| Batavia Public School District 101 | |
| Address: | 335 W. Wilson Street |
| State: | Illinois |
| Zipcode: | 60510 |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | Public |
| Motto: | Always Learning, Always Growing |
| Grades: | PreK-12 |
| Superintendent Type: | Superintendent |
| Superintendent: | Thomas Kim |
| School Board: | Craig Meadows, Sue Locke, Aaron Killburg, RJ Mathis, Danielle Sligar, Rob Arulandu, Raquel Gonzalez-Thomas |
| Schools: | 8 |
| Students: | 5,184 |
| Faculty: | 700 |
| Teachers: | 353 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 17:1 |
| Mascot: | Bulldog |
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.[1]
Batavia previously had two school districts serving western and eastern portions; they combined into BPS101 in 1911.[2]
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.[3] Tom Kim is the current BPS 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.[4] A committee established by the Board confirmed that many marginalized students reported feeling unsafe at school in February 2022.[5] 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.[6]