🎉 We are just past the halfway point of the first quarter of the school year as we celebrate Homecoming! 🏈👑 There is already a lot to celebrate in only a short amount of time this year! 🥳✨
🏆 Our Student Achievement 🎓✨
🐾 ROAR Winners: LeRoy Elementary is celebrating its second year of weekly ROAR winners! Shoutout to our students displaying Respectful, On Task, Attitude, and Responsible behaviors.
🚲 Huge Thank You: Thank you to Cummins for donating 10 bikes to our elementary students!
🥎 State Champs: Junior High Softball is the IESA Class 1A State Champions! 🥇
🎭 Junior High Musical: Mark your calendars for Trolls!
📅 Oct 17 @ 7:00 PM
📅 Oct 18 @ 2:00 PM
⛳ HOIC Champions: Boys’ Golf took home the Heart of Illinois Conference Championship!
🎓 SAT Recognition: Congratulations to AJ Breuning, named a 2027 National Merit Program Commended Student—1 out of only 34,000 in the nation!
🎺 Marching Panthers: 1st overall at the Eastern Illinois University Marching Competition! 🥇
🏛️ 20 Years of HOIC Success: Celebrating two decades of excellence:
🏆 1st in State Trophies
🏆 1st in Regional Championships
🥈 2nd in Sectional Championships
🥈 2nd in State Championships
🥉 3rd in Playoff Appearances
🏅 6th in HOIC Championships
💰 Our Finance 📊💸
💰 $959,979 – First 12 months of County School Facility Tax Revenue for LeRoy Schools
📊 $79,655 – Average monthly revenue
📈 $91,534 – Highest month (December, 2025)
📉 $66,034 – Lowest month (February, 2026)
🔍 Transparency is essential: The CSFT Dashboard includes resources for tracking CSFT revenue, investments, and facility planning. 💻
🪣 Priority 1 Bucket – Bond & Interest: We collect 1/3 of the projected fiscal year revenue into this bucket first. This will be used to pay toward our existing bond and interest payments, which allows us to lower the property tax rate. 📉 In the first year, we were able to lower the property tax rate from $5.29 to $5.03! 💵
🪣 Priority 2 Bucket – School Security & Mental Health: We collect the next 1/3 of budgeted eligible expenses for our school resource officers, counselors, and social workers' salaries. 🛡️🧠❤️
🪣 Priority 3 Bucket – Facilities: We collect the final 1/3 of revenue to dedicate toward our long-term facility project planning. 🏗️🏫✨
🏗️️ Our Facilities 🏫✨
🏗️️ We are in the process of evaluating our next CSFT facility projects. 📋 You can view our Long-Term Facility Planning document on the CSFT Transparency Dashboard on our website. 🌐💻
🏈🏃 We are currently considering upgrades to our football/track complex to possibly include a storm shelter, new concessions, locker rooms, parking, field improvements, etc. ⛈️🍿🚗
🛠️ Other long-term planning priorities include building window renovations, bathroom renovations, and roof replacements. 🪟🚽🏠
💰 All of these projects can be invested in using Operation & Maintenance funds, and some qualify for Health, Life, Safety Funds. 🛡️✨
🤝 Our Community Relations 💙🙌
🎟️️ Admission Prices at All Events
💵 Adults and Students: $5.00
🎉 LeRoy Students, Staff, Age 55+, & Military Veterans: FREE 🎓🇺🇸
💳 Annual Passes (Cash or Check Only) 💵📝
👤 Single: $75, Couples: $150
🌟 Golden Age (55+)
📧 Contact Karin Morgan (morgank@leroyk12.org)
🐾 Go Panthers!
Jeff Baughman
Superintendent
📅 Key October Dates 🍂
October 5 - Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 7 - Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 9 - No School
October 12 - No School - Columbus Day
October 14 - JHHS Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 21 - JHHS Parent-Teacher Conferences