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,

FOOD FOR FAMILIES: Get food for your family Tuesday, September 21, at Fenton High School

Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the Food for Families program will be offered in a drive-through format. Please stay in your car and "pop your trunk," and the food will be loaded into your vehicle.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Positive cases at Blackhawk send 23 students into quarantine

More than half of these quarantines were preventable. A student attended school for one day and was sent home with COVID symptoms. Had that not happened, 12 quarantined students would still be attending school without interruption.

DOLLARS & SENSE: Inland hosting September 16 financial literacy workshop at Tioga

Join us to learn about little known tricks to improve your credit & score, shortcuts to make saving money for your future and your children easy, and how to purchase a home with down payment grants that don’t have to be paid back!

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.

COVID UPDATE: Face coverings now required in BSD2 buildings, regardless of vaccination status

DuPage County has now moved into a Substantial level of community transmission for COVID-19. In these areas of heightened transmission, the CDC and the Illinois Department of Public Health recommend that all individuals, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, wear a mask in public indoor settings.

STOP THE BUS: Please tell us if your child will not be riding the bus this year

COVID safety measures and ongoing driver shortages have made planning our bus routes more difficult than ever this year. Opting out of the service if your child won't use it helps us plan routes that make the most efficient use of our available drivers, allow for more physical distancing on our buses, and shorten travel times by potentially eliminating unused bus stops.

FREE ENGLISH CLASSES: COD offers local opportunities to learn the language this fall

College of DuPage is offering free English classes this fall at both Bensenville Community Public Library and Fenton High School. Learn reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, improve your career opportunities, and prepare for college.

STRENGTH FROM WITHIN: Familiar faces fill transitional leadership roles in curriculum and instruction

The duties of the District's retired Assistant Superintendent for Learning have been re-assigned to three Interim Co-Coordinators of Curriculum. Three familiar faces will collaborate to fill these roles while continuing to handle their current jobs. duties within the District.

LEADING IN TRANSITION: BSD2 Board names two experienced educational leaders to serve as interim superintendents

During its June 16 Special Meeting, the District 2 Board of Education voted unanimously to offer 120-day contracts to Dr. Raymond Lechner and Dr. Rebecca Nelson. They will serve as co-superintendents.

HELP IS HERE: Child Tax Credit will provide monthly payments for families with kids

The American Rescue Plan increased the amount of the 2021 Child Tax Credit to support families with children. The full benefit in now $300 per month per child under age 6, and $250 for each child age 6 to 17. Payments begin July 15. Click here for more information.

METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES: Enroll now in Head Start and Early Head Start

Metropolitan Family Services DuPage's Head Start and Early Head Start programs offer center-based care for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old at its location in the Bensenville Early Learning Center at Tioga School.