District Documents

District 99 is committed to transparency regarding district business. Please see commonly requested financial documents, below. More information and other documents can be found on BoardDocs. 

• Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFR)
  • FY 2024
  • FY 2023
  • FY 2022
• Annual Financial Reports 
  • FY 2023
  • FY 2022
  • FY 2021 
• Individual Levies
  • Certificate of Tax Levy 2024
  • Certificate of Tax Levy 2023
  • Certificate of Tax Levy 2022
• Budget Information
  • 2024-25, ISBE format
  • 2023-24, ISBE format
  • 2022-23, ISBE format
• Contracts Awarded 
  • List of Contracts, $25,000 or more, awarded in FY 2023-24
  • List of Contracts, $25,000 or more, awarded in FY 2022-23
  • List of Contracts, $25,000 or more, awarded in FY 2021-22

FOIA is the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et. seq.), records in possession of public agencies may be accessed by the public upon written request. 

FOIA Requests: Current and Archived

Making a FOIA Request

District 99 has no specific FOIA request form. Requests should state that information is being sought under the Freedom of Information Act. Provide a brief description of the public records requested, being as specific as possible. Requests must be submitted in writing and can be emailed to foia@csd99.org or mailed or dropped off:

Freedom of Information Officer - Jill Browning
Community High School District 99
6301 Springside Avenue
Downers Grove, IL  60516-2488
ATTN: FOIA Request

 

If you send District 99 a FOIA request via email, you will receive an automated reply confirming that it was electronically received by our system. If you do not receive an automated reply, your request was not received by our server and you are encouraged to contact the District administrative office by phone at 630-795-7100. 

What happens after I submit a request?

The Illinois Freedom of Information Act requires agencies to respond within five working days of receipt of a non-commercial request. A five-day extension is allowed with written notification to the requester. Agencies have up to twenty-one days to contact individuals making requests for commercial purposes and are allowed additional time, as necessary, to provide requested documents.

What are the costs for duplication?

If the requested records are 50 pages, or less, in length, the pages will be copied and provided to the requestor. If the records exceed 50 pages, the requester will be informed of the duplication cost.

• Fee schedule for duplication of public records Paper copy from paper or electronic source (50 pages or less) - No Charge
• Paper copy from paper or electronic source (51 pages or more) - $.15 per page
• Copy of audio or video material - cost of media
• Checks are to be made payable to: "Community High School District 99"
• Fees must be collected by the District before copies will be made or sent to the requestor.

Is there a process to appeal the FOIA officer's decisions?

In the event that part or all of a request is denied, requestors have the right to have the denial reviewed by the Public Access Counselor's Office of the Illinois Attorney General or by filing suit in circuit court.

• DGEA Contract 2020-25
• DGEA Teacher Salary Schedule 2024-25
• DGEA Additional Stipends 2024-25
• DGEA Appendix D Stipends 2024-25
• Support Staff Contract 2022-26 
• Support Staff 2025-26 Salary Schedule
• Support Staff 2024-25 Salary Schedule

District 99 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

District 99 has appointed the following people below to ensure that the district offers equal opportunity employment and educational opportunities and prohibits the harassment of employees, students and others. If you have a concern, you are encouraged to contact one of the Complaint Managers listed below or email titleix@csd99.org. You may also contact the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. Our Student Learning page outlines our academic offerings and admission criteria. District 99 provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Nondiscrimination Commitment

District 99 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity in its education programs and activities and employment. The District complies with all laws and applicable regulations that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by and in the District, including the following:

1. Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
2. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
3. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
4. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
5. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.
6. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 
7. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act
8. The Illinois Human Rights Act
9. Sections 10-22.5, 27-1, and 20.60 of the School Code and 23 Illinois Administrative Code Part 200
10. Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act, 820 ILCS 108/
11. Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, 820 ILCS 112/
12. Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GINA), 410 ILCS 513/ and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff et seq.
13. Employee Credit Privacy Act, 820 ILCS 70/

The District will use the grievance procedures in Board of Education Policies 2.260 (Uniform Grievance Procedure) and 2.265 (Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure) to process complaints based on alleged violations of law or Board policy. District administration also uses the following Administrative Procedure to process complaints of Title IX Sexual Harassment: 

2.265 Administrative Procedure – Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process 

No student, parent/guardian, employee, or other member of the District community will be subjected to retaliation as prohibited under any law or Board policy, including those laws identified above. Retaliation is an adverse act imposed because a person has asserted a right or participated in a process involving the assertion of a right, including reporting a violation of law or Board policy or participating in the grievance processes used to process complaints based on alleged violations of law or Board policy.

Any person who believes any student, employee, or third party or the District generally has engaged in conduct prohibited by the laws cited above or Board policy, including discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, or who has inquiries about the application of the laws cited above or Board policy should contact a District Nondiscrimination/Title IX Coordinator, Nondiscrimination Coordinator, or Complaint Manager using the contact information below:

Nondiscrimination Contacts

Nondiscrimination Coordinators

Gina Ziccardi gziccardi@csd99.org Associate Superintendent for Student Learning Community High School District 99 6301 Springside Avenue Downers Grove, IL  60516 630-795-7100

Dr. Rob Lang rlang@csd99.org Assistant Superintendent for Staff Services Community High School District 99 6301 Springside Avenue Downers Grove, IL  60516 630-795-7100

 

Title IX Coordinator

Gina Ziccardi
gziccardi@csd99.org or titleix@csd99.org
Associate Superintendent for Student Learning
Community High School District 99
6301 Springside Avenue
Downers Grove, IL  60516
630-795-7100

Complaint Managers

Dr. Kelly Zuerner kzuerner@csd99.org Associate Principal North High School 4436 Main Street Downers Grove, IL  60515 630-795-8400	Dr. Ken Sorensen ksorensen@csd99.org Associate Principal North High School 4436 Main Street Downers Grove, IL  60515 630-795-8400
Omar Davis odavis@csd99.org Associate Principal South High School 1436 Norfolk Downers Grove, IL  60516 630-795-8500	Dr. Karen Taylor ktaylor@csd99.org Associate Principal South High School 1436 Norfolk Downers Grove, IL  60516 630-795-8500

 

The following agencies may also be able to answer inquiries about some of the laws cited above:

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Chicago Office JCK Federal Building 230 S. Dearborn Street, 37th Floor Chicago, IL 60604 Telephone: (312) 730-1560 Facsimile: (312) 730-1576 Email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov See www.ed.gov/ocr

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chicago District Office JCK Federal Building Chicago, IL 60604 Telephone: (312) 872-9744 Facsimile: 312-588-1260 Info@EEOC.org See www.eeoc.gov

Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) Springfield Office 535 West Jefferson 1st Floor Intake Unit Springfield, IL 62702 Telephone: (217) 785-5100 Facsimile: (217) 785-5106 Email: IDHR.webmail@Illinois.gov See https://dhr.illinois.gov/

 

More information on the Board policies prohibiting discrimination, harassment, and retaliation can be found in Board policy, including, for example, Board policies 5.10 (Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment), 5.20 (Workplace Harassment Prohibited), 7.10 (Equal Educational Opportunities), 7.20 (Harassment of Students Prohibited); 7.180 (Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment).  More information about how to report discrimination, harassment, or retaliation can be found in Board policies  2.260 (Uniform Grievance Procedure) and 2.265 (Title IX Grievance Procedure).

Sexual Abuse Response and Prevention Resource Guide

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) maintains a resource guide on sexual abuse response and prevention. The guide contains information on and the location of children’s advocacy centers, organizations that provide medical evaluations and treatment to victims of child sexual abuse, organizations that provide mental health evaluations and services to victims and families of victims of child sexual abuse, and organizations that offer legal assistance to and provide advocacy on behalf of victims of child sexual abuse. This guide can be accessed through the ISBE website at www.isbe.net, or you may request a copy of this guide by contacting the school’s office. Please see the Erin's Law website for additional resources.

Related Board Policies

District 99's Board Policies related to Nondiscrimation include:

• Board Policy 2.260 - Uniform Grievance Procedure
• Board Policy 2.265 - Title IX Grievance Procedure
• Board Policy 2.70 - Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited
• Board Policy 5.20 - Workplace Harassment Prohibited
• Board Policy 7.20 - Harassment of Students Prohibited

Trainings Completed

• 2020 Title IX Regulations Basic Compliance Training and Title IX Coordinator Training

• 2020 Title IX Regulations: Decision-Maker Training
• 2020 In-Depth Training for Title IX Informal Resolution Facilitators
• 2020 Title IX Regulations: Investigator Training
• 2021 Title IX Regulations: Board of Education Training
• 2021 Title IX Refresher Training
• 2023 Title IX Basic Training

Complainant may, at any time, file a complaint with the Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Uniform Grievance Incident Form

• IMRF Administrator's Compensation - 2025
  • https://www.imrf.org/en/about-imrf/transparency/employer-cost-and-participation-information
• FY 2023-2024 Administrator and Teacher ISBE Salary and Benefits Report
• FY 2023-2024 - IMRF Compensation Report

District 99 is entrusted with personal student information, and we take protecting this information seriously. In addition to following industry-standard security procedures internally and requiring a comparable level of security from our external providers, we also comply with all applicable privacy laws that govern our collecting, use, and sharing of student personal information.

It is the intent of the Department of Technology & Information Services to create an environment within the district that maintains system security, data integrity, and privacy by preventing unauthorized access to data and by preventing misuse of, damage to, or loss of data. The Superintendent has authorized the Chief Technology Officer and Data Privacy Officer to establish, implement, and maintain data and information security measures. These policies, standards, guidelines, processes, and procedures apply to all students and employees of the district, contractual third parties and agents of the district, and volunteers who have access to district data systems or data. The Data Security & Governance Guide outlines procedures and standards regarding data governance, data security, and individual privacy protection for Community High School District 99.

The district subscribes to the data principles of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability 

• Confidentiality addresses the idea that personal information in our care should be protected from unauthorized access. This includes following  the principle of ‘least privilege.’ This principle states that access to student personal information should be granted to our personnel and to our third-party partners only on a need-to-know basis.
• Integrity means that we try to ensure that personal information remains accurate and up-to-date, including ensuring that the information is not tampered with or changed without authorization.
• Availability ensures that the core data services that contain personal information remain available to those who are authorized to access them.

Information Security and Privacy Committee

The Information Security and Privacy Committee is charged with evaluating the district’s information security and privacy policies, risk management practices, related procedures, and operations. The committee will identify potential areas of vulnerability and risk and set the strategic direction for information privacy and security programs for the District.

Applicable District 99 Board of Education Policies

• 7.15 - Student and Family Privacy Rights
• 7.340 - Student Records
• 7.345 - Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security

IL Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA)

Current Authorized Operators

• SOPPA regulates vendors (operators) who provide web-based sites, services, online and mobile applications that are used primarily for K to 12 purposes. 
• Currently, SOPPA provides various prohibitions and responsibilities on these vendors, referred to in the law as “operators.”  The law prohibits operators from engaging in targeted advertising to students, amassing a profile on students, selling or renting student information, or using student information except in limited ways. Additionally, operators must maintain certain security protocols when storing student data, delete student data when requested by the district, and maintain a public privacy policy.
• The law has been amended, effective July 1, 2021 not only to expand the responsibilities and prohibitions of operators, but  also to place new responsibilities on school districts and on the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), as well as delineate the scope of parental rights.

Other Important Data Privacy Laws

District 99 implements and follows all applicable state and federal laws around data privacy. In addition to SOPPA (above), other notable protections include:

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
  • Governs information in a student’s education record, restricting access and use of student information.
  • Provides parents with certain rights to their child’s education record, including the right to review their child’s education record and request to amend it if it is factually inaccurate.
• Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
  • Requires that we filter our network to prevent students from accessing harmful content, provide an internet safety curriculum, and monitor electronic communications as part of a program that provides us with federal discounts for internet access and other technology services.
• Schools are legally required to keep student data secure and safe
  • Here are the laws to know

Outside Applications Used by District 99

• We require all third-party vendors (operators) with which we share covered information, to sign a Data Privacy Agreement with us, which outlines what data is potentially shared, the purpose for collecting the data, what subcontractors they use and additional information.
• You can see all current executed agreements here. As we secure Data Privacy Agreements and amass the information required by SOPPA, agreements will be added to the list.
• At the start of each school year, District 99 will notify all families of what types of student data are collected and shared by providing access to our currently executed Data Privacy Agreements. 
• Our efforts to evaluate all applications for SOPPA compliance and secure Data Privacy Agreements are focused, ongoing and done in good faith. We continue to work toward full compliance with SOPPA regulations, understanding the importance and immensity of the task.
   

Procedures for Inspecting, Correcting, or Deleting Covered Information Under SOPPA

Parents may request to inspect and review their student’s covered information. Requests for reviewing records must be made in writing and include the date of the request, the parent’s name, address, phone number, student’s name, and the name of the school from which the request is being made. Please use this online form to submit your request to inspect, copy or challenge covered information. Parents will be required to provide proof of identity and relationship to the student before access to the covered information is granted. 

The District shall provide an electronic copy of the records within 45 days of receiving a request for the covered information. If a parent requests a paper copy, the District will charge .35 cents per page. No parent will be denied a paper copy due to an inability to pay. 

A parent may make a request to review and receive copies of covered information no more than two requests per student per quarter.

Parents may request corrections of factual inaccuracies contained in their student’s covered information. The District will review the request, determine if an inaccuracy exists, and if so, will make any necessary corrections within 90 days of the request. If the correction needs to be made by the Illinois State Board of Education or a District’s vendor, any necessary corrections will also be made within 90 days of the request and the District will notify the parent of any necessary corrections within 10 days after receiving confirmation of the corrections. 

If a parent requests the deletion of any covered information, the District will review the request to determine whether such a deletion would violate the law or result in the student being unable to articipate in the District’s curriculum. 

Parents may also consult the District’s procedures on reviewing and challenging student records if the covered information also constitutes student records.

Data Breach Notification Process

In the unlikely situation that an operator experiences  a potential data breach, they must notify District 99 as soon as possible. After receiving notice of a potential breach, we will evaluate their report and if confirmed, provide notifications to parents. Information on past breaches will be publicly displayed below and contain the following information.

• Date or estimated date/range of the breach
• Description of covered information breached
• The number of students unless disclosure would violate the Personal Information Protection Act
• Contact information of the operator for questions
• Toll-free numbers, addresses, and websites of consumer reporting agencies and the FTC

The District will also notify parents and post information in the event the District’s data systems are breached.

Note:  A notice of breach may be delayed if a law enforcement agency determines that the notification will interfere with a criminal investigation. If a breach impacts less than 10% of the student enrollment, by law it does not need to be disclosed in the manner described above.

Data Breaches

There are no known data breaches at this time impacting District 99 covered information.

Questions? Contact the District 99 Data Privacy Officer