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I'm Jessica Lombard, associate superintendent.
And I'm Andrew Burkey,
and this is "Huntley 158 Today."
Wait, you're a Burkey but not the regular Burkey I'm
used to sitting next to me here.
Yeah, I'm the better Burkey. I'm a freshman at Huntley High School.
This isn't my first time behind camera either though.
I'm a member of the TV production class, and I've also been involved with musical theater.
Well, Andrew, it is great to have you here.
You have that same energy as Dr. Burkey, the co-host who used to be part of us,
but last week was his last week here in the District. So there's a real special
reason that we invited you to be part of this. Not only are you not afraid of the
camera and not new to being in front of audiences and the camera, but you are
Dr. Burkey's son. Today we'd like to take the opportunity to welcome Dr. Burkey back,
not as our co-host, but as a guest on "Huntley 158 Today" to talk about the
12 years that he spent here in Huntley.
Dr. Burkey, thank you so much for joining us today.
Well thank you for having me although it
feels a little different being in the seat of having to answer the questions.
So a lot of people are wondering, it's been a long time, why are you leaving now?
Well, actually I just accepted a new position with LUDA, and LUDA is the
Large Unit District Association of Illinois. And so it's the 53 largest school
districts in Illinois, and I'm gonna be the executive director.
And so it's just going to be a great opportunity to still work in education, but to do so on a
bigger level and be able to work on affecting policy in Springfield and also
providing support for LUDA districts and LUDA superintendents.
Huntley's been a member of LUDA ever since I've been here, so it's an organization I know really well.
Also it's going to allow us to continue to live in Huntley.
I'll be traveling some, but we really want to stay in the community. So it was a great opportunity.
Dr. Burkey, I remember when you joined District 158, that was 12 years ago.
What brought you here? You lived a few hours away. What was,
what was it about Huntley that kind of enticed you to be interested in the position?
Well, actually, the last place I was, was in a in a town right
outside of Peoria and really liked the job there, but I saw the superintendency
open in Huntley, and I knew Huntley was a lot like Dunlap, the district I was in,
just on a bigger scale. And I thought, well, I'll apply for that job.
And I didn't really think I'd get it, but it all worked out, and they offered me the job.
And, so that brought us up to the Chicagoland area. It's the first time
I've lived up here, and we've really really enjoyed it when we came up here.
Andrew actually was only 2 years old when we came here and was a toddler, and
I remember him running around the boardroom as a toddler at that meeting
when I got hired over 12 years ago.
Andrew, did you know that most superintendents
usually stay in a job only for 3 to 5 years?
I find that really weird because you've been here for 12 years. Can you explain why?
Well, there's a lot of reasons, but you know, a couple of the primary ones is,
I work for the Board of Education, and there's seven members on the Board of Education,
and in many districts, if the seven board members aren't operating in
the same direction or fighting with each other, it can be really hard for a superintendent.
And I'm just really fortunate that we have an excellent school board.
And all seven of them are on the board for the right reasons.
They hold us accountable. They set a high bar for for me and for the District.
But they very much do it as "we're a team, we're all in this together." And they
really make it great to work here. I think another reason is we just have a
great staff in Huntley 158, from teachers to all of our support staff. And it's
really a joy to work with the people and to see the dedication of our employees.
And, you know, it doesn't mean that everything's always perfect.
But it's just a great environment to work in. And then I think probably one of the
last reasons is, we live in Huntley, and both my kids go to school here, and
that's kept us here because I think they're getting a great education, and I
don't want to take them to another school district.
Dr. Burkey, think about how education has changed over these past 12 years,
as well as, how has education here in the district changed through your tenure here?
Well I think there's actually been more change in the last 10 or 12 years
than maybe there was in the 20 or 30 years before that.
One of the really big changes in Huntley, but also in other districts, is we're really providing
a more and more personalized learning environment. You know, when I was in
school, the teacher for the most part stood in front of the room and taught
all 25 kids exactly the same way, and we're really recognizing in education
that we can do a better job for students if we personalize education more to the
needs and abilities of each student. One of the big ways we've done that in 158
is when we went all 1:1, and we started that process before most school
districts, and that's helped teachers to be able to differentiate.
But we've only really just begun, and it won't be me here leading it, but for the people that
are here leading it, there is going to be a lot more to do in moving towards even
more personalization, which i think is an exciting exciting thing for the future.
Another thing that I've seen change is just technology and social media. And I
think there's both good and bad to that. But there was no even Facebook when I
started here, and there was email, but people are now, you know, using social
media a lot more, and I think that's changed the role of teachers, has changed
definitely what students do, and how we, how we interact. And like I said,
there's challenges with it, but there's also some positive aspects with it as well.
Now, over the last 12 years this district has had many accomplishments.
What do you believe is one of our biggest accomplishments,
or several of the biggest accomplishments?
Well, I think, you know, we've been able to accomplish a lot
just by everybody working together, and I think there's a lot we could mention,
but I think a couple of things that really stand out to me is:
One, I came here there was just a lot of focus on things that really didn't
have to do with education. And a lot of that happened because the
District grew so fast in such a quick time, and everybody was so focused on
growth and providing classrooms and seats for students, but when I came the
growth was really starting to slow down, and we were really able to put the focus
back on the classroom, because that's where the action in our District happens.
It's not in the District Office, it's not in the boardroom. It's in the classroom.
And that's what we need to be focused on.
We used to be in the paper regularly for
all kinds of other things, but I think focusing on what teachers do and what
kids learn is one of the really big accomplishments that we've had.
I think another really single big thing is blended learning at our high school.
That's a program that I kind of came up with, actually, over one
Christmas break. I was sitting in my office and trying to think of ways that
we could continue to change the high school for the 21st century. And I came
up with that concept, but when I presented it at the high school,
other people totally ran with it. It wasn't me who got that done. It was administrators here,
it was teachers here, and the response from teachers was amazing,
even in that very first year. And so I can't say enough about how well the high
school teachers and administration and everybody came together to make blended
learning happen, and now a great majority of our students take at least
one blended learning class. And I think we really are changing the way high
school education happens. In fact we've got districts now from all over Illinois
and even all over the country that have come to Huntley to look at our blended
learning program, and I'm just really proud that we've been able to change
things here in Huntley High School but also, we've had an effect on helping
other high schools change as well.
Dr. Burkey, what do you think the future of Huntley 158 looks like
as we move forward over the next few years?
Well, I think there's a lot, and you know nobody has a
crystal ball to know for sure. But I think there's things that are
positive about the future, and I think there's challenges for the future.
As I said earlier, I think one of the great challenges we have here is our people.
We have such a high quality of staff that I know they're all here for the right reasons,
they care about kids, and they are going to continue to take this
district forward, regardless of who the leader of the district is. And so I just
feel very optimistic about that. Like I said, I want my kids to stay in school here
because I want them to have the great teachers that we have in,
that we have in our district.
Another real strength I think for the for the future
is that we really have a strong strategic plan. A very positive thing
about our district is, strategically and philosophically, we're all marching in
the same direction, from the Board of Education to our staff to our community.
And it doesn't mean sometimes we don't disagree on the details, but the fact
that we really have a common understanding of where we need to go
really helps us move forward in a way that a lot of districts can't,
and it just takes them a lot of time to get things done, and in this district,
I think we've been able to get change done very rapidly because of our common goals,
and I really think that's going to continue into the future.
As far as other things in the future,
I think there's challenges. I mentioned social media earlier. I think
that's changed everyone's life. I think for staff, I think they're connected 24/7 now,
whether it's, you know, students wanting immediate grade feedback, people
emailing teachers with questions, and I think being an administrator or teacher has
never been more challenging. And I just worry a little bit that I want to make
sure staff have a chance to disconnect, because people need to be able to have
their downtime, and I just worry with with technology and social media that
that's getting harder and harder. And I'll say that's happening to many professions,
not just the education profession, but I think that's a
challenge for the future.
Are there any other challenges for the future you might see?
One of the things the District's really
experiencing is a really tight labor market. I think as everyone knows the economy has
been improving, and unemployment is lower, which is a great thing for people
looking for employment, but for organizations like ours we're really
having a tough time not in all areas but in some areas, both some classroom
teacher areas but also some support areas. We've had a hard time getting
enough bus drivers, and so we've had to be much more aggressive, and I think
that's gonna be a challenge for the future, because we don't just want
obviously people in those jobs, we want top-notch people in all of our jobs.
And so I think we will always be able to accomplish that, but I think it's going
to be more challenging in the future than it is, you know, than it is today.
I think, you know, one of the last challenges that we always face as a
district is is the prospect of financial problems. We currently are in very good
financial shape. We've worked hard to be there, but we never know what the State's
gonna do. We never know what the economy is gonna do, and so there's always the
possibility that an external factor will cause us to have financial problems.
And, you know, I think everyone knows we spend very little per pupil compared to other districts,
so we can't absorb a cut in the way that that some other people
might be able to. So, things are really good right now financially, but I think
that's always something, we have to be prepared for a day when it might not be.
Well Dr. Burkey, I'd like to thank you so much for joining us today as a guest, but
I'd also like to take the opportunity of just thanking you for all the leadership
and the guidance and the things that you've done here in our district for the
past 12 years. You've not only stayed up with the changes that have happened in
education, but you've also changed, kind of, the culture and and made staff feel
more comfortable in knowing that it's okay to take risks and to be innovative
and to do those things, because they knew that that was what was best for
students and the support that you always gave, and how much that has really
impacted the education that our kids get here.
Well, thank you, but again it's all of us together.
And Ms. Lombard, it's been it's been great hosting
the show with you the last year-and-a-half, but also great working
with you. You were a principal when I came here 12 years ago, and you've been
in several roles since then, and it's been a joy to work with you, and so I
really appreciate that experience. And I just want to say to the whole community,
it's just been a joy to serve the community. You know the superintendent's
chair is not mine. It's the community's chair that I've been fortunate enough to
occupy for the last 12 years. And I'm extremely confident that whoever's there
next, our district will continue to move forward in a very positive direction for
the future, and I'm just gonna watch it now as a community member and as a parent.
And we know you won't be a stranger with the things that you're
doing with LUDA and legislation and all of those things.
So thank you.
And Andrew, thank you so much for joining us, being our co-host today.
Little nervous, you
did a fantastic job, and I'm a little bit nervous for my job now.
Thank you for having me. It's been a pleasure.
We'd like to thank you for tuning in to "Huntley 158 Today."
I hope you're continuing to feel good because you are looking good.
From Huntley 158, a Destination District, where it's all students always.
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