Batavia Public School District 101
Public school district in Batavia, Illinois, USA
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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 Public School District 101 | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
335 W. Wilson Street
, Illinois, 60510United States | |
| Coordinates | 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 previously had two school districts serving western and eastern portions; they combined into BPS101 in 1911.[3]
Schools
- Secondary
- Batavia High School
- Rotolo Middle School
- Primary
- Alice Gustafson Elementary School and Early Childhood Center
- Hoover-Wood Elementary School
- Grace McWayne Elementary School
- J. B. Nelson Elementary School
- H. C. Storm Elementary School
- Louise White Elementary School
Governance
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 |
Issues
Racism and bullying
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]
