The Annual Statement of Affairs provides condensed financial information as required by the State, including summary financial data, tiered wages and salary information, and a list of expenditures by vendor.

Annual Statement of Affairs for FY19 (PDF)
Annual Statement of Affairs for FY18 (PDF)

Each fiscal year, financial results are audited and reported on by an independent accounting firm. The results are required to be reported to the State in a prescribed format in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). The District also voluntarily reports its annual financial results in a more comprehensive manner similar to public reporting by private sector entities in its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), industry format. Each of these reports are provided below.

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), industry format

This audited Comprehensive Annual Financial Report provides, in an industry reporting format, a detailed comprehensive review of the prior year's financial information.

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), industry format 2018-2019 (PDF)
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), industry format 2017-2018 (PDF)

Annual Financial Report (AFR), state format

This audited Annual Financial Report is required to be filed with the State (ISBE) in its prescribed format.

Annual Financial Report (AFR), state format 2018-2019 (PDF)
Annual Financial Report (AFR), state format 2017-2018 (PDF)

Budget Presentations and Process

Budget presentations are made at a public meeting for the purpose of providing an overview of the entire budgeting process as well as specific data used to create the budget. Versions are updated as the process progresses through the year and are part of the related board meeting packets. Annual budgets are finalized, approved, and filed with the state by the end of September and are posted below for public access.

ISBE Budget 

This document presents the official budget of the school district in the format required by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

ISBE Budget 2019-2020

Contracts and Compensation

These documents include current collectively bargained labor agreements, compensation reports, and other contract information as required.

Employment Contracts 

Please refer to the Employee Information and Procedures section of the Human Resources site for information regarding collectively bargained labor agreements and compensation reports.

Vendor Contracts over $25,000

Fiscal Year 7/1/19-­-6/30/20

• 303 Taxi
• Apple Financial Services
• Arbor Management, Inc.
• CSI Leasing
• EMOD, LLC
• Happ Builders
• Hacienda Landscaping
• Landscape Structures
• North Shore Transit
• SEIU – Local 73
• Septran
• Winnetka Education Association

• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architectural Services for Facility Master Planning
• Bid Notice for RFQ for Architectural Services for Facility Master Planning
• Water Testing for Lead in District 36 Spring 2017
• Water Testing for Lead in District 36 Spring 2018
• Water Testing for Lead in District 36 Spring 2019

In 2018, District 36 received a score of 4.0 out of a possible 4.0 for its financial health from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Click here to visit ISBE's 2018 School District Financial Profile page, which contains links to the financial profile scores of every district in the state.

2019 Tax Levy FAQs

2019 Tentative Levy 11-19-19

2018 Final Levy Board Presentation 

Video of Final Levy Board Presentation

Tax Levy FAQs 2018 

Levy Press Release - December 2018 

2018 Levy Hearing and Adoption - Board Memo 

Request for Qualifications for Architectural Services for Architect of Record - December 2018 

RFQ for Architect Addendum 1