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About Grant

Dear Grant Elementary Families,

I hope you’re enjoying a restful summer and are as excited as we are to begin the 2025–2026 school year. To kick off the year in partnership, I’m thrilled to invite you to our first-ever Parent Institute, hosted right here at Grant Elementary on Monday, August 18, 2025.

This event—Build to Inspire: Parents as Partners—is more than a welcome back. It’s a powerful opportunity to connect, learn, and launch the school year together as a team. When families and educators work side by side, great things happen for our students.

At Grant Elementary, our Parent Institute will include:

  • A warm welcome and school updates
  • Opportunities to meet your child’s teacher and drop off supplies
  • Quick and helpful breakout sessions on topics like PowerSchool, SEL, academic success, and more
  • Family fun, resources, and giveaways
 

👉Please take a moment to RSVP using this short form

We will promote Organizational Health & Systems Coherence while fostering a Culture of Professionalism & Mutual Accountability. I will lead, advocate and concentrate on Academic Excellence through Ambitious Instruction while focusing on Effective Programs and Services for Diverse Learners. I promise to promote a Sense of Belonging and Rightful Presence for ALL of our stakeholders. I will collaborate with district leadership to prioritize Employee Recruitment & Retention while adhering to my Fiscal & Operational Responsibility. Finally, I will foster a relationship with our Parent Teacher Organization and school community to promote Community Engagement & Partnership

Academic Excellence occurs when we:

  • Persevere
  • Collaborate
  • Accept Accountability
  • Are Aware of our Academic Path 
 

“We can choose to be a character in a story written by someone else or we can choose to be the author of our own story” - Ruby Garcia


With enthusiasm,

 

Mr. Andrew H. Maisonneuve
Principal

Grant Elementary

 
More About Grant Elementary:
 
 
Grant Elementary is located in Melrose Park, Illinois within the school boundaries of Bellwood School District 88.  We have the pleasure of educating 1st through 5th grade which is approximately 300 students.  
 
As one of Bellwood School District's elementary schools, Grant strives to ensure our students perform with the same spirit of excellence as our fellow schools.  We provide instructional minutes in ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music and Physical Education.  Our core values at Grant Elementary School are: be safe, be responsible and be respectful.  We strive to practice and honor our core values everyday at Grant Elementary.