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

Today - 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.

Tuesday, November 15, was School Board Member Day in Illinois.

In recognition of BSD2 Board members' service, the Blackhawk Middle School Choir performed “What a Wonderful World” during the Board of Education's November 16 meeting.

Board members also received travel mugs with the District’s new “Learning & Growing Together” logo.

• Click here for more information on School Board Member Day in Illinois.
• Click here to hear the BMS Choir's performance of "What a Wonderful World." (Performance begins at 7:10.)

Before dismissing for Thanksgiving break, Tioga School fifth graders shared their heritage projects with their classmates and families.

For these projects, students presented facts and displayed artifacts related to their heritage's history, traditions, culture and food.

• Click here for more photos of Tioga fifth graders' heritage projects.

“Now Hiring” and “Help Wanted” signs litter the landscape these days, so much so they have largely become background noise for many people. 

We hope, though, that you've noticed our employment signs as you've visited our schools recently. That's because they make an important point that sets us apart from the rest: We need you!

Other places’ unfilled positions may mean delayed delivery times, sparsely stocked shelves, cold French fries, etc.

Our unfilled positions impact the quality of your neighborhood schools and the daily educational experiences of your community’s children. 

If concern for kids motivates you, and if you're driven by a sense of civic pride, consider applying for one of our open positions, which include:

• Teachers
• Classroom Aides
• Substitutes
• Bus Drivers
• Lunch and Recess Supervisors
• Crossing Guards

 Join us in "Learning & Growing Together!"

• Click here for a complete list of all open positions in Bensenville School District 2.

District 2 now calls eLearning Days when closing schools due to extreme weather. 

An eLearning Day counts as a regular school day, and does not require the District to use a built-in emergency day at the end of the school year.

Students in Grades K-8 will be sent home with their Chromebooks when weather forecasts suggest school closures are a possibility. Parents will then be notified no later than 6 a.m. if the District is closing its schools and holding an eLearning Day. (No announcement means it will be a normal school day.)

Attendance will be taken during eLearning Days. Instead of travelling to school, though, students will join their classes through their teachers’ virtual classroom links, which will be posted on the District website and sent to parents via email and text message.

NEW THIS YEAR: For students, eLearning Days will begin an hour later than normal school days. This will provide teachers planning time to adjust their instruction for eLearning. Students will be engaged in live instruction for the entire five-hour school day.

• Click here for the District’s eLearning Day Parent FAQ.

School Closing Notifications

The District’s mass notification system contacts all student households when a school must be closed for emergency reasons such as extreme weather. In these situations, parents/guardians will receive a phone call, email, and/or text message no later than 6 a.m. if their contact information with the school is up to date. Please make certain your proper contact information is on file with the school to ensure you are notified through this system.

Bensenville School District 2 will conduct free developmental screenings for children ages 3-5 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 gross 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.

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.