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Vol. 40, No. 14
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April 9, 2025
‘A very solid position’
District 208 Supt. Kevin Skinkis hits on a variety of topics in one-on-one By GREGG VOSS Contributing Reporter
Kevin Skinkis is in his 14th year as superintendent of Riverside Brookfield High School District 208. The Riverside-Brookfield Landmark sat down with Skinkis last week to discuss various topics, including the state of the district, his recent contract extension and feedback from a March school board candidate forum. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Keeping tabs STORY BY TRENT BROWN, PAGE 10 ERICA BENSON
Brookfield village trustees (from left) Edward Côté, Katie Kaluzny and Jennifer Hendricks enjoy election night at Irish Times while waiting for election results to come in on Tuesday, April 1. Côté and Kaluzny showed their support for Hendricks (who was reelected). Kaluzny was not up for reelection and Côté has reached his term limit. Growing Community Media’s
Q. What is the current state of District 208? A. District 208 is in a very solid position. Our financials are solid, we have strong labor relations, we’re currently on a new contract extension for teachers and we are a wall-to-wall union, which means all of our different labor positions are in one union. Students, staff and family engagement is great. Over 70% of our students are involved in at least one extra-curricular activity outside of the school day. So, I See SUPT. SKINKIS on page 8
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