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Tuesday, November 8, is the 2022 General Election, which was designated a state holiday in Illinois.

In observance of this state holiday, District 2 schools will be closed on Tuesday, November 8.

Through November 15, BSD2 students will be creating greeting cards for those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The District-wide project is in support of the Holiday Cards for our Military Challenge.

Addressed "Dear Warrior," the cards will be sent to soldiers stationed overseas to spread some cheer while they are away from their homes and families for the holidays.

The Illinois State Board of Education annually releases school report cards that show how each school, each district, and the state is performing on a wide range of educational goals. The report cards contain information about student academic growth and achievement, student and teacher demographics, enrollment, district-level financial information, and information from the Illinois 5Essentials Survey.

This year, all three BSD2 schools maintained "Commendable" status based largely upon students' scores on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) completed in the spring of 2022. This designation takes into account students' growth and proficiency levels in English/language arts, math, and science, as well as schools' attendance rates and their results in the Illinois 5Essentials school climate survey.

• Click here to view the Illinois Report Cards for District 2 and its schools.

Monday, November 14, is the end of the first trimester.



On Monday, November 28, first-trimester report cards will be sent home with elementary students, and mailed to middle school students' homes. 

Standards-Based Grading

District 2 uses standards-based grading. This means you will receive scores for standards only. You will not receive an overall score for assignments/assessments. The grading scale is:

• E- Exemplary (4):  The student independently extends and applies key concepts, processes, and skills and can transfer this learning to new contexts.
• M- Meets (3):  The student demonstrates a solid understanding of key concepts, processes, and skills and can consistently apply this learning.
• P- Progressing (2):  The student is progressing toward an understanding of key concepts, processes, and skills with minimal assistance.
• B- Beginning (1):  The student is beginning to understand key concepts, processes, and skills with assistance.

Click here for more information on Standards-Based Report Cards.

District 2 is partnering with Jewel-Osco to provide free flu and pediatric COVID vaccinations at a student health clinic on Tuesday, November 15, from 5-7 p.m. at Blackhawk Middle School, 250 S. Church Road in Bensenville. (Enter at Door 1.)

• Click here to register and schedule an appointment.

For more information or for assistance with registering, contact the BSD2 Community Center at 630-766-2602 ext. 4655.

The Frida Community Organization will host a Thanksgiving wreath workshop for BSD2 families at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, at Tioga School.

• Click here to register.

Bensenville School District 2 will conduct free developmental screenings for children ages 2-5 on Friday, December 2. 

These screenings are the first step in identifying children for our Preschool for All program and/or Head Start.

Professionals will assess the development of your child’s gros and fine motor skills, pre-academic readiness, and speech, language, vision and hearing.

Call the Tioga School office at 630-766-2602 ext. 4200 to schedule an appointment for your child’s screening.

• Click here for the BSD2 Free Developmental Screening flyer.

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

Free citizenship classes offered at Bensenville Community Public Library

Prepare to take the U.S. citizenship test, practice the skills needed for passing the interview, and learn about the application process.

Classes meet at 9:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and Bensenville Community Public Library, and the registration deadline and testing date for the classes is 9:30 a.m. Monday, November 14.

• Click here for COD Citizenship Classes flyer.

BETTER TO GIVE

Here's how to support the Village's 52nd Annual Holiday Toy Drive

There are three ways to give: by donating money, dropping off items in collection boxes located throughout the Village, or shopping the Toy Drive's Amazon Wish List.

• Click here for the Village of Bensenville Holiday Toy Drive flyer.

Join the Village for its annual Holiday Magic & Tree Lighting Ceremony from 4:45-7 p.m. Sunday, November 20, in downtown Bensenville, located at Green and Center Streets.

• Click here for more information on Holiday Magic.

All lit up for the occasion, the Canadian Pacific Railroad Holiday Train will be pulling into the Bensenville station at 7 p.m. Friday, December 2.

This unique event raises awareness of local hunger issues while celebrating the holidays with live musical entertainment and refreshments. 

This is a free event, but attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to donate to the Bensenville & Wood Dale Food Pantry, which will be presented with a check from Canadian Pacific Railroad during the evening's festivities. 

The festivities will take place at the corner of south York Road and Railroad Avenue. Limited parking will be available around the downtown area.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 6:45 p.m. to ensure they catch the 30-minute show, which will feature musical guests Lindsay Ell and JoJo Mason. 

• Click here for the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train flyer. 

If social media is your thing, we’d love it if you’d visit our Facebook and Twitter pages, click the “like” button, and follow our postings to keep up with the latest BSD2 News.

Just login and search for “Bensenville School District 2.”

You’ll know you’re where you belong when you're on a page with the District's new "Learning & Growing Together" logo shown to the right.

• Click here to visit the BSD2 Facebook page.
• Click here to visit the BSD2 Twitter page.

District 2 has gone "green" in its approach to distributing community flyers.

Rather than sending flyers home with each student via backpack mail, District and community flyers are posted on the BSD2 E-Flyers page for parents to view or print 24/7.

It is estimated that this saves our schools hundreds of hours per year spent sorting and handling the materials, not to mention the number of trees and other resources saved in producing them.

• Click here for the current list of BSD2 E-Flyers.