Joliet Public Schools District 86

Congratulations to our three Joliet Public Schools District 86 teachers who were named 2025 Joliet Area Great Teachers by the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry. In total...

March is a very busy, but short month for our students and staff. There is a large amount of work to be done, and I sincerely value the commitment and hard work everyone contribute...

Congratulations to the following Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of the Month for February. T.E. Culbertson Elementary Adheline Alvear, 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...

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.

Congratulations to the Dirksen, Gompers, Hufford, and Washington Junior High School students who competed in Science Fair Competition at the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Scien...

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 ...

Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.) School has been named an Illinois state-level School of Character by Character.org. Forest Park is the only school in the state to receive t...

Congratulations to the Dirksen, Gompers, Hufford, and Washington Junior High Students who will be competing in the Science Fair at the District STEM Extravaganza on Saturday, Febru...

Congratulations to the following Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of the Month for January. T.E. Culbertson Elementary Alexander Cervantes...

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...

Student and staff safety remain our number one priority in our school district. Our mission statement “ Joliet Public Schools District 86 provides a high-quality, inclusive, a...

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 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...