T. E. Culbertson Elementary School

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 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named to the Honor Roll for the second trimester of the 2024-2025 school year. The entire list is availa...

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 following Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of the Month for March. T.E. Culbertson Elementary Alexander Ávila, Aitan...

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

Parents, teachers, Joliet Police Department, and our kindergarten-second grade students came together today to support our third, fourth and fifth grade students who started IAR....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...