Public Notices
Urbana School District #116 is required by law to post public notices on its website.
Published: November 21, 2025, 3:45 p.m.
USD116 Intends to apply for the FY26 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
This notice informs the community that Urbana SD 116 intends to apply for the 21st CCLC Grants to support after school and summer programs. This notice is not a guarantee that an award will be received; it is only the intent to apply. Buildings supported through the application include Urbana High School, Urbana Middle School, Urbana Sixth Grade Center, Dr. Preston Williams, Jr. Elementary, Dr. ML King, Jr. Elementary, Leal Elementary School, Thomas Paine Elementary, and Yankee Ridge Multilingual Elementary. USD 116 is excited to partner with Urbana Park District and supported by The Urbana Free Library. Programming will provide support to students academically, social emotionally, and enrichment activities that support the work the buildings do on a daily basis. Through the work completed with family and community strategic planning work, a College and Careers focus will be at the core of this program.
Draft Truth-in-Taxation Notice Published 11/14/2025 Pending Board Approval on 12/16/2025
Notice of Proposed Property Tax Increase of Urbana School District #116 Champaign County, Illinois
I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for Urbana School District #116 for 2025 will be held on December 16, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at 303 E Fairlawn Dr, Urbana, Illinois.
Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Dr. Mary Ann Schloz, Chief Financial Officer, 1101 E. University Ave., Suite B, Urbana, Illinois, 61802 (217) 384-3642.
II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2024 were $50,083,237. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2025 are $62,604,000. This represents a 25% increase over the previous year.
III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2024 were $3,216,144. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2025 are $3,282,177. This represents a 2.0% increase over the previous year.
IV. The total property taxes extended for 2024 were $53,648,419. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2025 are $65,886,177. This represents a 22.8% increase over the previous year.
Public Hearing on Waiver/Modification of the School Code
- Date: October 1, 2024
- Time: 6:00 p.m.
- Location: Board Room at Tiger Academy, 303 East Fairlawn Dr., Urbana
A public hearing will be held on the submission of a waiver of Illinois School Code, 105 ILCS 5/27-6, to the Illinois State Board of Education. This waiver requests waiver/modification for five years (2024-2029) to have elementary students engage in a course of physical education for a minimum of 2 days per 5-day week.
Approval of Waiver/Modification
Jessica Bradford, Director of Curriculum and Student Learning, will request approval to submit a waiver/modification to the Illinois State Board of Education regarding elementary students engaging in physical education for a minimum of 2 days per 5-day week. This request will be for 5 years (2024-2029).