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...

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...

For the 40 th consecutive year, Joliet Public Schools District 86 has received the prestigious Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE) from the Association of Scho...

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...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! It is always refreshing to take some time off to recharge and get ready for the rest of the school year. I cannot believe April is up...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! It is always refreshing to take some time off to recharge and get ready for the rest of the school year. I cannot believe April is up...

Joliet District 86 elementary schools will host Kindergarten Orientations for incoming Kindergarten students and their families on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Fa...

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...

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...

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 calendar for the 2025-2026 school year has been approved. https://5il.co/3aoia

Joliet Public Schools District 86 recently launched the second year of a district-wide Joliet Reads “One District, One Book” reading campaign for all elementary school-aged student...

We encourage all District 86 parents and guardians to take the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. The survey is available through March 28, 2025. The results will provide us with impo...

Download our new Joliet District 86 app in the App Store or on Google Play.

Due to the weather forecast, all Joliet Public Schools District 86 Schools will have an e-Learning Day on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. There will be no in-person classes or after-s...

Joliet Public Schools District 86 recently launched the second year of a district-wide Joliet Reads “One District, One Book” reading campaign for all elementary school-aged student...

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

After 17 rounds of spelling, Lynne Thigpen Elementary School fifth-grade student Natalia Hernandez won the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Elementary School Spelling Bee Contest...

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 av...

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

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 ...