Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse will not extend her Superintendent's contract at the end of its term when it expires on June 30, 2027.

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved a new three-year contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) C...

Over 100 Gompers Junior High School staff members had a chance to sign the new gymnasium floor of the new school currently under construction on southwest corner of Briggs Street a...

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Character.org, a national advocate and leader for character development in schools and communities, today certified 71 schools and 3 school districts as National Schools and Distr...

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Fine Arts Department will host a Student Art Show on Friday, May 16, 2025 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Isaac Singleton Elementary; 1451 Copperfield ...

Congratulations to the three newly elected Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors and District 86 graduates who were sworn into office. Incumbent Matthew Prit...

Add your current Kindergarten to seventh grade children to the Wait List for our Summer Scholars Program. The program will focus on Reading and Mathematical skills in small group...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of School Inspectors, Joliet Public Schools District No. 86, Will County, Illinois, that a Public Hearing will be h...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of School Inspectors, Joliet Public Schools District No. 86, Will County, Illinois, that a Public Hearing will be h...

Edna Keith Elementary School hosted the City of Joliet’s annual Arbor Day Celebration on April 25, 2025. Joliet Public Schools District 86 Deputy Superintendent Dr. Tanisha Cannon...

A fifth-grade student team from A.O. Marshall Elementary School came in second place in a statewide Stock Market Game™ s pring elementary state competition. Hosted by the SIFMA F...

Joliet Public Schools District 86, in coordination with U.S. Senator Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Illinois Principals Association (IPA), National Association of Secondary Sc...

Congratulations to the 21 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who received the Superintendent’s Award for the second trimester of the 2024-2025 school year. Superintendent D...

Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade student math teams from Dirksen, Gompers, Hufford, and Washington Junior High Schools who competed in the 22nd annual Joliet West High Scho...

The Winter 2025 edition of our Joliet District 86 Community Newsletter was mailed out to over 35,000 households within our school boundaries. The newsletter includes information o...

More than 75 Kindergarten students from Lynne Thigpen Elementary School recently went visited the Pilcher Park Nature Center on a field trip. The students observed firsthand how sa...

Burlington Stores, a national discount retailer offering low prices every day on brand name merchandise for the entire family and home, has donated $5,000 through its partnership w...

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Two hundred forty-five Gompers Junior High School students had a chance to sign one of two 13-foot, 200-pound beams on Friday, February 7, 2025. The beams will be installed in the ...