Articles filed under Barrington Area Unit District 220

• Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive results Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for career and college readiness. More than halfway through the four-year pilot program, leaders believe they're onto something. "We think we have a model worth emulating," Harper President Ken Ender said of the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success.
  

   
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  Arlington Hts. man has app for fighting off attacker Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Peter Cahill of Arlington Heights is marketing a smartphone application that is designed to summon help immediately if someone is being attacked or robbed, and he wants to offer it free for a year to Barrington Unit District 220.
  

   
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  Dist. 220 board,teachers reach three-year deal Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Barrington Unit District 220 board of education and teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year teachers' contract, avoiding a potential strike later this month, officials announced Wednesday. The agreement, formally announced in a joint statement on the district's website, barrington220.org, came after a negotiating session that began at 5 p.m. Tuesday and wrapped up about midnight Wednesday.
  

   
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  Dist. 220 considers promotion of child safety smartphone app Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  A software developer with a personal connection to Barrington Unit District 220 is hoping a new smartphone app he's created will help protect students in the district from the threat of stranger danger. But while district officials recognize a potential benefit from the LifeLine Response app, they're undecided whether and how to proceed as the middle man for a private firm.
  

   

• No progress in Barrington Unit District 220 contract talks Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  A negotiation meeting Friday resulted in no progress on a new contract between Barrington Unit District 220 and its teachers. Teachers could strike Feb. 21 if no deal is reached before then.
  

   

• District 220, teachers submit final offers Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  Barrington Unit District 220 and its teachers union sent their "last and final" offers to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board Thursday afternoon, having failed to reach a contract agreement Wednesday night. Two further negotiation meetings are scheduled for Friday and Tuesday as they try to reach a deal ahead of a potential strike Feb. 21.
  

   

• Earliest possible District 220 strike now Feb. 21 Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  Barrington Unit District 220's school board and teachers union have agreed to shift the timeline for their post-impasse contract negotiations by one day, pushing the earliest possible start of a teachers' strike out to Feb. 21. That also allows Wednesday night's scheduled negotiations to take place before the deadline for both sides to submit their last and final offers to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board — now 5 p.m. Thursday.
  

   

• Barrington teachers declare impasse, strike possible Feb. 20 Jan 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  The teachers union of Barrington Unit District 220 declared an impasse early Thursday in its federally mediated contract negotiations with the board of education. The declaration initiates the legal process to authorize a strike, which could occur Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the earliest.
  

   

• Our money just keeps flowing out Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Carol Schubert complains that if you live in the Barrignton area, your tax money is like a river flowing away from you. "When will we wake up and complain loud and often to those in charge?" she asks.
  

   

• Is contract really in 220’s best interests? Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Willard Bishop of Barrington Hills says that the contract extension given to the District 220 superintendent has more to do with protecting his pension than offering stability to the community. "There was no reason to reopen a contract that had two years to go except to protect the value of the superintendent's pension," he writes.
  

   
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  Astronaut urges Barrington students to aim for stars Jan 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  The space shuttle may be gone, but American children needn't give up their dreams of becoming astronauts. That was the message Shannon Walker of NASA shared Wednesday morning with students at St. Anne School in Barrington. She spent six months on the International Sspace Station in 2010. "NASA takes all kinds of people," she told them. "The most important thing is you have to do well in school. So study hard if you want to be at NASA."
  

   

• District 220 board, teachers optimistic on contract talks Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  While avoiding discussion of specifics, Barrington Unit District 220 school board members and teachers union representatives are reporting positive progress in negotiations toward a new contract, nearly a month and a half after requesting the help of a federal mediator. "We are very optimistic that something is going to be done soon," said Melanie Collins, president of the Barrington Education Association which represents the teachers.
  

   
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  Barrington High School donation helps Chicago football program grow Dec 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A high school football team on Chicago's Northwest Side is benefiting from a donation made by Barrington High School football coach Joe Sanchez. Cleats, practice jerseys and pads are just a few of the items that the 52 players at Kelvyn Park High School football are putting to use. "(Barrington High School's) practice jerseys ... were better than our game jerseys," the Kelvyn Park coach says.
  

   

• Canceled Barrington High School dance rescheduled Dec 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Barrington High School dance canceled last week after a gun threat at the school has been rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26, school officials reported Wednesday. Officials postponed the Dec. 15 dance after receiving reports that students overheard classmates talk about bringing a firearm to the event.
  

   
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  District 220 approves 5-year contract for superintendent Dec 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Barrington Area Unit District 200 awarded its superintendent, Tom Leonard, a five-year contract extension Monday night. The board also appointed former board member Cara Richardson to fill the remaining term of Nick Sauer, who left to serve on the Lake County Board.
  

   
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  Suburban superintendents offer safety assurances Dec 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Suburban superintendents offered condolences to the Connecticut victims and assurances of their districts' safety procedures through emails to parents and on websites. "I want to assure you that safety of our students is our top priority and that our schools have comprehensive crisis plans in place to guide us through a variety of emergency situations should the need arise," said Ed Rafferty, Schaumburg Elementary District 54
  

   
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  Threat cancels Barrington High School dance, ball game Dec 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  A gun threat fueled a decision by Barrington Unit District 220 officials to cancel a high school dance scheduled for Saturday evening. The school also canceled the varsity girls basketball game with Hoffman Estates High School. "We're not sure of the credibility of the information completely," Superintendent Tom Leonard said, but school officials decided to avoid any chance of trouble.
  

   

• Dist. 220 to appoint new board member Dec. 18 Dec 5, 2012 12:00 AM
  Barrington Unit District 220 has received applications from 22 residents interested in filling the seat of former board of education member Nicholas Sauer through the April 9 election. The board is currently reviewing the applications and expects to vote on an appointment Dec. 18. Sauer resigned from the board in November after winning election to the Lake County Board.
  

   

• Mediator called in to Barrington District 220 contract talksNov 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  Closed-door contract negotiations between Barrington District 220's teachers and the board of education Tuesday night ended with a request for help from a federal mediator. A statement sent out electronically by the board of education after the meeting read, in part: "At the conclusion of a bargaining session on Nov. 27, the Barrington Education Association announced it would request assistance from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service on Nov. 28.
  

   

• Dist. 220, teachers union awaiting mediator Nov 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  Barrington Unit District 220 board members and teachers union representatives are awaiting the assignment of a federal mediator to help resolve their stalemate in negotiations of a new contract. The first session with the mediator will kick off a consecutive 15-day period of negotiation overseen by the neutral third party. Not until this period is over without reaching an agreement can an impasse be declared and teachers move closer to a potential strike.