Superintendent

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2027 Job Description Communities Served: Bonfield, Buckingham, Herscher, Campus, Limestone, Goodrich, Union Hill, Reddick, Irwin, and Reddick District Highlights: Herscher CUSD #2 has a PREK-12 enrollment of approximately 1645 students. It is located in Kankakee county. Herscher School District serves students at Bonfield Elementary, Herscher Intermediate, Limestone Middle School, and Herscher High School Long tradition of academic excellence with a dedicated focus on educating the whole child Well-rounded curricular offerings with numerous educational opportunities for the students served New construction of Herscher Intermediate School (Grades 2-4) anticipated to be completed Fall, 2027 Committed staff dedicated to the well-being of each and every student served Variety of extra-curricular activities offered to students as well as updated facilities and/or complex Strong technology offerings for all students, including virtual high school courses available for additional classwork and credit District is fiscally sound and is at 101.8% Adequacy Funding Level Each school in the District has been identified as commendable and has a long-standing reputation of a high performing school system District is a long-time member of the Kankakee Area Career Center, offering additional programs such as aviation, cybersecurity, welding, automotive, and many more specialized offerings The district has a strong history of fiscal responsibility as well as a commitment to improving the educational opportunities for all students served District currently boasts an average small class size of 16 students per classroom The community is extremely proud of their school system as it represents a close-knit feel in a rural setting Staff Information: Total Staff: 194 - 119 teachers (44% have Masters or Higher) Impressive Annual Retention Rate of nearly 90% Unit Two Classroom Teachers- IFT Status of Contract: Runs Through 2028 Salary Offered: Regionally Competitive with excellent benefit package District Website Search Calendar: Application Deadline: September 18th, 2026 Interviews: Early Nov. – Finals early December Superintendent Start Date: July 1, 2027 Superintendent Herscher Unit 2 Unit Office - Herscher, Illinois Open in Google Maps This job is also posted in Herscher CUSD #2 Job Details Job ID: 5875466 Application Deadline: Sep 18, 2026 8:00 AM (Central Standard Time) Re-Posted: Yesterday Starting Date: Jul 1, 2027 Position Type: Full-Time / School Year Job Requirements Citizenship, residency or work visa required Contact Information John Palan , Superintendent Search Consultant Unit Office Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io Email: View email address on click.appcast.io Map #J-18808-Ljbffr Young World Physical Education