School District 220 - Barrington

Board Of Education Meeting September 5, 2017
Reported by: Jackie McGrath

Highlights of the meeting were:

• Enrollment drop at the high school of 55 students. Enrollment is steady at the elementary level.
• The $200,000 TV van donated by the Barrington Education Foundation will begin use on Oct 5.
• Sunny Hill Library is going to be renovated.
• Barrington 220 changed its start time this year to give high school students more time to sleep. Start time baseline data was presented, the most interesting being:  Only 8% of high school students reported that they got the optimal amount of sleep (8 1/2 to 9 hours). Of the1186 students that reported that they drive to school, 12% reported nodding off while driving to school.
• An update on Blueprint 220 was presented. The district is in Phase 4 and will begin community involvement in the near future.