📣IAR Testing Reminder!📣
Our IAR testing dates are coming up! Please take a moment to review the habits in the graphic to help your child feel prepared and confident.
Your support at home makes a big difference - together we can help our students do their very best! 🌟
Our IAR testing dates are coming up! Please take a moment to review the habits in the graphic to help your child feel prepared and confident.
Your support at home makes a big difference - together we can help our students do their very best! 🌟
Liberty Parents/Guardians: Dismissal Reminder
Student Dismissal is at 2:15 pm. There have been quite a few students recently who have not been picked up by 2:30. Staff supervision concludes at this time, as teachers have collaborative meetings from 2:25 to 2:55 daily. We ask that you promptly pick up your child before 2:30 to ensure their safety and supervision.
If you require after-school care, the YMCA provides this service at Liberty. You can reach out to the Y-Kids to inquire about fees and timeframes.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Student Dismissal is at 2:15 pm. There have been quite a few students recently who have not been picked up by 2:30. Staff supervision concludes at this time, as teachers have collaborative meetings from 2:25 to 2:55 daily. We ask that you promptly pick up your child before 2:30 to ensure their safety and supervision.
If you require after-school care, the YMCA provides this service at Liberty. You can reach out to the Y-Kids to inquire about fees and timeframes.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Liberty Reminder: No Left Turn During Arrival and Dismissal
Dear Liberty Parents and Guardians,
This is a reminder that left turns are not permitted from the Liberty parking lot during arrival and dismissal.
The purpose of the no-left-turn procedure is to ensure the safety of our students, families, and staff during high-traffic times. Following this traffic pattern helps keep vehicles moving smoothly and reduces the risk of accidents during drop-off and pick-up.
Please be aware that police officers will be present to monitor arrival and dismissal to help ensure safe traffic flow. Warnings and/or citations may be issued.
We appreciate your cooperation and partnership in keeping our school community safe. Thank you for helping us make arrival and dismissal as safe and efficient as possible for everyone.
Sincerely,
Liberty Administration
Dear Liberty Parents and Guardians,
This is a reminder that left turns are not permitted from the Liberty parking lot during arrival and dismissal.
The purpose of the no-left-turn procedure is to ensure the safety of our students, families, and staff during high-traffic times. Following this traffic pattern helps keep vehicles moving smoothly and reduces the risk of accidents during drop-off and pick-up.
Please be aware that police officers will be present to monitor arrival and dismissal to help ensure safe traffic flow. Warnings and/or citations may be issued.
We appreciate your cooperation and partnership in keeping our school community safe. Thank you for helping us make arrival and dismissal as safe and efficient as possible for everyone.
Sincerely,
Liberty Administration
Dear parents/guardians,
Liberty Intermediate School needs your support and your input. Our goal is to continue learning and growing to help provide the most impactful learning environment for our students. We need your help ensuring we continually make changes that positively impact our students and families. Please take a few moments to complete the 5 Essentials parent survey. If you cannot click on the link below, please cut and paste the URL below into your browser.
2026 Illinois Supplemental Parent Survey
Link to survey: 5 Essentials Survey
URL - http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Opens Feb. 3, 2026 and closes March 13, 2026.
Welcome back, Liberty students and families! We hope that everyone had a fantastic holiday and winter break. Tuesday, January 6th, is the first day back from break for our students. Unfortunately, we did not reach our attendance goal for December. All grade levels were at 92%. Let's get off to an excellent start in January. It all starts on Tuesday! Let's go, Tigers!
Liberty Attendance Update for November:
Liberty students met their attendance goal for November. We achieved over 95% collectively as a building. What a fantastic job our students and families have done with getting our students to school. Every day, hour, and minute truly has an impact on their learning and social-emotional growth. Keep up the great work. The next couple of months will be the greatest challenge in maintaining and achieving our goal of 95%. Let's do this!!!
Liberty students met their attendance goal for November. We achieved over 95% collectively as a building. What a fantastic job our students and families have done with getting our students to school. Every day, hour, and minute truly has an impact on their learning and social-emotional growth. Keep up the great work. The next couple of months will be the greatest challenge in maintaining and achieving our goal of 95%. Let's do this!!!
Liberty Parents/Guardians,
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) performance reports are being sent home on Friday, October 17, 2025. Teachers will be distributing those reports to students prior to leaving for the weekend. Please check in with your students for their reports. We are extremely proud of their hard work and will continue to support them on their learning journey.
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) performance reports are being sent home on Friday, October 17, 2025. Teachers will be distributing those reports to students prior to leaving for the weekend. Please check in with your students for their reports. We are extremely proud of their hard work and will continue to support them on their learning journey.
Dear Families,
I wanted to inform you that our school had an unplanned fire alarm today. The alarm was triggered unexpectedly, and we followed all of our safety procedures to ensure that students and staff exited the building quickly and calmly.
I’m pleased to share that everyone responded exactly as trained, and we were able to account for all students and staff within minutes. There was no fire or danger to anyone in the building, and local authorities confirmed that it was a false alarm.
While the drill was unplanned, it served as a good reminder of how well our safety systems and routines work. We appreciate your understanding and support as we continue to prioritize the safety and well-being of all students.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the school office.
I wanted to inform you that our school had an unplanned fire alarm today. The alarm was triggered unexpectedly, and we followed all of our safety procedures to ensure that students and staff exited the building quickly and calmly.
I’m pleased to share that everyone responded exactly as trained, and we were able to account for all students and staff within minutes. There was no fire or danger to anyone in the building, and local authorities confirmed that it was a false alarm.
While the drill was unplanned, it served as a good reminder of how well our safety systems and routines work. We appreciate your understanding and support as we continue to prioritize the safety and well-being of all students.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the school office.
Liberty Attendance Incentive Update:
We’re just over the halfway point of our attendance incentive, and we’re excited to see so many students showing up every day ready to learn! Your commitment makes a huge difference. Our current building percentage is 94.72%. Our goal is a rate of 95%. We have a little ground to make up as we close out September.
Let’s keep the momentum going!!! Every day counts toward reaching our goal and earning those raffle tickets. Together, we can finish strong and celebrate our outstanding attendance!
Thank you for supporting your student’s success, where it all begins, getting them to school!!!!
We’re just over the halfway point of our attendance incentive, and we’re excited to see so many students showing up every day ready to learn! Your commitment makes a huge difference. Our current building percentage is 94.72%. Our goal is a rate of 95%. We have a little ground to make up as we close out September.
Let’s keep the momentum going!!! Every day counts toward reaching our goal and earning those raffle tickets. Together, we can finish strong and celebrate our outstanding attendance!
Thank you for supporting your student’s success, where it all begins, getting them to school!!!!
Patriot Day - Wear Red, White, & Blue!
Join us as we honor and remember on Patriot Day by showing your school spirit.
Students and staff are encouraged to wear red, white and blue on September 11th. Let's come together to show unity and respect. ❤️🤍💙
Join us as we honor and remember on Patriot Day by showing your school spirit.
Students and staff are encouraged to wear red, white and blue on September 11th. Let's come together to show unity and respect. ❤️🤍💙
Check out Liberty's attendance challenge for the month of September.
https://tinyurl.com/September-Attendance-Challenge
https://tinyurl.com/September-Attendance-Challenge
ALICE Training Notification-Liberty
Our school is committed to keeping students and staff safe. As part of our safety procedures, we practice ALICE training, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. ALICE provides age-appropriate strategies to help students and staff respond effectively in the unlikely event of a school intruder or violent situation.
These drills are conducted carefully and in a supportive manner to ensure students feel prepared without causing unnecessary fear or anxiety. SRO Cox, building administration, and local police and fire representatives, facilitate the drill.
Liberty staff and students will conduct their drills on Friday, August 29th.
Our school is committed to keeping students and staff safe. As part of our safety procedures, we practice ALICE training, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. ALICE provides age-appropriate strategies to help students and staff respond effectively in the unlikely event of a school intruder or violent situation.
These drills are conducted carefully and in a supportive manner to ensure students feel prepared without causing unnecessary fear or anxiety. SRO Cox, building administration, and local police and fire representatives, facilitate the drill.
Liberty staff and students will conduct their drills on Friday, August 29th.
Liberty parents/guardians: Thank you to all families that have completed the registration process for the 25-26 school year. If you have not yet proven residency and completed registration for the school year, please contact your student's building after 11 am on Monday, August 18, 2025. Any student not registered by August 18th will not be eligible to start school on the first day, as they will not have any teacher assignments or a schedule. School offices will not be available to register students between August 19th-21st. Late registrations will resume on August 22nd.
Parent and Guardians-
We will hold our in-person residency verification event at Liberty Intermediate School on August 7, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (New Families or those who still need to register are also welcome to attend during these hours.)
Families will be required to bring documentation from both Category One and Category Two to verify residency. For further information on the documents that will be accepted, please see the attached flyers.
If you are unable to attend the August residency date, you must call to schedule an appointment with either your child’s building secretary or the District Registrar. These appointments must take place between August 7 and August 15.
Please note:
👉 If residency is not verified by August 15, your student will not have access to their class schedule.
Liberty parents/guardians,
We need your help in ensuring that we are constantly making positive changes that impact our students and families. We are currently at 50%% participation from parents/guardians on the 5 Essentials survey. Our goal is to reach 75% participation. Your feedback is key to ensure accurate goal setting and future planning. We are looking to make improvements on future family engagement and improving the connection between home and school. Please take a few moments to complete the 5 Essentials parent survey.
Please cut and paste the link below into your browser.
http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Liberty parents/guardians, We are currently at 38% participation from parents on the 5 Essentials survey. Our goal is to reach 75% participation. Your feedback is key to ensure accurate goal setting and future planning. We need your help in ensuring that we are constantly making positive changes that impact our students and families. We are looking to make improvements on future family engagement and improving the connection between home and school. Please take a few moments to complete the 5 Essentials parent survey.
Please cut and paste the link below into your browser. http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Liberty Parents/Guardians: Engaging in emergency preparedness is essential to help ensure the safety of our students and staff at Liberty. As the weather changes and spring is near, we want to ensure that we are prepared for potential hazardous weather conditions. Today, staff and students participated in a successful shelter in place drill. Our students did an amazing job adhering to expectations and ensuring we are ready for whatever weather conditions arise in the future.
Dear Bourbonnais Elementary School District Families,
Due to the winter storm forecasted to impact our area, we will be implementing a Schedule A – Early Dismissal for tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, to prioritize the safety of our students and staff. While we cannot predict the weather with certainty, the current forecast provides enough data to warrant precautionary measures, and we appreciate your cooperation and patience.
Schedule A - 3 Hour Release:
Liberty: 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM
BUGC: 8:05 AM – 11:10 AM
Shabbona: 8:10 AM – 11:10 AM
LeVasseur/Shepard: 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM
No AM or PM Pre-K
Community Services (Speech,OT/PT, etc.): Appointments in the afternoon will be rescheduled
We understand that this may be a disruption to family schedules, but we hope that providing this information early allows for necessary preparations to be made.
At this time, we anticipate that school will be in regular session on Thursday, February 13, 2025. As a reminder, we only send out communications if there is a change to the normal school schedule. Since we currently expect a regular school day on Thursday, no additional communication will be sent unless adjustments are necessary.
We will assess road conditions after the storm, and if any changes to the schedule are needed, we will notify families as soon as possible.
Please stay safe, use caution while traveling, and thank you for your understanding and support.
Sincerely,
Dr. Adam Ehrman
Dear Bourbonnais Elementary School District Families,
Due to hazardous icy conditions affecting roadways and sidewalks, we have decided on a two (2) hour delayed start for schools today, Thursday, February 6, 2025, to ensure the safety of our students and staff. **No Half Day Pre-K**
Information regarding school activities and events will be communicated by our athletic director and/or coaches at a later time.
Please stay safe and use caution while traveling.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
The 5th grade Band, Orchestra and Choir Concert that was previously scheduled for January 21st will now be held at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center on Monday, January 27th at 7:00 P.M.