The following is from the District 220 Board of Education who kept roughly 300 taxpayers waiting for nearly half an hour before their meeting began Tuesday night. No explanation for the delay was given nor was there any apology.
“At their Oct. 20th Board of Education meeting, Dr. Harris announced the district will do an adaptive pause of its Hybrid mode from Wednesday, Oct. 28 until at least Monday, Nov. 9, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in our community and the region.
The announcement comes after the Lake County Health Department recommended on Tuesday that all Lake County public and private K-12 schools transition to virtual learning. Though Barrington 220 serves students in Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry Counties, the district is considered a Lake County school district and works directly with them for guidance.
In Barrington 220 the rise in cases is reflected when looking at the district’s health metrics on the Northwestern Medicine dashboard. Since earlier this week, for each of the four zip codes, the number of new cases per 100,000 persons within the last 14 days has either exceeded or has been nearly at our Step 3 (Hybrid) threshold of 200. Below is the most up to date data as of 10-21-2020:
- 60010: 227.0
- 60021: 223.0
- 60110: 464.3
- 60192: 211.8
- Total Average: 312.4
As data changes daily, in order to prevent schools from switching back and forth between learning modes, the Lake County Health Department has also advised that school district’s should remain in their current learning mode for at least 7 days before transitioning to another mode. Since Barrington 220 is currently in its Hybrid mode, it will remain in Hybrid until Wednesday, Oct. 28. This means the following for students, staff and families:
Between now and Oct. 27
- Oct. 22 and Oct. 23: All students will continue with their Hybrid mode or regular Distance Learning schedules as planned.
- Friday, Oct. 23: The district will provide exact details of each grade level’s schedule during the pause in the Hybrid mode
- Monday, Oct. 26: “A” day for all students
- Tuesday, Oct. 27: “B” day for all students
Starting Wednesday, Oct. 28 (Adaptive Pause of Hybrid begins)
- All students will temporarily return to Distance Learning mode
- Special education students who were previously in-person will remain in person
- Extracurriculars and IHSA approved sports will continue as they did during the 1st Quarter
- Students will continue to have opportunities to come into school buildings for various reasons such as a science lab at the high school, as they did during the 1st Quarter
- All Barrington 220 staff will continue to work from their school buildings
- The adaptive pause will remain in effect until at least Monday, Nov. 9. Resuming Hybrid mode will be based on public health metrics.
Families who are currently in the Hybrid plan who wish to do Distance Learning prior to October 28 should contact their school principals. Families who choose to do this can return to the Hybrid plan once the adaptive pause is over. Click here to view Dr. Harris’ full presentation.”
A YouTube recording of last night’s meeting can be viewed here.
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