The next regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting is Tuesday, May 18 at 7 PM. The meeting will be held in person at Station Middle School. Their agenda can be viewed here.
This evening’s meeting includes a public hearing at 8 PM to discuss the 2020-2021 tentative amended budget.
The number of people in the room will be limited to 60% capacity, as the state of Illinois is now in “Bridge to Phase 5” under the state’s Restore Illinois Plan.
The livestream of all meetings are viewable via the Board’s YouTube channel.
In addition to Mr. Strobl’s impassioned comments in defense of his character and the stunning 15 minute discussion of whether or not to wear masks at Board meetings, it was stunning to hear Mr. Sheldon’s comments on “Equity Training” he received from or behalf of D220.
Mr. Sheldon states that “all Barrington students have evenly distributed ability but not equal opportunity”. Unfortunately, Mr. Sheldon has it backwards. All students do not have equal ability. While the government and school system (which are essentially the same) may live in a delusional world working relentlessly to make sure every student’s emotions are constantly soothed and receiving high praise/reward for mediocrity, in the real world we know that people have differing levels of ability and motivation. And, those people are rewarded differently in the marketplace for their ability and motivation. In Barrington – as literally every other American school district – students are provided equal opportunity. What they do with that opportunity is up to the student and their family. It’s high time our government/schools begin treating HS students like adults and educating them to the meritocratic real world rather than some crackpot fantasy theory concocted in Washington, the Ivy League or imbecilic education think tanks.