2023 Retiree: Lori Henry started her career in Bourbonnais in 1999 when she was hired to be a Science Teacher at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center. She has spent the last 24 years teaching at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center. During her time at BESD53, Lori has been involved in the BEA as the Co-President as well as building representative. She has mentored new teachers and been involved in the building leadership team over the last 24 years. Lori also helped in the transition to PLC teams at BUGC several years ago. She was the sponsor for the Chain Reaction group as well.
In her retirement, Lori plans to spend time with her grandchildren and family. She can’t wait to take a vacation off season. She also has plans to spend time in her garden.
2023 Retiree: Nancy Brownfield has been a Science teacher at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center for the last 20 years. Prior to coming to BESD53 she spent 15 years at Donovan High School as a Science teacher. While at BESD53 Nancy has been a BEA representative for BUGC, Scholastic Bowl representative as well as helped out at numerous Athletic Events being the score keeper, timekeeper, and as well as other duties.
In her retirement, she plans to enjoy her new camper and hopes to travel the Pacific Northwest Coast. She will be busy in the fall when her son gets married.
2023 Retiree:
Jeannie Guebert has been with BESD53 as an employee since 2006. She has worked at Alan Shepard and LeVasseur, but started and spent most of her career at Robert Frost School, welcoming our newest Pre-K and Kindergarten parents and students. In her Frost days, she adopted Pre-K as hers and has continued to be wonderful in welcoming our new families to the district. She enjoys watching the students grow and all their accomplishments through the years. Many years prior to being an employee she was an active parent in BESD53 as her two children attended, she was also the PTA president. Jeannie has always been a great asset to our district and will be missed by staff, students and parents.
In retirement, she will be able to spend more time enjoying her family, and hobbies like sewing, decorating, traveling and gardening.
Good Afternoon! We now have 100 children signed up for the Freedom School that starts on June 20th. We have a letter going out next week to all families involved but we thought we would share on FB and the live feed today as we know families are busy making plans for the Summer. Here is a link to the letter if your child has enrolled in the Freedom School. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lET2Ct516D60aJDpvYljlAARtlYuKMngL9Gm5FgAIXI/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks!
Upcoming Dates to Remember!
Please join us for our In Person Registration, May 24th, 2023 at Liberty MPR from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Our May employee appreciation event was filled with sweet treats from Oberweis. We loved to see all the happy faces and we truly enjoy bringing the FUN to your buildings.
Saturday June 10th is Early Childhood Day at the Kankakee Farmer's Market. Please come and learn about all the great things happening in Early Childhood Education across the county. There will be free Car Seat Safety checks provided by the Kankakee County Health Department between 9:00 am and 11:30 am.
Good Morning! On the recent district needs assessment 23.7% or respondents asked for more information about helping their child avoid peer pressure, gangs and drugs. I wanted to let you know that August 31st is International Drug Overdoes Awareness Day and BBCHS will be hosting an evening program for parents. There will also be a program during the school day that some of our 8th graders will be able to attend. Here is a link to information about this day. Thanks
https://www.overdoseday.com/
We hope everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day🤍
The District welcomed Miss Charlotte Young as the new Superintendent for the day.
She did an outstanding job keeping up with Dr. Ehrman . Superintendent Young read to kindergarten classes, held Administrator meetings, hand delivered employee service year awards and had a staff lunch with the District Office.
Good Morning! A reminder that the last day of school is Wednesday, June 7th. This will be a an early dismissal day. Students will be dismissed after five hours. Thank You!
BESD 53 is putting a 2000 Bilrite- 16 foot 7500lb trailer* for Sealed Bid, with a minimum bid value of $2,500. All bids are due by May 5th 2023, at 2:00 p.m.
*Trailer was modified & reinforced in 2017; Item may be viewed by appointment ONLY prior to submitting a bid. ALL SALES WILL BE FINAL AND “AS-IS”
Further information can be found here: https://5il.co/1tetd
Our Easy Peasy LEMON Squeezy Staff Appreciation Event was a huge success. Our Lemonade Stand served fresh squeezed lemon shake-ups and a variety of Sno Kones. We appreciate all you do!
We hope you were able to enjoy the outdoors over the weekend.
BESD #53 is hosting walk-in interviews for custodian positions(sub custodians, seasonal sub custodians and 2nd shift anticipated custodian . No need to schedule an interview. Come to the District Office at 281 W. John Casey Road on Friday, April 21st from 12-3pm.
There is a drug take back and disposal day on Saturday, April 29th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Safely dispose of your unwanted or expired medications. See the flyer for details.
BESD53 has several custodian openings, including 2nd shift anticipated custodian, sub custodian, seasonal sub custodian. Interested applicants can apply at the following links:
https://www.applitrack.com/besd53/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Maintenance%2fCustodial
https://www.applitrack.com/besd53/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Substitute
Welcome Back!! We hope you enjoyed your break with family and friends.
We wanted to thank our employees BERRY much for a SMOOTH year with a delicious treat from C-Mac's Smoothies. Thank you to Corey McLaughlin for single handedly making 400 all fruit smoothies that everyone enjoyed! Please go to the Farmer's Market and support this local business!!
