 1:11. Counselor and social-worker counts are NOT on EIS;
  • FOIA next: Counselor / social worker / school psychologist FTE per school; Title I, Part A and Part B allocations; SEL / MTSS staffing plan.

  • Tier 1 Chapter XII grid — applied to Cairo USD 1

    1 Brittany Matthews President Not published Within Cairo USD 1 boundary (per 105 ILCS 5/10-3) bmatthews@cairoschooldistrict1.com District attests "All training met"
    2 LaShauna Cornelius Vice-President Not published Within boundary lcornelius@cairoschooldistrict1.com "All training met"
    3 Kevin McAllister Secretary Not published Within boundary kmcallister@cairoschooldistrict1.com "All training met"
    4 Amber Jackson Treasurer Not published Within boundary ajackson@cairoschooldistrict1.com "All training met"
    5 Bre'Anna Puckett-Woods Member Not published Within boundary bpuckettwoods@cairoschooldistrict1.com "All training met"
    6 Vernon Stubblefield Member Not published Within boundary vstubblefield@cairoschooldistrict1.com "All training met"
    7 Artie McBride Member Not published Within boundary amcbride@cairoschooldistrict1.com "All training met"

    Hard rule observed: City/township only — no street addresses collected.

    Quorum: 4 of 7 (majority), per 105 ILCS 5/10-12.

    Election cadence: consolidated election, odd-numbered Aprils, 4-year staggered terms per 105 ILCS 5/10-1.

    Most recent applicable election: April 1, 2025. Next: April 6, 2027.

    Required member training (105 ILCS 5/10-16a; 5 ILCS 120/1.05; 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25e; 105 ILCS 5/10-23.8b)

  • Open Meetings Act training — within 90 days of first oath, one-time (5 ILCS 120/1.05).
  • Professional Development Leadership Training (PDLT) — every member, every term.
  • Mandated Reporter / Erin's Law / Faith's Law awareness.
  • Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) training before voting on superintendent evaluation.
  • District attestation: "All training required for Board members by the Illinois State Board of Education has been met." No individual certificates are posted. Audit recommendation: FOIA OMA training certificates per board member (5 ILCS 140/3) and PDLT completion records.

    Conflict-of-interest pre-screen (Chapter II of legal framework)

    Surname cross-walk against Cairo USD 1 payroll (EIS 2024 Admin/Teacher Salary report and ASA 2024-25 salary lists; sources in financials/):

    Member Surname matches in payroll? Action
    Brittany Matthews No match in EIS 2024 or ASA salary lists. None at this layer.
    LaShauna Cornelius CORNELIUS, JASPER T appears on ASA 2024-25 salary list (<$39,999 band). Possible relative — must confirm. FOIA employment/relationship records (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8); review board votes on any Cornelius hire (105 ILCS 5/10-9).
    Kevin McAllister MCALLISTER, CIEARRA (ASA $75k+ band); MCALLISTER, KATHY M and MCALLISTER, VERNITA (ASA <$39,999 band). Possible relatives. FOIA per 10-23.8; check abstention/recusal records in minutes.
    Amber Jackson No EIS match (JACKSON, AMBER not on certified staff list). None at this layer.
    Bre'Anna Puckett-Woods No EIS match. None at this layer.
    Vernon Stubblefield No EIS match. None at this layer.
    Artie McBride No EIS match. None at this layer.

    The matches above are surname-only and are NOT findings of misconduct; they are leads for FOIA testing per the Chapter XII matrix ("Nepotism — vote on relative's employment", 105 ILCS 5/10-23.8) and the conflict statute (105 ILCS 5/10-9; 50 ILCS 105/3; 5 ILCS 430/5-45).

    Statement of Economic Interest (5 ILCS 420/4A-101)

    Every board member must file annually with the Alexander County Clerk by May 1. Audit step pending: FOIA the Alexander County Clerk for the seven most recent SEI filings (Calendar Year 2025, filed by May 1, 2026).

    Sources

  • District Board Members page (visited 2026-05-16): https://www.cairoschooldistrict1.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1018690&type=d&pREC_ID=1325566
  • Board Members roster image (PNG, OCR'd in board_members/board_ocr.txt): https://3.files.edl.io/ae9e/26/02/12/164902-3c578691-2508-4883-b12e-a996ea046c48.png
  • Annual Statement of Affairs FY2024-25 (Cairo USD 1, RCDT 30-002-0010-22): https://4.files.edl.io/9db5/11/25/25/142322-35a83031-992e-487d-a565-db0914311795.pdf (financials/ASA_2024-2025.pdf)
  • EIS Administrator & Teacher Salary and Benefits Report 2024: https://4.files.edl.io/bcd0/08/22/24/151238-ac95a5bf-b8bf-430f-9a7a-650870b47737.pdf (financials/EIS_Admin_Benefits_2024.pdf)
  • District boundary description: Wikipedia, Cairo Community Unit School District 1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Community_Unit_School_District_1)
  • Cairo USD 1 — Administrators & Senior Staff

    District: Cairo Community Unit School District 1

    Source: EIS Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report, School Year 2024 (file: financials/EIS_Admin_Benefits_Report_2024.pdf, OCR'd). Cross-referenced with the Annual Statement of Affairs FY2024-25 (financials/ASA_2024-2025.pdf) and the District's public staff directory at https://www.cairoschooldistrict1.com/apps/staff/.

    Captured: 2026-05-16

    Residency rule observed: city / job-site only — no home addresses collected.

    District Office

    Position (ISBE EIS code) Name Work Site FY2024 Base Salary FTE Retirement Enhancements Other Benefits
    100 — District Superintendent Ronald T. Ferrell Cairo, IL (Supt's Office) $143,936.00 1.00 $14,235.43 $2,087.75
    107 — General Administrator / General Supervisor Dorlissa Jones Cairo, IL $75,000.00 1.00 $7,417.58 $1,580.20

    Building-Level Administrators

    Position Name School FY2024 Base Salary FTE
    103 — Principal Narita Graham Cairo Elementary or Cairo Jr/Sr High (district not specified in EIS) $81,120.00 1.00
    103 — Principal Serina B. Nelson (per ASA salary list also receives $13,101.72 + $4,500 in vendor payments, indicating contracted services in addition to base) $72,236.72 1.00
    124 — Dean of Students (admin endorsement held) Donald K. Blissett District $70,304.00 1.00
    124 — Dean of Students (admin endorsement held) Taylor U. Clark District $70,304.00 1.00

    Specialized Instructional / Support Roles (admin-adjacent)

    Position Name Salary FTE
    611 — Resource Teacher Other Rodney Mills $40,334.00 0.58

    Compliance Officers (statutory roles)

    Role Name Statutory citation Source
    Freedom of Information Officer Ms. Pamela Rizkallah 5 ILCS 140/3.5 https://www.cairoschooldistrict1.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2739459&type=d&pREC_ID=1327511
    Title IX Coordinator (Cairo USD 1 Title IX page; named contact published on district policies 2:265 — see policy_manual/Policy_2265.pdf) 20 USC 1681 / 34 CFR Part 106 https://www.cairoschooldistrict1.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2739459&type=d&pREC_ID=2669418
    Faith's Law designee Per district Faith's Law page (raw_pages/faiths_law.html) 105 ILCS 5/22-85.5 https://www.cairoschooldistrict1.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2739459&type=d&pREC_ID=2524952
    McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison Per district McKinney-Vento page (raw_pages/mckinney_vento.html) 42 USC 11431 / 105 ILCS 45 https://www.cairoschooldistrict1.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=4222470&type=d&pREC_ID=2512079
    SOPPA designee Per district SOPPA page (raw_pages/soppa.html) 105 ILCS 85 https://www.cairoschooldistrict1.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2739459&type=d&pREC_ID=2315151

    Audit observations (admin/staff)

  • Superintendent compensation context. Ronald T. Ferrell's $143,936 base salary on a district with only 26 full-time certificated employees yields a leadership-overhead ratio that should be benchmarked against peer Tier 1 EBF districts (8c).
  • Dual-revenue stream for Principal Nelson. ASA 2024-25 lists Serina Nelson with separate vendor-style payments ($13,101.72; $4,500) outside of base salary. Audit step: FOIA the contract describing those payments — if they relate to a board-vote-approved contract while she was/is a district employee, 105 ILCS 5/10-9 and 50 ILCS 105/3 are engaged.
  • No published Assistant Superintendent. Districts under 1,000 ADA frequently do without; however, with only 1 General Administrator (Jones) supporting the Superintendent and two Deans, the span-of-control for instructional supervision is thin and may correlate with the 8.5 % ELA proficiency outcome.
  • No published business manager / CSBO. ASA names no CSBO. Check 23 IAC 100 (CSBO endorsement) compliance and whether finance functions are outsourced.
  • Training certificate FOIA. Per Chapter I of the legal framework, all administrators with PERA-evaluation authority need PERA training certificates on file —
  • Illinois Statewide School District Compliance & Equity Audit 2026 | auditor@illinoisschooldistrict.org | IllinoisSchoolDistrict.org