Administrative and Teacher Salaries and Benefits
Effective January 1, 2012, Sections 10-20.47 and 34-18.38 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/10-20.47 and 5/34-18.38] were amended to require school districts to report administrator and teacher salary and benefits to the Illinois Board of Education by October 1; and also present the information at the school board meeting before posting on the website of the district:
"Each school board shall report to the State Board of Education, on or before October 1 of each year, the base salary and benefits of the district superintendent [or the general superintendent of schools or chief executive officer] and all administrators and teachers employed by the school district. For the purposes of this Section, "benefits" includes without limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses, annuities, and retirement enhancements.
Prior to this annual reporting to the State Board of Education, the information must be presented at a regular school board meeting, subject to applicable notice requirements, and then posted on the internet website of the school district, if any."
The salary and benefits data reported must include payment made for all duties performed as a school district employee during school year, on all forms of compensation received by an individual.
