District 304 Hires Safety & Security Coordinator

GENEVA — The Geneva CUSD 304 Board of Education on Monday approved the hiring of Raymond Adkins as safety and security coordinator for the school district strict. The search for a new safety and security coordinator began in mid-October after the resignation of the previous Safety & Security Coordinator.

“Mr. Adkins will bring a great deal to our District in security,” said Superintendent Kent Mutchler. “He has a wealth of experience in this role — in both schools and police forces — and we look forward to welcoming him in Geneva 304.”

Adkins worked for the Naperville Police Department for 24 years where he served as a police officer, a police sergeant and, eventually, a police commander, according to a District 304 press release. During that time, he also spent several years working as the school resource officer at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville.

Adkins has since retired from the Naperville Police Department, and has worked as the Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for Indian Prairie District 204, and as the School Safety and Security Manager for East Aurora District 131, according to school officials.

He has extensive training in emergency operations planning and has excellent knowledge of best practices in the area of safety and security. He has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Lewis University. Adkins is the recipient of the City of Naperville’s George Pradel Award for Distinguished Service and the Naperville Police Department’s Meritorious Service Award, according to the news release.

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