A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was sent to the Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 on January 28, 2025. The request, made by South Central Reporter, a media organization committed to providing comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs, seeks access to emails and memos from the past year that contain specific keywords.
The keywords in question are “Lucy Calkins” and “Units of Study”. The purpose of this request is to gather information related to these terms for further reporting. As a news organization, we at South Central Reporter are dedicated to holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to the public.
In our pursuit of transparency, we believe it’s essential to highlight some key statistics about Illinois’ education system. According to the Illinois Report Card, the average state teacher salary in 2023 was $73,916, while the state average administrative salary was $116,908. The average student-to-administrative ratio stands at 141:1, and the average student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1. Furthermore, it’s worth noting that 58% of teachers in Illinois have a master’s degree or higher.
We hope that through our reporting and FOIA requests like this one, we can continue shedding light on important issues within our local government and education system.
