Conference Information

Story Time for Families

Beginning in October, we will have monthly story times events for our youngest learners.

Health & Safety Commitments

For the start of the 2021-22 school year, our priority is the full on-site return of all learners. We will approach with layered strategies to reduce risks of the spread of COVID-19. This is based on Centers for Disease Control guidance adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education.

School Supply List

You can click the title to access the school supply list for 2021-2022.

Valley View Kid Zone

In the YMCA’s Before and After School program, kids participate in physical, learning, and imaginative activities that encourage them to explore who they are and what they can achieve. Kids have fun, make new friends, and create memories that last a lifetime.

Independence 3rd Grader Trinity White is a Published Author/Illustrator

She placed her completed creations into a drawer at home for her mom. Shaquita White went into the drawer one day and found half a dozen of Trinity’s completed books and realized her daughter has a talent for writing and illustrating.

VVSD Board to Meet in Special Session Monday, October 25

The Board Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at which time, the Board will vote to move to Closed Executive Session. The purpose of this meeting is to consider Due Process cases and any action taken on the cases will take place in Open Session

October 21 Message to VVSD Families from Supt. Rachel Kinder

Mensaje del 21 de octubre a las familias de VVSD de la superintendente Rachel Kinder

District Weekly News October 21

A compilation of news you can use and various happenings around VVSD for the week of October 21.

VVSD Staff Spotlight- Cathy Besler, Bolingbrook HS Dean of Students

Bolingbrook HS Dean of Students Cathy Besler began her career in education as an English teacher. Her colleagues noticed that she had a gift for being able to connect with students .

Supt. Kinder's Every Learner, Every Day Update at the October 18 Board Meeting

VVSD Superintendent of Schools Rachel Kinder provided an update to the Board of Education with an update on health and safety, and a preview of the Portrait of a Learner engagement process.

District Weekly News October 14

A compilation of news you can use and various happenings around VVSD for the week of October 14.

VVSD Staff Spotlight- Patti Arriola, Brooks Middle School Executive Secretary

The only language Patti knew how to speak when she went to her first day of school in the United States was Spanish. Before she could learn anything, she had to learn to speak English.