Former St. Charles deputy chief to lead District 303 safety efforts

A longtime St. Charles police officer will stay close to home and return to a role he knows well — keeping St. Charles Unit School District 303 schools safe.

After a 25-year career with the police department, former Deputy Chief Eric Majewski stepped into a new role Friday as District 303’s coordinator of safety and security.

In his new position, Majewski is responsible for evaluating facility security, administering lockdown drills, training staff, coordinating with police and fire departments, and developing new policy.

Majewski spent the first nine years of his career with the St. Charles Police Department as a liaison officer in District 303, which he remembers as “the best time of his career.”

He held the rank of deputy chief since 2023 and was appointed interim police chief for a brief stint this year, after former Chief James Keegan retired. He started his career in law enforcement as a community service officer in Hoffman Estates, became an officer for the Winfield Police Department in 1997 and joined the St. Charles force in 2000.

“I’ve always been passionate about school safety,” he said. “If I could pick one part of my job that I liked the most, it would be that, so I’m happy to take on those duties full-time again.”

Majewski left his role as liaison officer when he was promoted patrol sergeant in 2015, but maintained a working relationship with the district, serving on its safety committee and overseeing school resource officers as he climbed department ranks.

That ongoing relationship was part of what made his decision to join the district easy, and will hopefully make for a smooth transition into the new role, he said.

“Certainly, staying in the district and being able to work with police officers here makes the transition easier,” Majewski added. “I’m really excited about the new opportunity.”

Superintendent Paul Gordon said the coordinator of safety and security position comes with a great number of responsibilities, but Majewski’s understanding of school culture from his experience as a liaison officer make him a perfect fit for the position.

“The fact that we got the opportunity to hire him — holy cow. What an opportunity for District 303 to lean into all his years of expertise,” he said. “It just elevates safety to that next level in District 303.”

Gordon said Majewski’s most important qualification is that he is a good person.

“It’s going to be just one more layer for our parents to feel even more safe sending their kids to our schools each and every day,” he added.