Web-posted records and information (use of an * is explained in the paragraph above this table)

Web-posting statutory reference and special instructions

*Annual schedule of regular meetings for the current school year that are posted at the beginning of each calendar or fiscal year

*Public notice of each Board meeting that is posted at least 48 hours before the meeting and remains posted until the meeting is concluded

*Agenda of each regular meeting that is posted at least 48 hours before a meeting and remains posted until the meeting is concluded

Note: For school districts that do not post board meeting notices and/or agendas on a website (because they do not have a website maintained by a fulltime staff member), the notice and agenda must be continuously available for public review during the entire 48-hour period preceding the meeting

5 ILCS 120/2.02.

*Official open meeting minutes that are posted within 10 days of the Board’s approval and remain posted for at least 60 days (required if the District has a website maintained by a full-time staff member)

5 ILCS 120/2.06(b).

*Description of the District and its records including:

1. Summary of the District’s purpose

2. Functional subdivisions

3. Total amount of operating budget

4. Number and location of all of its separate offices

5. Approximate number of full and part-time employees (see also, salary and benefits information report for the Superintendent, administrators, and teachers, District’s Statement of Affairs)

6. Identification and membership of the Board

7. Brief description of the methods whereby the public may request information and public records 

1. Directory information for the Freedom of Information Officer 

2. Address where requests for public records should be directed

3. Fees

5 ILCS 140/4.

The District must prominently post the list at each administrative office and make it available for inspection and copying.

*A hyperlink to an email address(es) for members of the public to communicate with members of the Board

50 ILCS 205/20.

The hyperlink must be easily accessible from the District’s home page.

Annual budget for current fiscal year, itemized by receipts and expenditures

105 ILCS 5/17-1.2. 

This may be accomplished using Ill. State Board of Education (ISBE) School District Budget Form (50-36) or the summary pages from it. 

The District must notify its students’ parents/guardians when the budget is web-posted along with its website address.

*District Report Card and a Report Card for each School (the Report Cards will be provided by ISBE by Oct. 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law)

105 ILCS 5/10-17a, amended by P.A.s 101-68, and 101-654. 

Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receiving the Report Cards from the State Superintendent, the District must: (1) present them at a regular Board meeting, (2) post them on the District’s website, (3) make them available to a newspaper of general circulation serving the District, and (4) upon request, send them home to parents/guardians. 105 ILCS 5/10-17a(5).

The District also must send a written notice home to parents/guardians stating: (1) that the Report Cards are available on the website, (2) the website’s address, (3) that a printed copy will be sent upon request, and (4) the telephone number to request a printed copy. Id.

*A list of all contracts in excess of $25,000 and any contracts with an exclusive bargaining representative

105 ILCS 5/10-20.44.

There is no statutory timeline for web-posting. 

Each year, in conjunction with the submission of the Statement of Affairs to ISBE, before Dec. 1, the District must submit to ISBE an annual report on all contracts over $25,000 awarded during the previous fiscal year.

*Contract(s) with any commercial driver training school(s) for driver education

105 ILCS 5/27-24.2,

The District is required to web-post this document if it has a website. If the District has no website, it must make the contract available upon request.

Annual Statement of Affairs 

105 ILCS 5/10-17.

The District is not required to web-post this document. It must, annually by Dec. 1, submit the Statement to ISBE for posting on ISBE’s website, have copies of the Statement available in the main administrative office, and publish a summary of the Statement in a newspaper of general circulation published in the District.

Beginning in levy year 2022, if the District has an aggregate property tax levy greater than $5,000,000, it will make good faith efforts to electronically publish the following date from all vendors and subcontractors doing business with the District:

1. Whether the vendor or subcontractor is minority-owned, women-owned, or veteran-owned

2. Whether the vendor or subcontractor holds a  certification as a minority-owned, women-owned, or veteran-owned business as defined in 30 ILCS 575/, of if they are self-certifying; and

3. If the vendor self-certifies, whether it qualifies as a small business under federal Small Business Administration standards (See sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracti...).

35 ILCS 200/18-50.2, added by P.A. 102-265.

The law does not define electronically publish; website posting is a means of compliance.  This item is not asterisked should the District choose to electronically publish the information offline.

*Explanation of the data elements of covered information that the District collects, maintains, or discloses to any person, entity, third party, or governmental agency. 

*A description of the procedures that parents/guardians may use to carry out their rights under 105 ILCS 85/33(c)(1), (2), & (3) added by P.A. 101-516, including the right to: 

1. Inspect and review their child’s covered information

2. Request a paper or electronic copy of their child’s covered information

3. Request corrections for factual inaccuracies contained in their child’s covered information.

105 ILCS 85/27(a)(1), added by P.A. 101-516.

The explanation of data elements of covered information must be clear and understandable by a layperson and cover the following: (1) how the District uses the covered information; (2) to whom or what entities the District discloses the covered information; and (3) for what purpose the District discloses the covered information.

The explanation of data elements and description of parent rights procedures must be updated by Jan. 31 and July 31 each year, as needed.

*A list of operators with whom the District has written agreements and the following for each operator:

1. Copy of the agreement

2. Business address

3. List of any subcontractors to whom covered information may be disclosed or a link to a page on the operator’s website that clearly lists the subcontractors

105 ILCS 85/27(a)(2) & (3), added by P.A. 101-516.

The District must post new operator contracts and an explanation of the data elements of covered information disclosed to the operator (see immediate row above) within 10 business days after entering into the contract. 105 ILCS 85/27(c), added by P.A. 101-516..

This list must also be updated by Jan. 31 and July 31 each year, as needed.

*A list of breaches of covered information maintained by the school or an operator involving 10% or more of the District’s student enrollment. The list must include:

1. Number of students whose covered information was involved in the breach, unless the breach involved personal information as defined in the Personal Information Protection Act, 815 ILCS 530/5, in which case the number of students involved may not be disclosed.

2. Date, estimated date, or estimated date range of the breach

3. Name of the operator, if applicable

105 ILCS 85/27(a)(5), added by P.A. 101-516.

The District must update breach information by Jan. 31 and July 31 each year, and it must remain on the District’s website for at least five years after the District adds it to the list. Breaches that occurred (or were estimated to have occurred) prior to 7-1-21 or breaches that were posted more than five years prior to updating the current list do not need to be posted. 

*Board policy 7:180, Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

*Information developed as a result of the evaluation and assessment of the bullying policy’s outcomes and effectiveness

105 ILCS 5/27-23.7(b)(10) & (11).

*Contact information for the District’s Title IX Coordinator(s) and Board policies 2:260, Uniform Grievance Procedure; and 2:265, Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure

34 C.F.R. §106.8. 

*Training materials for any individuals designated as Title IX Coordinator(s), investigators, decision-makers, and informal resolution facilitators

34 C.F.R. §106.45(b)(10)(i)(D).

Naming only the training provider and course does not meet this requirement. The U.S. Dept. of Education (DOE) requires training materials be publicly available “so that a district’s approach to training Title IX personnel may be transparently viewed by the [district’s] educational community and the public, including for the purpose of holding a [district] accountable for using training materials that comply with [Title IX] regulations.” 85 Fed. Reg. 30254. Consult the board attorney regarding this requirement; making training materials of third-party consultants publicly available may violate their intellectual property rights. The DOE acknowledged the potential for intellectual property violations, suggesting that districts either “secure permission from the consultant to publish the training materials” or create their own training materials. 85 Fed. Reg. 30412.

*Board policy 7:20, Harassment of Students Prohibited, and age-appropriate explanations of its contents in student handbook(s)

105 ILCS 5/10-20.69, added by P.A. 101-418.

The District must have an age-appropriate policy on sexual harassment (1) in the student handbook(s), (2) posted on the District’s website, and (3) posted in any other area where policies, rules and standards of conduct are posted in each school. 

*Board policy 7:290, Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention

105 ILCS 5/2-3.166.

*Contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (Text 741741), if the District does not issue student identification cards to all students

105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 (final citation pending), added by P.A. 102-134.

*Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report (itemized salary report for the Superintendent and all administrators and teachers); benefits includes without limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses, annuities, and retirement enhancements

105 ILCS 5/10-20.47. 

Annually on or before Oct. 1: (1) the information must be presented at a regular Board meeting and posted on the District’s website, and (2) after the Board meeting at which the information was presented, the Report must be provided to ISBE. 

*All records pertaining to the creation, alteration or revision of school attendance areas shall be open to the public

105 ILCS 5/10-21.3.

This law also requires school attendance areas to be periodically revised, if necessary, to prevent or eliminate segregation by color, race, or nationality.  See policy 7:30, Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer.

*Vacancies for teaching positions in a subject shortage area, before hiring a retired teach to any such position

40 ILCS 5/16-150.1, amended by P/A/ 102-440.

The District must, on an ongoing basis, post the vacancy for a period of at least 90 days during the six months preceding either the fall or spring term for which it seeks to employ a retired teacher in a subject shortage area.  This posting requirement is in effect for employment ending no later than June 30, 2024.

*Information regarding a Severance Agreement entered into because an employee or contractor was found to have engaged in sexual harassment or sexual discrimination

50 ILCS 205/3c.

Within 72 hours of Board approval, the District must post: (1) the name/title of person receiving payment under the severance agreement, (2) the amount of payment, (3) that the employee or contractor was found to have engaged in sexual harassment or sexual discrimination, as applicable, and (4) the date, time, and location of the meeting at which the agreement was approved.  

Note: The Government Severance Pay Act (GSPA), 5 ILCS 415/10(a)(2) prohibits an employee of a school district with contract provisions from receiving any severance if the employee is fired by the board for misconduct which includes sexual harassment and/or discrimination. Id. at 415/5. For more discussion about the reconciling these laws, see f/n 6 in policy 2:260, Uniform Grievance Procedure.

*As an employer that participates in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), a compensation report for employees who have a total compensation package that exceeds $75,000 per year; total compensation package means salary, health insurance, a housing allowance, a vehicle allowance, a clothing allowance, bonuses, loans, vacation days granted, and sick days granted

5 ILCS 120/7.3.

The report must be posted within six business days after the District approves a budget. The District may choose to post a physical copy of this information at its principal office in lieu of posting the information directly on the website in which case it must post directions on the website for accessing that information.

The Ill. Attorney General’s office  has not provided guidance concerning whether this requirement applies to employees who do not participate in IMRF, e.g., Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) participants.

*As an employer that participates in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, a compensation report for employees who have a total compensation package that is equal to or in excess of $150,000 per year; total compensation package means payment by the employer to the employee for salary, health insurance, a housing allowance, a vehicle allowance, a clothing allowance, bonuses, loans, vacation days granted, and sick days granted

5 ILCS 120/7.3.

The report must be posted at least six days before the District approves an employee’s total compensation package that is equal to or in excess of $150,000. The District may choose to post a physical copy of this information at its principal office in lieu of posting the information directly on the website in which case it must post directions on the website for accessing that information.

The Ill. Attorney General’s office  has not provided guidance concerning whether this requirement applies to employees who do not participate in IMRF, e.g., Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) participants.

*As an employer that participates in IMRF, a link to information posted on the IMRF website at: imrf.org/en/about-imrf/transparency/em....

40 ILCS 5/7-135.5, added by P.A. 101-504.

A description of activities to address intergroup conflict (an optional program authorized by Sec. 27-23.6) 

105 ILCS 5/27-23.6(c).

The total number of personnel with a school support personnel endorsement, and for each endorsement area:

1. Those actively employed by the District on a full-time basis;

2. Those actively employed by the District on a part-time basis; and

3. Those actively employed by a special education cooperative providing services to students in the District

105 ILCS 5/10-20.75 (final citation pending), added by P.A. 102-302, eff. 1-1-22.

Annually by Dec. 1st, the District must report its school support personnel information as of Oct. 1 to ISBE and web-post it.

The total number of students enrolled in the District and of that total, the number of students with an individualized education program of Section 504 plan

105 ILCS 5/10-20.75 (final citation pending), added by P.A. 102-302, eff. 1-1-22.

Annually by Dec. 1st, the District must report its school support personnel information as of Oct. 1 to ISBE and web-post it.

*Names of Board members who have completed professional development leadership training

105 ILCS 5/10-16a requires the District to post on its website the names of all Board members who have completed professional development leadership training (required for board members taking office after 6-13-11). The web-posting may be expanded to log all Board members’ training and development activities.

5 ILCS 120/1.05(b) and (c) require each Board member to complete training on the Open Meetings Act. After completing the training, each Board member must file a copy of their certificate of completion with the School Board.

105 ILCS 5/24-16.5 requires each Board member to complete a training program on performance evaluations before voting on a dismissal based on a performance evaluation pursuant to the Performance Evaluation Reform Act. 

Immunization data reported to ISBE by each Nov. 15

105 ILCS 5/27-8.1(6).

By Dec. 1, the District must annually make the immunization data that it must report to ISBE each year publicly available. The data, not its format, must be identical to the data reported to ISBE. Boards have control over the method(s) used to make this data publicly available. One method is to instruct the reader to ask for the data directly from ISBE. 

Information on mental health issues and local treatment resources

The Ill. House of Representatives encouraged this in HR 478 (5-31-15).

All reliable assessments, scored by entities other than the District that are administered in each of the District’s schools.

105 ILCS 5/22-82(b). 

These must be made available to parents and/or guardians through the District’s website or paper handouts.

*The District’s Remote and/or Blended Remote Learning Day Plan.

105 ILCS 5/10-30(6), added by P.A. 101-643.

* When the Board allows for student participation in  registered apprenticeships programs:

1. Notification to students and parents of the opportunities for registered apprenticeships, which includes the following statements:

2. Students may participate in any registered apprenticeship program listed by the District, and

3. Students may find a registered, but not listed, apprenticeship program with a business or organization, if a registered apprenticeship program is not offered in the District.

4. Board policy 6:310, High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students (specifically, the section titled Registered Apprenticeship Program).

5. A form for a parent/guardian to request that when their child successfully completes a registered apprenticeship program, it be substituted for a course.

23 Ill.Admin.Code §255.200(b)(4) and (c).

*If offered by the District, identification of the curriculum the District uses to provide comprehensive personal health and safety and comprehensive sexual health education (National Sex Education Standards (NSES)), the scope and sequence of thse instructional materials, and the name and contact information, including an email address, of a school staff member who can respond to inquiries about instruction and materials

105 ILCS 5/27-9.1a, added by P.A. 102-522.

*Board policy 6:135, Accelerated Placement Program

23 Ill.Admin.Code §227.60(a)