Editorial note: We’re beginning this story as it ended with the Barrington Courier-Review coverage for what should be obvious reasons.
Penny Kazmier – President Barrington CUSD 220 Board of Education
A timeline calls for a board vote on the new hybrid plan at the Dec. 15 meeting. If approved, the next step would be parent meetings with principals at each school Dec. 16. Parents would then have from Dec. 16 to Dec. 22 to complete a questionnaire and choose either hybrid or all-remote learning for their students.
With that information, principals would finalize staffing assignments from Jan. 8 to Jan. 15. That would help change the current TBD implementation date into a specific one.
Assistant Superintendent David Bein also reviewed for board members the possibility of regular testing of students and staff in conjunction with the new hybrid plan. But the overall cost and questions about the usefulness of any test results led board members to drop consideration, at least for the present.
“I’d rather spend money on buses and teachers,” (Penny) Kazmier said.
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Related: “220 won’t consider COVID-19 testing at this time (as opposed to New Trier, thus our response)”
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