YOUR VOICE MATTERS: All BSD2 stakeholders are encouraged to complete the District's superintendent search survey

Please take a moment to complete the BSD2 Superintendent Search Stakeholder Survey, and share your thoughts about the strengths of our schools, the challenges the District is currently facing, what the new leader’s priorities should be, and what professional and personal characteristics you would like to see in our next superintendent.

BECOME A BOARD MEMBER: Board of Education accepting applications to fill vacant seat

The Bensenville Elementary School District 2 Board of Education is seeking a candidate to fill a board vacancy created by the resignation of member Christina Cannon. The appointee will serve until May 2023.

ALL ABOARD: Keeping up with the BSD2 Board of Education is easier than ever now

BSD2 Board of Education meetings have always been open to the public, and the materials Board members review in those meetings are always public documents, available to anyone upon request. Now, though,it is easier than ever for District 2 parents, staff and residents to keep up with the BSD2 Board. No need to attend meetings in person. No need to request copies of the Board’s agenda packets.

CHROMEBOOKS: Parents, please review the District's take-home policy

As part of the District 2 One-to-One Chromebook Initiative, all students in Grades K-8 have received a District-owned Chromebook to use this school year.

REMINDER: First trimester mid-term reports available online on Friday, October 8

Wednesday, September 29, was the mid-term of the first trimester of the school year. Progress reports will be posted online on the TeacherEase gradebook portal on Friday, October 8. They will also be printed and sent home on the same date.

MONEY MATTERS: District 2 Board of Education approves 2021-2022 budget

The budget authorizes about $43.6 million of spending, paid for with about $41.3 million in new revenue and $3.75 million of cash reserves to cover costs related to the expansion of the Bensenville Early Learning Center at Tioga School.

READY TO REOPEN: Review the BSD2 2021-2022 In-Person Reopening Plan online

The plan focuses on facilitating a safe return to as close of a normal school year as possible, with students attending classes in person five full days a week. Because we remain in the midst of the COVID pandemic, though, the plan still reviews the District’s COVID mitigation measures,

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Shout out to BMS parents who have submitted vaccination verification for their children

If your child has received the COVID vaccine, please click the link below to complete the confidential online vaccination verification form. The information collected from it will be essential in assisting us in keeping students and staff safe.

FRIDA COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: Celebrate 'Día de Muertos' with a month-long workshop

Create your own "Calavera Catrina" during these weekly workshops held at 6 p.m. every Wednesday in October at W.A. Johnson School

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Two confirmed cases produced 11 close contacts last week

A case at Tioga resulted in five close contacts, and a case at Johnson that was reported through the District’s first SHIELD Illinois COVID screening resulted in six close contacts.

UPDATED HOURS: The Bensenville & Wood Dale Food Pantry remains open to serve the community

Food for Families pop-up pantries have been cancelled until further notice, but the Bensenville & Wood Dale Food Pantry remains open from 8:30-11 a.m. Saturdays.

FOOD FOR FAMILIES: Monthly pop-up pantries return for the 2021-2022 school year

Does your family need food? Bensenville School District 2, in partnership with Fenton High School, Wood Dale School District 7, the Bensenville/Wood Dale Food Pantry, and Northern Illinois Food Bank, will continue to offer perishable and non-perishable food to families from 4-5:30 p.m. on the following dates this school year.

DEFEND DISTRICT 2: Sign up for SHIELD Illinois COVID screening

District 2 students and staff can help protect themselves and their community from COVID by participating in SHIELD Illinois’ free saliva-based COVID screening this year. To ensure your child is part of this important program, you must submit a consent form.

CHECK IT OUT: Visit the newly redesigned BSD2 websites

Bensenville School District 2’s newly redesigned District and school websites are now online. The redesigned websites feature embedded video, visually striking layouts and improved navigation. They are also built with responsive design, which means the websites know the device you’re using to view them and adjust the content to display accordingly.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIEFS: Need-to-know info on athletics, fine arts, clubs and extracurriculars

Interscholastic sports will return this year, and a complete calendar of fine arts activities has been scheduled. Club offerings will take shape as the year progresses. Traditional large-group and school-wide extra-curricular activities will resume this year, but with adjustments to accommodate for ongoing COVID restrictions.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIEFS: Need-to-know info on art, music, physical education and Encore classes

These classes will return to their typical instructional spaces. Students will travel to them to participate. These spaces will be configured to provide for appropriate physical distancing (no less than 3 feet) to the greatest extent possible.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIEFS: Need-to-know info on material sharing and technology

Students will have their own individual materials that they will store at their assigned work stations. At times, classes will share equipment and materials for science labs, hands-on STEM units, art projects and other educational activities. Teachers will monitor the use of these materials within their classroom.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIEFS: Need-to-know info on healthy hygiene practices and cleaning, disinfecting and ventilation

Schools will teach and reinforce washing hands, avoiding contact with one's eyes, nose, and mouth, and covering coughs and sneezes among students and staff. All District 2 cleaning, disinfecting and ventilation practices will follow procedures and expectations that align with ISBE, IDPH and DCHD guidelines.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIEFS: Need-to-know info on face coverings and physical distancing

Masking will be required of all students, staff and visitors while indoors and/or on buses, regardless of vaccination status. Classrooms, intervention spaces, offices, and buses will continue to be configured to provide for appropriate physical distancing (no less than 3 feet) to the greatest extent possible.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIEFS: Need-to-know info on symptom screening and staying home when sick

Parents will be responsible for screening their child before school, and by sending them to school, they will certify that the child is not experiencing any COVID symptoms. Everyone will be encouraged to stay home if they are sick or symptomatic.