Congratulations to the 7th and 8th Grade Band at Blackhawk Middle School, directed by Bill Winters, for earning the highest rating at the Illinois Grade School Music Association District Festival March 16. Blackhawk was one... Read on...
A very special event is coming to Bensenville June 20-23 when the Vietnam War Memorial replica will be on display at Redmond Park. Opening ceremony is Thursday at 10 a.m.
Free breakfast and lunch is available June 10-July 2 to children under age 18 Monday through Friday at Blackhawk Middle School and W.A. Johnson School.
Breakfast is served from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. at Johnson School, and... Read on...
What will the mascot of W.A. Johnson School be next year?Students at the renovated and expanded Johnson School worked collaboratively this past week and will vote next week on the animal that will represent the school starting next year.
Watch your mailbox for District 2 2013 Annual Report. The mailer highlights progress of the last year in District 2 in adopting the Common Core State Standards, school reform program Race to the Top, and an overview of our new schools.
The Board of Education has selected the Learning Center at the newly renovated and expanded W.A. Johnson School to be named Mohawk Learning Center to commemorate the closed school.
Mohawk School, located at 917 Hillside... Read on...
District 2 believes that lower class sizes provide a more optimal teaching and learning environment for children. But sometimes, reaching that goal is a challenge.
Student demographics are the key driver of our staffing plans. With an increasingly diverse student population, student needs and learning styles become equally diverse. Read more in Superintendent's blog, Did You Know?
Learn the definition of depression, trouble signs and what to do to help your child. In partnership with DuPage County Health Dept. and District 2, Raising Children 2gether offers information and helpful parenting tips.
The co-principals selected to W.A. Johnson School have proven experience to lead the newly merged community of nearly 700 students next school year.
The student-teacher ratio is one way to measure a district’s commitment to student learning.Read about how District 2 compares to DuPage Districts and demographically similar districts in Dr. James Stelter's latest blog entry.
The Bensenville School District 2 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, May 6 to seat newly elected members and elect officers.
The meeting is rescheduled from the May 1 committee meeting to ensure official... Read on...
Dr. James Stelter writes in his blog about closing out the K-5 construction projects. A key punch list item includes repainting the large white columns at Johnson School.
The future leadership of W.A. Johnson School will have two co-principals that will be hired through a collaborative process, Dr. James Stelter, superintendent, said Friday, April 5.
“We have had immense change at our K-5... Read on...
Building a child's self-esteem is essential to individual success, and parents play an important role. In partnership with DuPage County Health Dept. and District 2, Raising Children 2gether offers information and helpful parenting tips.
Bensenville School District 2 is launching a new program in partnership with the DuPage County Health Department to help families meet the social and emotional needs of students.
The program: Raising Children 2gether,... Read on...
The Illinois State Board of Education has changed the benchmarks for the 2013 Illinois Standards Achievement test scores, which impacts the rating of both the schools and individual students as to whether they ‘meet or... Read on...
Students and parents will begin to notice changes in material covered and what is expected from students as part of the new Common Core State Standards. There are six key changes in the teaching and expectations for English/Language Arts and Mathematics.
Get police advisories, alerts, and emergency alerts critical to public safety through the Village of Bensenville's alert system.
In this program you will be able to obtain text messages, emails or both. Since some of... Read on...
The Bensenville School District 2 Board of Education showed its support for the District's top leadership by approving new contracts for Superintendent Dr. James E. Stelter and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kay Dugan July... Read on...
Bensenville School District 2 closed the 2011-12 fiscal year June 30 with a $3.3 million surplus, putting the district in sound financial shape for the coming year.
Roughly half of the surplus was allocated for buses,... Read on...
Madelyn Di Renzo-Devers has been named lead principal for Johnson and Mohawk Schools for the 2012-13 school year. She will be supported by two interim district administrators who will also work at both schools to ensure a... Read on...
Lorenzo Nevarez brings experience as an assistant principal at an ethnically diverse middle school to his new position as English Language Coordinator. Mr. Nevarez replaces David Rojas, who was named co-principal of Tioga... Read on...
The new Common Core State Standards being implemented in 45 states across the country have created a new spirit of cooperation among local school districts.
A summit held June 5 between the three Boards of Education in... Read on...
The District 2 2013 Annual Report highlights progress of the last year in District 2 in adopting the Common Core State Standards, school reform program Race to the Top, and an overview of our new schools. View it online
Project CARE Plus provides mentoring for students in kindergarten through 8th grade. Today District 2 honored all 340 volunteers who gave 6,000 hours to support our students and help them build self confidence. See the photo album on Facebook!
Newly elected and reelected board members were sworn in to four-year terms following an official canvassing of votes at a special meeting May 6.
A new traffic plan for public streets around W.A. Johnson School aimed at relieving congestion and improving safety has been approved by the Bensenville Village Board.
Traffic signs will be installed in about two weeks... Read on...
State Rep. Kathleen Willis, 77th district, visited W.A. Johnson School to deliver the Spotlight Award certificate from the Illinois State Board of Education to the students and staff of Mohawk School. She also toured the new... Read on...
Congratulations to Mohawk School students, staff and parents!State Superintendent of Schools Christopher Koch recognized Mohawk School as an Illinois Spotlight School in a ceremony at F.E. Peacock Middle School in Itasca... Read on...
Construction on the second addition of Tioga School is set to begin in May after the Board of Education on April 3 approved the first round of contracts for the $10.5 million project.
The new construction includes a... Read on...
Mohawk School has been selected by the Illinois State Board of Education as a 2012 Spotlight School.
The Spotlight School award recognizes high student achievement in high-poverty schools. Mohawk School is one of only 105... Read on...
School Board Member Kathleen Bossier was awarded the Master School Board Member status by the Illinois Association of School Boards.
The designation means Ms. Bossier had devoted more the 200 hours to self-improvement and... Read on...
While construction crews are putting the finishing touches on the first phase of construction at Tioga School, the Board of Education approved Phase 2 addition. Design of Phase 2 will begin in September, and contracts are... Read on...
New traffic safety measures around W.A. Johnson School are being reviewed by the Village of Bensenville. Working in cooperation with school and district administration, the Bensenville Police department monitored the school... Read on...
The new Learning Center at W.A. Johnson School was officially named Mohawk Learning Center June 5 with a short ceremony where Supt. James Stelter, Principal Madelyn Devers, school officials and parents gathered with students... Read on...
Aprenda la definición de depresión, señales de problemas y que hacer para ayudar a su niño/a. En asociación con el Departamento de Salud del Condado de DuPage, y el Distrito 2, Criando a Niños juntos ofrece información y consejos útiles para los padres.
Registro para el jardín de infancia (kindergarten) del distrito 2 se llevara a cabo el 20 de marzo para todos los niños cumpliendo 5 años de edad antes de o el 1º de septiembre.
Los padres deben registrar a los... Read on...
El Distrito Escolar 2 de Bensenville está lanzando un programa nuevo en asociación con el Departamento de Salud del Condado de DuPage para ayudar a familias a satisfacer las necesidades sociales y emocionales de los... Read on...