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Mission:

• To provide a high-quality, inclusive, and equitable education for students to grow, lead, and thrive by empowering staff, collaborating with families, and embracing our diverse community.

Vision:

• Gompers will be a collaborative community that provides a sense of belonging and high levels of achievement for all students, staff, and families.

Hello! My name is Davina Morris, and I am excited to join the team this year. I bring over 10 years of experience in education, most recently serving at a K–12 public charter school in Gary, IN. Over the years, I’ve served as a Middle School Humanities teacher, Athletic Director, Culture Coordinator, and for the past three years, Director of Compliance & Reporting. I’ve also coached cheerleading for eight years and served as the National Honor Society advisor for four years. I look forward to supporting staff and students, partnering with families, and contributing to a collaborative and engaging school environment. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and children. I’m looking forward to building connections and making this a great year together!

Gompers families have achieved a 80% completion rate for the 2025-2026 Registration. These students will have a schedule, lock, locker, and have everything they need to start the school year in August.

If you've not registered your student and are attending Gompers in the fall, please complete their registration as soon as possible. Without a completed registration, your student will not be able to participate in the Open House or start on the first day of school.

For registration help,

• contact Mrs. Alavarez at palvarez@joliet86.org

• visit Marshall Elementary, 319 Harwood St, Joliet, IL 60432, (815) 727-4919

• Monday & Wednesday 8:30am-2:30pm

• Tuesday & Thursday 12:30pm-6:30pm

Tentative and upcoming important dates:

• 8.11.25 - Gompers Office Opens, 7a-4p
• 8.18.25 - 6th Grade Open House, 4:00p-6:00p

• 8.19.25 - 7th & 8th Grade Open House, 4:00p-6:00p
• 8.20.25 - First Day of School, 7:30a arrival/7:45a classes begin.
• 9.8.25 - Picture Day, During school day

This summer, Joliet School District is switching over to new communications platform. Due to this change, REMIND, will no longer be used for school communication. Say “hello” to even more messaging and announcements in the Joliet Public Schools District 86 app! Check your email with instructions to sign up and access new features.

Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment about our school or District? Submit a Let’s Talk message at https://www.joliet86.org/district-info/lets-talk/ 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Sixth Grade

• Academic Advisor: Davina Morris - dmorris@joliet86.org
• Team Leader: Robert Pollard - rpollard@joliet86.org
• Social Worker: Therese Skwarczynski - tskwarczynski@joliet86.org

• Academic Advisor: Laura Arias - larias@joliet86.org
• Team Leader: Vanessa Gomez - vgomez@joliet86.org
• Counselor: Brooke Hagadus - bhagadus@joliet86.org

Eighth Grade

• Academic Advisor: Courtney Miller - camiller@joliet86.org
• Team Leader: Jessica Pasquale - jpasquale@joliet86.org
• Counselor Maria Arroyo - mgarroyo@joliet86.org

School Psychologist: Andrea Gandy - agandy@joliet86.org

Fine Arts Team Leader: Theresa Curry - tcurry@joliet86.org

PE Team Leader: Jennifer Colstock - jcolstock@joliet86.org

Athletic Director: Eric Blaeser - eblaeser@joliet86.org

Nurse: Melissa Quitman - mquitman@joliet86.org

Assistant Principal: Tony Villagomez- tvillagomez@joliet86.org

Principal: Raul Gaston - rgaston@joliet86.org

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