Families must apply each year to participate in the free and reduced-price meal program

On Friday, September 27, students from families who have not reapplied will no longer be enrolled in the program, and will not receive free or reduced-price meals until a new application is submitted and qualifications to participate in the program are reviewed.

District 2 Board of Education approves 2019-2020 budget

The budget authorizes about $37 million of spending, paid for with about $37.25 million in revenue. The projected surplus is about $234,000.

TEACHEREASE: Online gradebook will replace printed midterm reports

On Friday, October 4, printed progress reports will be sent to parents to update them on their child’s progress approximately six weeks into the trimester. With the implementation of our online gradebook system last school year, this will be the last printed midterm report parents will receive. Trimester report cards will still be printed and sent home at the end of each trimester.

TRANSLATORS NEEDED: BSD2 students and families could use your help

If you would be interested in volunteering your time as a translator, please fill fill out the form below and return it to your child's school.

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS: Help us paint a Portrait of a Graduate

District 2, Fenton High School, and Wood School District 7 are collaborating to create a profile of the knowledge and skills our students should possess upon graduating from high school.

Here's how you can support the annual Bensenville Community Trunk-o-Treat

In previous years, the entire community has come together to participate in this awesome holiday celebration, and that support is what has made this event such an incredible success.

Join the BSD2 Bilingual Parent Advisory Council for its September 26 meeting

The meeting will showcase clubs and other opportunities available to student, parents and community members throughout the 2019-2020 school year.

FULL SERVICE: Early release Tuesdays now feature STEM activities for BMS students

District 2 is partnering with the Center for the Gifted and the Bensenville Community Public Library to provide after-school STEM programming for middle school students on early release Tuesdays.

FULL SERVICE: BMS mural project pairs artist-in-residence with sixth-grade students

In partnership with Urban Gateways, District 2 invites Blackhawk Middle School sixth graders to participate in a collaborative mural project with Chicago artist Jeff Abbey Maldonado.

Join the BSD2 Birth-to-3 Program for early literacy activities at the library

Come join the BSD2 Birth-to-3 Program for a wonderful time of reading, music, and crafts. It’s a great way for children ages birth to 3 to build literacy and socialization skills.

HAVE QUESTIONS, GET ANSWERS: Join our free parent workshops every Thursday this fall

District 2 is partnering with Bensenville Community Public Library and Project HELP to offer a series of engaging and informative workshops for BSD2 parents with children of all ages!

FULL SERVICE: Project HELP tackling substance abuse and vaping in September parent workshops

Register for a free workshop to better understand substance abuse and vaping in modern society. Learn what your children are being exposed to, the dangers of this exposure, and how to communicate and keep them safe!

Food for Families returns for the 2019-20 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 4-6 p.m. on the following dates this school year.

Check out the new BSD2 Facebook page

We’ve rebuilt the District's Facebook page due to "technical difficulties” we’ve experienced over the past year with our previous page. Now we must rebuild our list of Facebook followers.

CALENDAR UPDATE: There will be no school for parent-teacher conferences

There will now be no school for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Friday, October 25, and Thursday, February 27.

NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR: Local clinics offer walk-in opportunities for medical exams, immunizations, and sports physicals

A variety of community resources are available to families whose children still need medical exams, immunizations, and/or sports physicals for the 2019-20 school year.

FULL SERVICE: More great grant news for District 2

In September, Bensenville School District 2 received the U.S. Department of Education’s Full Service Community Grant for $2.5 million.  The District is one of just 15 schools nationwide selected to receive this grant.

‘Rise & Shine' with our new RISE Academies

New RISE Academies are coming to BSD2 schools in October, and their launch presents exciting opportunities for three special members of the our school communities to “rise and shine” as our schools' RISE Academy Site Coordinators.