DeKALB – DeKalb School District 428 might trade land used by youth soccer leagues for land near DeKalb High School that is owned by ShoDeen Construction for a future expansion.

The district’s board gave Superintendent Jim Briscoe consent to start formulating a formal agreement with the developer in a land swap that board President Tom Matya described as inevitable.

“I feel like we’re doing the right thing for the future,” Matya said in an interview before the meeting. “We’re taking an asset right now that has no value to us.”