2006-2007 School Year Begins With New Classrooms, Computers, and Other Improvements

BJHS will begin the 2006-2007 school year with 10 new classrooms equipped with SmartBoard technology. In addition, all computers in the building have been replaced with new Dell desktop systems, and a new state-of-the-art lab and a portable lab of 15 laptops have been added to supplement two existing labs in the building. Photos of our new facility will be available on the BJHS website later in August. Additional projection units, video units, software, and research databases have also been purchased for faculty, staff, and student use.
Other Good News - We are excited to be the only local school district to be chosen to take part in the Healthy Schools Program, a national initiative of the American Heart Association's Alliance for a Healthier Generation, funded by the Clinton Foundation. BJHS is also proud of our students' ISAT test results this spring, the fifth year that scores have risen. Read more about the Healthy Schools Initiative and our ISAT scores in the next two articles.

District 87 Students Improve at All Grade Levels, in All Subjects on Standardized Tests

Preliminary results from the Illinois State Board of Education show that students in Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 made gains at all grade levels and in all subjects in the most recent standardized achievement tests administered.
The Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) measures individual student achievement relative to the Illinois Learning Standards. The results give parents, teachers, and schools one measure of student learning and school performance. Students in grades 3-8 were tested in reading and math. Students in grades 4 and 7 were also tested in science. Elementary and junior high students in District 87 took the tests in March of 2006. The tests are administered to public school students throughout the state.
Preliminary results, released by the Illinois State Board of Education in mid-July, reveal that
78% of District 87 students tested meet or exceed state standards across all subjects in which they were tested. This represents an increase of 10% over 4 years ago and the 5th consecutive year that overall scores have improved; read more

Healthy Schools Program Puts District 87 P.E. on Map

BLOOMINGTON - Three Bloomington District 87 schools hope to help transform the current generation of children. District 87's Sheridan Elementary, Bloomington Junior High and Bloomington High schools are among 300 schools representing 90 school districts throughout the country selected for the Healthy Schools Program more