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Superintendent Somonauk CUSD 432

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Somonauk CUSD 432
Somonauk, IL

Superintendent Search – Somonauk CUSD 432

District Overview

Position Available:  

  • Superintendent, Somonauk CUSD 432

Address:

  • 501 W Market St, Somonauk, Illinois 60552

Communities Served:

  • Comprising approximately 760 students and 149 full and part-time employees, Somonauk CUSD 432 is a unit school district serving the communities of Lake Holiday, Incorporated Somonauk Village Limits, Unincorporated DeKalb County, and Unincorporated LaSalle County (outside of Lake Holiday).

Qualifications:

  • Hold or be eligible for the Illinois Superintendent’s License
  • Successful and significant administrative experience, Superintendent experience preferred

Associates Assisting the Board of Education:

Highlights/Recognitions/Programming:

  • District 432 supports students in 3 schools (James R. Wood Elementary School, Somonauk Middle School, and Somonauk High School)
  • ISBE Summative Designations: 1 Exemplary School & 2 Commendable Schools 
  • Average class size 18

Technology:

  • District 432 provides all students in grades Kindergarten – 1st Grade an iPad, and students in Grades 2-8 are issued a Chromebook.

Student Profile (2024-2025):

  • Demographics: 
    • White: 83.6%
    • Hispanic: 12.9%
    • African American: 1.0%
    • Asian:  1.2%
    • Two or More Races: 1.7%
  • Special Education Students: 12.8%
  • English Language Learners:  1.7%
  • Low Income: 38.2%
  • Attendance Rate: 95.2%

Staff Information (Current):

  • Total All Employees: 149
  • Full-time Equivalent Certified: 62.5
  • Administrators: 6
  • Administrators with Master’s Degree: 6
  • Teachers with Master’s Degrees or higher: 57%
  • Average Years Teaching Experience: 12
  • Average Teacher Salary: $61,900
  • Average Administrator Salary:$100,699

Financial Information (FY24)

  • FY22 Operational Expenditure per Student:  $15,627
  • State Average Operational Expenditure per Student:  $18,905
  • FY22 Instructional Expenditure per Student:  $8,910
  • State Average Instructional Expenditure per Student:  $11,078

Total Budgeted Revenue (FY24):

  • Local Revenues: $10,971,532
  • State Revenues: $2,488,771
  • Federal Revenues: $507,253

Total Budgeted Expenditures (FY24):

  • Instruction: $6,762,173
  • General Administrative: $488,055
  • Support Services: $1,181,307

Budget (FY24-25):

  • FY24 Total Budget in revenue: $14,419,311
  • FY24 Total Budget in expenses: $12,807,460
  • FY24 Estimated Fund Balance: $17,222,948

Union Affiliation and Contract Status:     

  • Somonauk Education Association through August 2025

Salary Offered:

  • Regionally Competitive 

District Website:      
https://www.somonauk.net/

New Superintendent Profile

Search Calendar: (The Board reserves the right to modify/extend all dates)

  • Accepting Applications Through:  September 13, 2025
  • Names of Selected Candidates Taken to the Board:  September 23, 2025
  • Superintendent Named:  By October 21, 2025
  • Superintendent Start:  July 1, 2026 

Application Process:

  • If you are interested in this position, apply through this link: click here
  • Please submit the required credentials through this Website.