BSD2 students who are not yet registered for the 2022-2023 school year can register tomorrow -- Wednesday, August 3 -- from 2-6 p.m. at all District 2 schools.

Parents who are not certain which school their child will attend may call the Educational Administration Center at 630-766-5940, ext. 1108 or 1114.

Children must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2022, to register for the 2022-2023 school year.

Parents registering children for the first time with District 2 must bring:

1. Transfer slips from the previous school they attended (if applicable)
2. Certified copies of the original birth certificates for each child being registered
3. Proof of residency (Click here for more information on the District’s proof of residency requirements.)
4. Up-to-date physical, dental, vision, and immunization records (Click here for more information on the District’s required health exams and immunizations.)

The first day of the 2022-2023 school year is Wednesday, August 17.

• Click here for the official BSD2 2022-2023 calendar.

For more information, contact the District 2 Educational Administration Center at 630-766-5940 or any District 2 school.

The first day of classes in Bensenville School District 2 is Wednesday, August 17.

On Tuesday, August 16 - the day before classes convene - K-5 students attending W.A. Johnson and Tioga Schools will be able to meet their teachers.

Check the schedule below for details:

• Session 1: 2:30-3 p.m. - Families whose last names begin with A-K
• Session 2: 3-3:30 p.m. - Families whose last names begin with L-Z

NOTE: Times and dates for these events were updated July 13, and are different than those previously posted on the District's website and published in July/August issue Bensenvillie Community News.

All incoming BMS students are invited to attend BMS Blast-Off from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, August 13, at Blackhawk Middle School, 250 S. Church Road in Bensenville. 

During Blast-Off, you will be able to ...

• Walk Your Schedule
• Tour the Building
• Set Up Your Locker
• Start the Connection

Please join us at the time listed below for your grade level:

• Sixth Grade: 9-10 a.m.
• Seventh Grade: 10-11 a.m.
• Eighth Grade: 11 a.m.-noon

All students were eligible last year for free meals under a federal COVID response program. 

This year, free or reduced-price meals will be available ONLY to qualifying students, the same as before COVID.

This means the District will begin charging again for meals on the first day of the school year. Full-price student breakfasts will cost $1.75, and lunches will cost $3.30. (Reduced-price meals will cost 30 cents and 40 cents, respectively.)

Parents will receive letters explaining who is eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Families that qualified prior to COVID will have 30 days to submit applications for the program. Those who did not qualify prior to COVID will be asked to pay until their application is reviewed and approved.

However, no student will go without a meal due to an inability to pay.

• Click here for more information on free and reduced-price meals.
• Click here for more information on meal prices and online payments.

Start the new school year right by submitting all the required health exams and immunizations to your child’s school by Friday, August 19.

Students will not be able to attend school after Friday, August 19, unless the required physical and updated immunizations are presented to the school.

The State of Illinois creates these requirements to protect everyone’s health. The submission deadline is August 19 instead of October 15 as in the past, so that everyone can be protected at the start of the year.

Your child might need an immunization or a physical, dental, or vision exam. Grade-by-grade requirements are listed at the following link: 

• Click here for more information on Required Examinations & Forms.

Bring your child’s completed State of Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination Form to your school’s health office by Friday, August 19.

• Click here for the State of Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination Form.

Forms are also available in your school’s health office.

This exam form must be dated within one year prior to the first day of school. It must also be completed and signed by a licensed healthcare provider, and it must include a diabetes screening and lead screening for children who are 6 years old or younger. A tuberculosis (TB) skin test is recommended. The Health History section of the form must be completed and signed by the parent/guardian.

In compliance with health guidance, District 2 will:

• continue all past cleaning practices.
• continue to use air purifiers and ventilation systems.
• promote staying up to date with vaccines.
• provide optional weekly Shield Testing for all students and staff, and for sports teams/clubs.
• recommend but not require masks (except in health offices, where they will be required).
• reinforce proper hand washing/sanitizing.
• continue to request that individuals that are ill stay home.

The District's protocols may change based on executive orders or future guidance from the health department.

District 2 will also ...

• continue to maintain a COVID dashboard, however, the health department has discontinued this practice, so this data will only be as accurate as what is reported to the District.
• safely reinstate field trips, concerts, and other events.
• provide opportunities for students to wash/sanitize their hands frequently.
• continue to send letters home to families if there is a positive case in their child's classroom.

The SHIELD Illinois’ free saliva-based COVID screening program is set to return to all BSD2 schools this year. 

Enrollment is now open, and all students and staff are invited to participate in the program.

Anyone who participated in the program last year must register again to participate this year. 

• Click here to complete the SHIELD Illinois consent form for minors undergoing COVID-19 testing.

MORE ABOUT SHIELD

The SHIELD Illinois COVID screening program will help BSD2 students and staff protect themselves and their community from COVID by the following advantages in our ongoing fight against COVID:

• EASY: Your child will provide a saliva sample by spitting into a tube.
• FREQUENT: Tests will usually be administered once or twice a week. 
• RELIABLE: The test has very high reliability and approval from the FDA. 
• FREE: There’s no charge to you or the District.
• PEACE OF MIND: The test makes everyone in District 2 safer by helping us identify COVID-19 cases as early as possible.
• SECURE: Test results are available only to the health staff and the school leadership. You can log on anytime to see your child’s results.

Click here to learn more and sign up for the SHIELD Illinois COVID screening program.

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.