REMINDER! Today is the day for Yankee Candle fundraiser pick up. Please stop by Shabbona Elementary to pick up fundraiser items between 4:00 and 7:00 today. All items must be picked up on November 21st. Items that were ordered online will be shipped directly to the buyer; however, if your child earned prizes from those online orders, you must pick up the prizes at Shabbona.
If you have questions or need to work out alternate arrangements, please email bourbonnaispta@gmail.com.
Hi, Jackie Hernandez, our teacher for students that are deaf or hearing impaired is offering a basic sign language class for adults in the community. These sessions will begin in January. See the attached flyer for all the details.
Hi, some of you have asked about getting notifications on the BESD 53 App. Here is the process for adding the app and turning on notifications. 1. Search for the app in the play store or apple store by typing "Bourbonnais" and install the app. 2. Open the app and click the three lines on the upper left of the screen. 3. Select the "settings" option. The general notifications button should be on automatically but you need to choose the district office and the schools that you want to get notifications from on the bottom of the screen. Once you do this you should be all set. Thanks and have a nice weekend.
Dear Parents and Guardians, due to a police situation in close proximity to Liberty Intermediate School the Bourbonnais Police Department advised us to place Liberty Intermediate on building restriction. This means that nobody comes or goes from the building but instruction continues as usual. This restriction was lifted after about ten minutes once the police were certain there was no threat to our students or staff. Everything is back to normal but I wanted to let you know about the situation and assure you that the safety of the children and staff is our number one priority. Thanks
Dear BESD Families, we want to alert you that Bus #9 leaving Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center and Bus #12 leaving Shepard/Shabbona Campus will be running 15 minutes late today due to a shortage of bus drivers. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Veteran's Day 2019! Honoring our Veterans in Bourbonnais 53!
Veteran's Day 2019, Honoring over 80 of our Bourbonnais Family Member Veterans at BUGC!
A Bourbonnais Family Member You Should Know!
Congratulations to the boys and girls cross country teams. The girls placed 5th in the sectional and the boys placed 2nd. This qualifies the boys team for the state meet next weekend. A big thanks to Coach Buck and Coach Chamernik as well.
Hi, we are in need of bus drivers and substitute custodians. You can apply via the link below. Thanks!
https://www.applitrack.com/besd53/onlineapp/default.aspx
Bourbonnais SD 53 Family Members You Should Know!
Rob Rodewald serves as the Director of the Three Rivers Region of the IASB. Last night, Board Members Raef, McBarnes and Freedlund were honored as 'Master Board Members' in the State of Illinois. Congratulations!
REMINDER:
The Bourbonnais SD 53 Board of Education has commissioned the Illinois Association of School Boards to guide their superintendent search and selection process. IASB Consultant, Thomas F. Leahy will avail himself to our community and staff in an effort to accomplish the board’s intent to seek input prior to establishing selection criteria. The Board values your feedback and added this component to gather your thoughts and opinions. The meeting will be held on September 23, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the District Office Board Room at 281 W. John Casey Rd.
A BESD 53 Family Member You Should Know!
During her summer break, Shelby Wegforth (Kindergarten at Shabbona) spent her time teaching in Nicaragua working with pre-kindergarten through middle school aged students!
ONLINE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SURVEY The survey can be accessed at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G6MPNWD
Bourbonnais Elementary School District has openings for Teacher Assistants/Paraprofessionals. Please apply online at our website www.besd53.org. The application is under the Human Resource tab. You may also call our District Office at 815-929-5100 for more information. Thank you. #besd53
Bourbonnais SD 53 Family Members You Should Know!
Bus Drivers Sue Palmateer and Mary Haynes have a combined 84 years of safely transporting our children.
Thank you Sue and Mary!
Thank you to Christy Smith and her team from Dress Well Boutique for the generous donation of school supplies for our students. We appreciate our community partners!
BESD 53 Welcomes 18 new staff members to our Bourbonnais Family!
Hi. Our next registration date for new students is July 25th from 2 pm to 7 pm at the Central Office. If you cannot make this date we will release the details for other registration options after July 25th. Registration is open using the parent portal for returning students.
Dear BESD 53 Family,
In light of actions taken by the Board of Education at the meeting on June 28th, I will be serving as Superintendent of Schools in the near term. The Board of Education will be working in the coming weeks to select an interim superintendent who will complete the remainder for the 2019-20 school year. The Board of Education then plans to conduct a wide search of candidates to fill the position for the long term.
In terms of my credentials, I have served as the Director of Instruction in BESD 53 for the past six years and have worked as an educator and school administrator for the past twenty years. I will work to ensure that all of the great things that you have come to expect in our school district continue during this transition. Further, we will continue to be leaders and innovators in education as this is what our children need.
Feel free to reach out to me should you have any questions. We will keep you posted as more details become available.
Sincerely,
Jim Duggan Ed.D.