Superintendent Dr. Brad Skertich announced on April 24 a series of upcoming events and initiatives as Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 approaches the final weeks of the school year.
The update is important for families, students, and staff as it highlights opportunities for community involvement and emphasizes the significance of student attendance during this busy period.
Dr. Skertich said there are many ways for families to participate, including supporting student-athletes in sports such as baseball, softball, track, girls soccer, and boys volleyball. “These events are a wonderful way to connect as a community,” Skertich said. He also encouraged checking athletic schedules online and showing support by wearing purple.
In addition to athletics, there will be performances by band and choir students along with academic recognition events. Notable dates include Academic Signing Day on April 27 at 9:55 AM followed by the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony at 6:30 PM; Caseyville and Kreitner Hispanic Heritage Festival on April 30; CHS Choir Concert on May 5; CMS Spring Band Concert on May 7; Honors Convocation on May 13; CHS Graduation on May 16; Eighth Grade Promotion Ceremony on May 17; and the last day of student attendance set for May 19.
Skertich invited families to share their experiences about district schools through reviews at GreatSchools.org. “Your voice plays an important role in telling our district’s story… We want to highlight the many positive things happening in our schools,” he said.
He stressed that consistent attendance remains crucial even during these final weeks: “Finishing the year strongly reinforces positive habits needed throughout life.” The district had a chronic truancy rate of just over three percent in the most recent data—well below the statewide average—according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 serves pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across Madison and St. Clair counties with an enrollment of over six thousand students according to state records. The district comprises several elementary schools as well as intermediate, middle, and high school campuses as reported by state data. Its teaching staff includes more than four hundred educators with an average salary above sixty thousand dollars per year according to official statistics.
Demographically, Collinsville Community Unit School District is fifty-six percent White, fourteen percent Black, twenty-four percent Hispanic, and half a percent Asian as detailed by ISBE. In fiscal year twenty-twenty expenditures totaled more than one hundred million dollars or nearly seventeen thousand dollars per student per ISBE figures.
Skertich concluded his message thanking families for their ongoing dedication: “Don’t forget to wear your purple and show your Kahok Pride!”
