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,

FAMILY SURVEY: How have the District's U.S. Department of Education grants impacted your family?

In order to assist the Bensenville School District in understanding how it is meeting Bensenville students' and families' needs, you are invited to participate in a survey about the 2020-21 school year.

PARENT CAFÉ: Listen and learn from other parents, build community, and offer support

The BSD2 Community Center's September 28 Parent Café will be offered online and in person, and will address navigating the school system and the importance of self-advocacy.

GROWN-UPS GROW, TOO: CABS online parent workshop will show parents how to use 'Grandma's Rule' to increase cooperation

Having trouble with your child following directions? Feeling like you need to resort to bribing or threats to get your child to participate in daily activities? Learn about "Grandma's Rule" and how to set up the environment to decrease everyday battle with your child.

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

COVID INFO: Hamdard's October 6 online info session will bring you up to date on the latest

Learn about current guidance, trends, and recommendations for keeping yourself and others safe and healthy

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!

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Two cases produced no close contacts last week

Through three weeks, the District's layered mitigation efforts are proving successful at keeping COVID from spreading in its schools.

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.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Week 2 brings one confirmed case, as well as new mask and vaccine mandates from the Governor

Masks must be worn in all indoor settings starting August 30, and all educational employees must provide proof of their COVID vaccination or submit to weekly COVID testing starting September 5.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: School year starts with no new COVID cases

No new COVID diagnoses among BSD2 staff and students were reported to the District during the first week of the 2021-2022 school year. Help us continue this safe start to the school year. Stay home when you are sick, wash your hands, watch your distance, and ALWAYS wear a mask when you are in a BSD2 school.

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.