June 5, 2024

At the June 4 Barrington 220 Board of Education meeting, the Board received the data from the second round of community engagement conducted last month regarding a potential referendum question on the November 2024 ballot. This included a second community-wide phone survey and a second online feedback form.

Since the end of February, the district has received feedback from more than 2,500 community members via three Referendum Advisory Committee meetings, four community meetings, two online feedback forms, and two phone surveys.

The latest round of feedback reveals that Option 3 is the most preferred by the community, taking the top spot in the scientific phone survey by a wide margin. Click here to view the full breakdown of results. To watch the full presentation on the Board's YouTube channel, please click here.

At the June 4 Board meeting, the Referendum Advisory Committee also shared its recommendation for a potential referendum question. Based on the community feedback, meetings, and facility tours that Referendum Advisory Committee members participated in from February 2024 through May 2024, 77% of committee members recommended that the Board move forward with Option 3 for a potential referendum question in November. Click here to view the committee's presentation.

The Board will deliberate at its regularly scheduled meetings this summer on a final plan for a potential referendum question on the November 2024 ballot. The deadline for the Board to approve a question for November is August 19. Click here to view the timeline for this summer.

At the June 4 Board meeting, the Board recognized two BHS students who were recently named IHSA state champions. Click here to view the recognitions.

Incoming sophomore Mia Sirois won the Class 3A state title in the 3,200-meter-run with a time of 10 minutes, 19.29 seconds. She finished 15 seconds faster than the second-place runner. The BHS Girls Varsity Track & Field team is led by Head Coach Kala Penev and Asst. Coach Dev Revolta.

Incoming senior Joe Bregenzer won the Class 3A state title in the 3,200-meter-run with a time of 8 minutes, 58:01 seconds. He finished 2.5 seconds faster than the second-place runner. The BHS Boys Varsity Track & Field team is led by Head Coach Todd Kuklinski.

At the June 4 Board meeting, the Board approved Dr. Celestina (Tina) Rivera as the district's new Assistant Superintendent of HR & Talent Acquisition. Dr. Rivera joins Barrington 220 from Leyden High School District 212, where she currently works as the Director of HR. She previously worked as an Assistant Principal and Dean of Students at Leyden. She holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology with a Spanish minor from Augustana College. She also holds a master's degree in School Counseling from Loyola University Chicago and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Aurora University. Dr. Rivera will begin in her new role on July 1. She replaces Teresa Reiche, who will be the district's new Director of Safety and Security.