
Please join us for a fundraiser to support Upper Grade Center Cheerleading. Come to Subway on Tuesday Set. 26th ! Location: 922 N. Convent in Bourbonnais Between 4-7pm 50% of ...

Parents: As a reminder, Skyward will be shut down July 11th to July 29th for Maintenance. Registration for the 2023-2024 school year will be unavailable during this time. If you...

The process for appointing the next candidate is now closed. There is currently a vacancy on the Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53 Board of Education. In keeping with ...

Registration for the 23-24 School Year is now open. Register by June 7th and recieve a discount on school fees. If you have any questions, please reach out to your student's schoo...

Let's Get Wild About Kindergarten
Students and Parents/Guardians must reside within the district boundaries and be at least 5 years old by September 1, 2023, to enroll. Stu...

The B53 Activity Bus has finally arrived! We have been waiting patiently since it was approved at the September Board Meeting. With room for 14 and a whole lot of gear, this Activ...

During the District’s Experts from Within BESD53 conference on Tuesday, Jan 3rd, staff won raffle prizes donated by businesses. A huge thank you to CNG, Renaissance Learning, Vivi...

Teachers spent their first day back from Winter Break learning from each other at the Districts Experts from Within BESD53 conference. Sessions included CPR and First Aid refreshe...

Remaining In-Person Registration Dates: ● July 27th 11:00am-7:00pm Liberty MPR ● Tuesdays during the summer at Shepard School ○ 7/5, 7/12, 7/19 from 9:00am-1:00pm ● Thursdays du...

The installation of the new playground at Liberty has commenced. This 20,000 square foot area will have a poured rubber surface and lots of equipment for the kids to enjoy. All of...

This week Mrs. Matson and Mrs. Lyle hosted a Poetry Cafe at Liberty! They assisted their 5th grade class in expressing their imaginative minds through poetry. The students were so...

Good afternoon everyone, I am happy to share that we will be dong the Straw Bale Community Garden again this year. This will be the 5th year for this program. Our kick off planti...

Youth Violence Prevention Week is April 25-29, 2022. There will be a free event on April 29th from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the YMCA on Kennedy with pizza, give-a-ways, and entertai...
At tonight’s school board meeting, the BESD #53 School Board unanimously voted to appoint Mrs. Jamie Freedlund to fill the vacant seat on the board. Her appointment will be from t...

Did you know that Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 is the only school district in the county that utilizes this cutting edge technology in our pre-school classrooms? Take...

The United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties and Success by 6 have partnered to offer this incredible resource so support families with children prenatal to age 8. Simpy text...
Dear BESD #53 Staff and Families,
We are aware of the winter weather that is forecasted over the next couple of days. Please note that canceling school or initiating E-Learnin...

A big thanks to our Central Office Team for making sure all the classrooms have the necessary supplies for our Extended School Year (ESY) programs. ESY starts June 8th at LeVasseu...