Updated 5/12/2021 3:29 PM
In a March survey, about 25% of families in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 expressed interest in continuing virtual or blended learning for the 2021-22 school year, even if schools are fully reopened.
But when the district followed up last month asking those families to commit to an online program for the entire year, only 4.8% were willing to do so.
It was not 25%. It actually went down considerably, Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Innovation Matt Fuller said during a school board meeting last week.
The questionnaire, which was returned by nearly 60% of district families, showed that 53.4% said they would not participate in an online learning program and 41.8% did not reply to the question at all.
Updated 4/13/2021 10:19 AM
A quarter of Barrington Community Unit School District 220 students are interested in continuing remote learning beyond this school year, according to a recent survey.
Now the district is following up with a questionnaire asking families with students in kindergarten through 12th grade if they would commit to the program for the entire school year.
The survey was intended to gauge interest in a virtual program that could be offered during the 2021-22 school year, Superintendent Brian Harris said.
Virtual learning would be a choice-based program, such as the current Chinese Immersion or Dual Language programs, said John Bruesch, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning. Administrators are asking for a yearlong commitment from families in order to plan staffing and sectioning for the potential program.
District 220 board selects new superintendent Robert Hunt courtesy of Barrington Area Unit District 220
Updated 1/12/2021 8:50 PM
The next superintendent for Barrington Area Unit District 220 recently was named Ohio s Superintendent of the Year.
The District 220 board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a contract with Robert Hunt, superintendent of Chagrin Falls Schools Exempted Village Schools in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
As a board, we were impressed by his commitment to the development of the whole child, placing equal importance on both the academic and social-emotional success of students, board president Penny Kazmier said.
Among the feedback received about Hunt is that he s phenomenal and best at what he does, board members said.
Parent objects to content in Barrington High School film class Adepero Oduye is shown in a scene from the R-rated movie Pariah, which is included as an option for film class at Barrington High School. Focus Features
Updated 12/17/2020 12:08 PM
The mother of a senior at Barrington High School complained to the school board about a movie some students in a film class watched that portrays a sex toy.
School officials said they take the complaint seriously, but emphasized that students always have a choice about what to watch.
Heather Ewalt lodged her complaint in a voicemail that was played as part of public comment during the Barrington Area Unit District 220 board meeting held via Zoom on Tuesday night.
Updated 12/16/2020 4:25 PM
Barrington Area Unit District 220 has a plan for a return to hybrid learning Jan. 19, citing revised guidance from the Lake County Health Department and the anticipation that the COVID-19 vaccine will be available for educators sometime next month.
The Jan. 19 date accounts for keeping schools closed for a period after winter break, as advised by the health department due to expected travel and gatherings, Superintendent Brian Harris told the school board Tuesday night.
The health department says its data shows that consistently wearing masks, social distancing, hand hygiene and contact tracing are effective at stopping the spread of the disease, Harris said. As long as those measures are in place, students can return to school, even if metrics like weekly case counts and positivity rate still show significant community spread, he said.