Board of Trustees

The Regional Board of School Trustees is an elected board comprised of seven members. This elected board hears petitions for annexations, detachments and changes in school boundaries. The Regional Superintendent acts as Ex-Officio Secretary to the Board. The Regional Office maintains all records of petitions heard in the region. The main responsibilities of the Regional Board of School Trustees are:

The hearing and disposal of petitions for change of school district boundaries.
The hearing and disposal of petitions by school districts to withdraw from Joint Agreements/Cooperatives.
The appointment of appraisers and approval of final settlements in the division of assets when new districts are formed.

DUE TO NO NEW BUSINESS, THE MEETING FOR THE REGIONAL BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES SCHEDULED FOR April 1st, 2024, HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

RESOURCES

Guidelines for Filing a Petition

District Elementary School Map

Overview of School District Detachment and Annexation

Individual District Maps

Illinois Association of School Boards

RBST Illinois School Code

District High School Map

Detachment and Annexation Guidelines

Complete List of School districts & Web Pages

Members

Trustee

Alison Baker Packer

Phillip DeRuntz

James C. Mitchell Jr

Renita Davis

Julie Gonka

Larry McShane

Vacant

Congressional Township

43-12 West Deerfiled

45-11 Warren

46-10 Antioch

46-10 Avon

46-12 Zion Benton

45-12 Waukegan

End of Service

2025

2027

2025

2027

Start of Service

1992

2019

2023

2007

1997

In accordance with Section 6-18 of The School Code the regular meetings of the Regional Board of School Trustees of Lake County, Illinois will be held at the Regional Office of Lake County beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the following dates unless changed by publication of a special notice:

Monday, July 10, 2023

Monday, Oct 2, 2023

Monday, January 8, 2024

DUE TO NO NEW BUSINESS, THE MEETING FOR THE REGIONAL BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES SCHEDULED FOR JULY 10, 2023, HAS BEEN CANCELLED.