Members of the Indian Prairie District 204 community will be able to meet incoming superintendent John Price at an event on Thursday, according to the district.
The district will be holding a welcome reception for Price from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at the district’s Crouse Education Center at 780 Shoreline Drive in Aurora, according to a message on the district’s website.
Price, who is currently the superintendent of North Chicago School District 187, was approved as District 204’s next superintendent after a unanimous vote by the district’s school board in December. He was selected after a monthslong search that began after current Indian Prairie Superintendent Adrian Talley announced last April that he would not be renewing his contract with the district.
Price is set to take over as superintendent starting July 1, when Talley’s contract expires.
Price began his teaching career at a Catholic school in Chicago, went on to spend much of his career in Chicago Public Schools and then landed at North Chicago District 187 as its superintendent in 2017. He was recognized as Lake County’s superintendent of the year in 2023.
His contract with Indian Prairie extends from July 1, 2026, until June 30, 2029, and he will receive a salary of $335,000 for the 2026-27 school year.
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