Joliet Public Schools District 86

Congratulations to Gompers Junior High students and staff for raising $1,600 for Pink Heals Joliet Area Chapter during their second annual Students vs. Faculty Basketball Fundraise...

Congratulations to Taft Elementary School fourth-grade students in Anne Flaherty, Patricia Ledbetter, and Caitlin Ratajczak’s classrooms for coordinating a school-wide sock collec...

Happy New Year! I hope you had a safe and relaxing Winter Break. Spending time with family and friends is always special and I thoroughly enjoyed some quality time away from work t...

Congratulations to Veronica Hatch’s fifth-grade students at Isaac Singleton Elementary who are the first Joliet Public Schools District 86 classroom to be official TECHsperts! T...

Congratulations to the Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named to the honor roll list for the 1 st Trimester of the 2024-2025 school year. The entire list is ava...

Congratulations to our Gompers, Hufford, and Washington Junior High students who performed at the Illinois Association of School Boards, Illinois Association of School Administrato...

Congratulations to the following Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of the Month for November. T.E. Culbertson Elementary A’Marionna Adams, N...

Celebrating the Season Music is an important part of my life. As soon as the radio stations start playing holiday music, I am tuned in! Congratulations to our All City Mariac...

Congratulations to these Carl Sandburg students who were invited to help City of Joliet Mayor D'Arcy light the Christmas tree at the Joliet City Center Partnership Light up the Ho...

Joliet Public Schools District 86 received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE) award from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). ...

Congratulations to the eight Dirksen and Gompers Junior High School Student Athletes who participated in the Illinois Elementary School Association Boys State Cross-Country Meet i...

Giving Thanks November is one of my favorite months of the year. The cool weather and beautiful leaves always put a smile on my face. It is the perfect time to pause and count ...

Celebrate National Principals Month Please join me in recognizing our school principals for their dedication, leadership, and commitment in providing positive and safe learning e...

Joliet Public Schools District 86 hosted two groundbreaking ceremonies on Thursday, Sept. 12 to mark the start of construction on two junior high schools – the new Gompers Junior ...

September Reminder The 2024-2025 school year is off to a great start. Thank you to all the families that attended our Open Houses. The turnout was terrific. I'm thrilled to re...

Fifth-grade A.O. Marshall Elementary School teacher Maida Cornelio-Sauseda had a surprise visit from the Chicago Bears official mascot Staley Da Bear, representatives from the Chi...

August is Back to School Time It's already August which means it is Back to School Time! Finishing touches are being made at all schools and classroom rosters and bus route are ...