The one thing we can count on in life is "change".  Progress is great; however, it is difficult to chart a course for the future if we forget the past. We can only know where we need to go by looking to and respecting our roots, the place from where we come.

Past Superintendents and Principals

Past Teachers and Staff Members

Local Property Tax Rates

School district taxes constitute a significant portion of the local property tax bill, and Waltham CC Elementary School District #185 makes every effort to maintain a low tax rate in our community.  The school district's actual portion of the aggregate tax rate with the corresponding tax levy year shown for the past eleven years is as follows:

2008              3.0921

2007              2.7884

2006              2.9488

2005              2.9658

0.6373 - Utica Grade School bond

2004              2.9029

0.5450 - Utica Grade School bond

2003              2.8994

0.5910 - Utica Grade School bond

2002              2.6408

2001              2.6361

2000              2.6412

1999              3.0568

1998              3.0697

Anyone with questions regarding the school district budget, tax levy, or other issues related to finances should contact Dr. Kirsten School, Superintendent, at (815) 667-4790.

Salary, Compensation and Benefit Report

In accordance with certain requirements of 105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 and 105 ILCS 5/34-18.37, a school district must list on its website a salary, compensation and benefit report for administrators by October 1, 2009, as well as all teachers by July 1, 2010 and each subsequent year thereafter. Salary and benefit information for district administrators are as follows for fiscal year 2009 (FY09). District teachers and any other required staff salaries, compensation and benefits will be posted by July 1, 2010.

FY09 Salary, Compensation and Benefit Report