School Board Elections

On April 1, 2025, CCSD 181 will be electing candidates to fill three (3) School Board Member seats. All prospective candidates seeking information can download School Board Petition Packets or they can be picked up in the Election Division office located at:

Jack T. Knuepfer Building, Rm 1-600
421 N. County Farm Road
Wheaton, IL 60187

The first day to start circulating petitions is Tuesday, August 20, 2024.

For more information please visit the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) website.  This webpage includes links for additional webinars, a candidates guide, and key dates.

Any questions please contact Jean Duggan at jduggan@d181.org or 630.861.4922

Board of Education Elections

The Community Consolidated School District 181 Board of Education is comprised of seven members elected by the community to fulfill its powers and duties on behalf of the District. These powers and duties include the authority to adopt, enforce, and monitor all policies for the management and governance of the District's schools i.e., approving the ongoing expenditures and budget, and hiring and evaluating the Superintendent.

Elections are held during the Consolidated Election on the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year. (If that date conflicts with Passover, the election moves to the second Tuesday.) Terms of members are staggered so there are three or four seats contested at each biennial election. Vacancies caused by death or resignation are filled by appointment (by the remaining Board members) until the next election.