Batavia Public School District 101 | |
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Address | |
335 W. Wilson Street
, Illinois, 60510United States | |
Coordinates | 41°51′01″N 88°18′50″W / 41.850178°N 88.313832°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Always Learning, Always Growing |
Grades | PreK-12 |
Established | 1911 |
Superintendent | Thomas Kim |
School board | Craig Meadows, Sue Locke, Aaron Killburg, RJ Mathis, Danielle Sligar, Rob Arulandu, Raquel Gonzalez-Thomas |
Schools | 8 |
NCES District ID | 1705220 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 5,184 |
Faculty | 700 |
Teachers | 353 ( FTE) |
Student–teacher ratio | 17:1 |
District mascot | Bulldog |
Other information | |
Website |
bps101 |
Batavia Public School District 101 (BPS101) is a school district headquartered in Batavia, Illinois. The district is run by a superintendent and is overseen by a seven-member elected school board. [2]
Batavia previously had two school districts serving western and eastern portions; they combined into BPS101 in 1911. [3]
A board made up of seven community members is elected every two years in alternating election years. The Board has a president and vice president and holds public meetings monthly. The Board oversees the District's finances and policy, and appoints a superintendent. The current Board president is Craig Meadows and current vice president is Aaron Kilburg. [4] Tom Kim is the current BPS Superintendent.
Superintendent | Years of Service |
Hugh A. Bone | 1911-1916 |
Howard C. Storm | 1916-1938 |
John B. Nelson | 1938-1962 |
Arthur V. Perry | 1962-1970 |
William E. Dickson | 1970-1974 |
James A. Clark | 1974-1984 |
Stephanie Pace Marshall | 1984-1986 |
Edward Cave | 1986-2006 |
Jack K. Barshinger | 2006-2013 |
Lisa Hichens | 2013-2023 |
Tom Kim | 2023-present |
In December 2021, students, parents, and teachers described experiences of racism and bullying they had faced in the District at a school Board meeting. [6] A committee established by the Board confirmed that many marginalized students reported feeling unsafe at school in February 2022. [7] On May 24, 2022, dozens of people rallied before a school Board meeting being held later that evening to call for the District to do more to help marginalized students in the District. [8]
The District's administrative office is housed in the Rosalie Jones Administration Center located at 335 W. Wilson Street in Batavia.
Batavia Public School District 101 | |
---|---|
Address | |
335 W. Wilson Street
, Illinois, 60510United States | |
Coordinates | 41°51′01″N 88°18′50″W / 41.850178°N 88.313832°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Always Learning, Always Growing |
Grades | PreK-12 |
Established | 1911 |
Superintendent | Thomas Kim |
School board | Craig Meadows, Sue Locke, Aaron Killburg, RJ Mathis, Danielle Sligar, Rob Arulandu, Raquel Gonzalez-Thomas |
Schools | 8 |
NCES District ID | 1705220 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 5,184 |
Faculty | 700 |
Teachers | 353 ( FTE) |
Student–teacher ratio | 17:1 |
District mascot | Bulldog |
Other information | |
Website |
bps101 |
Batavia Public School District 101 (BPS101) is a school district headquartered in Batavia, Illinois. The district is run by a superintendent and is overseen by a seven-member elected school board. [2]
Batavia previously had two school districts serving western and eastern portions; they combined into BPS101 in 1911. [3]
A board made up of seven community members is elected every two years in alternating election years. The Board has a president and vice president and holds public meetings monthly. The Board oversees the District's finances and policy, and appoints a superintendent. The current Board president is Craig Meadows and current vice president is Aaron Kilburg. [4] Tom Kim is the current BPS Superintendent.
Superintendent | Years of Service |
Hugh A. Bone | 1911-1916 |
Howard C. Storm | 1916-1938 |
John B. Nelson | 1938-1962 |
Arthur V. Perry | 1962-1970 |
William E. Dickson | 1970-1974 |
James A. Clark | 1974-1984 |
Stephanie Pace Marshall | 1984-1986 |
Edward Cave | 1986-2006 |
Jack K. Barshinger | 2006-2013 |
Lisa Hichens | 2013-2023 |
Tom Kim | 2023-present |
In December 2021, students, parents, and teachers described experiences of racism and bullying they had faced in the District at a school Board meeting. [6] A committee established by the Board confirmed that many marginalized students reported feeling unsafe at school in February 2022. [7] On May 24, 2022, dozens of people rallied before a school Board meeting being held later that evening to call for the District to do more to help marginalized students in the District. [8]
The District's administrative office is housed in the Rosalie Jones Administration Center located at 335 W. Wilson Street in Batavia.