Beecher 200U Reports $8.96 Million Across All Funds in April Treasurer’s Report

Beecher Community Unit School District 200-U Meeting | May 13, 2026

Article Summary: The Beecher Community Unit School District 200-U closed April with $8.96 million across all of its funds, up roughly $800,000 from the same point last year, according to a treasurer’s report unanimously approved by the Board of Education on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

Treasurer’s Report Key Points:

• All-fund balance of $8,964,168.54 as of April 30, 2026.
• Adjusted bank balance at First Community was $2,995,840.24 at month end.
• Investment balances totaled $5,836,603.71.
• District is running about $800,000 ahead of the same time last year, with real estate tax distributions still to come.

BEECHER — The Beecher Community Unit School District 200-U Board of Education on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, unanimously approved the April 2026 treasurer’s report, which showed the district holding nearly $9 million across all of its funds heading into the final two months of the fiscal year.

Superintendent Dr. Jack Gaham, who delivered the treasurer’s report at the meeting, opened by noting that he was “back in the saddle” after a recent absence. He then walked the board through the month’s figures.

The balance in the district’s SuperNOW operating account at First Community at the end of April was $3,110,667.87, with outstanding checks totaling $33,979.74. After accounting for an April payroll expense carryover of $80,847.89, the adjusted bank balance at month’s end was $2,995,840.24. Combined with the lunch program balance of $126,724.59 and a $5,000 imprest fund, the total cash position was $3,127,564.83.

Investment balances were $5,836,603.71. The total balance across all funds as of April 30, 2026, was $8,964,168.54.

April receipts totaled $813,532.88, with expenses of $1,454,508.46.

Individual fund balances at the end of April included an education fund of $5,689,149.44, a building fund of $969,913.76, a bond and interest fund of $40,740.91, a transportation fund of $114,839.33, an IMRF fund of $42,795.24, a working cash fund of $433,661.11, a tort fund of $375,747.88 and a life safety fund of $478,802.76. The district earned $10,776.19 in interest at First Community for the month.

The state distributions received in April included $355,998 in general state aid, $16,988.11 for the school lunch program, $3,360.12 for special education private facility, $23,841.15 for special education orphanage, $61,273.07 for special education transportation, $7,679.23 for special education private facility summer session, $96,224.10 for regular transportation, $697 for preschool flow-through, $82,000 for IDEA flow-through, $47,647 for Title I, $1,719 for Title II and $4,877 for Title IV.

No real estate tax distributions were received in April. Gaham told the board the next round of property tax revenue is “on the tracks” and that he had just received a bill, signaling distributions are imminent.

Comparing to Last Year

Gaham used the report to walk the board through how he tracks the district’s overall fiscal health. He recommended members check the final column of their detailed expenditure reports, which shows what percentage of each budgeted line item has been spent. As an example, he pointed to the tort immunity code, which sat at 67.74% spent with two months remaining in the fiscal year.

At the all-fund level, Gaham said the district is meaningfully ahead of last year’s position. “Last year that number was about 8.1 million and some change,” he said, comparing it to this year’s $8.96 million. He cautioned that significant expenses remain before fiscal year-end, “so I’m not saying that we’re $800,000 in the in the black, but it’s a very good sign that you have put more money in the bank this year than you have taken out.”

He also told the board to expect a significant jump in the cash position in July, when delayed real estate distributions are projected to push the total above $15 million.

The board also unanimously approved the May 2026 expenses and the minutes of the April 15, 2026, regular board meeting.