May 21, 2025

Proposed Social Media & Digital Citizenship Guidelines for 2025-26

​​At our May 20 Barrington 220 Board of Education meeting, members of the district's Social Media Awareness & Digital Citizenship Advisory Committee shared proposed social media and digital citizenship guidelines for the 2025-26 school year, which include guidelines for all three grade levels— elementary, middle, and high school. The goal is to identify and implement a district-wide process to support healthy, informed digital citizenship among students. Click here to listen to the Board presentation.

The Social Media Awareness & Digital Citizenship Advisory Committee was created this past fall as part of the Health & Well-Being strategic priority in the district's strategic plan, Framework 220. The committee includes representation from key stakeholders across the district (Students, Parents, Community Members, and Barrington 220 Staff), as well as experts in the field. Click here to learn more.

Framework 220: 18 of 28 Objectives Completed/In Progress

At our May 20 meeting, we also heard an update on the progress being made across all six strategic priorities identified in the district's Framework 220 strategic plan. The plan consists of six strategic priorities. Within each priority, there are several objectives. This school year, the district focused its work on the following seven objectives:

• Learner Agency (Personalized Learning)
• Grade-Level and Program Transitions (Health & Well-Being)
• Social Media Awareness & Digital Citizenship (Health & Well-Being)
• Infrastructure/Facilities (Stewardship)
• Support Strategic Priorities (Communication & Community Partnerships)
• Professional Development (Inclusive Education)
• Global Awareness (Future Readiness)

Next school year, the district will strongly emphasize the Authentic Learning objective under the Future Readiness priority. To track the progress of the work being done within each strategic priority, please visit the Framework 220 dashboard linked below. Click here to listen to the Board presentation.

At our May 20 meeting, the Board recognized BHS fine arts students Camryn Larsen and Brian Rudnicki. Camryn, a senior, received this year's Superintendent Art Award for her painting of an astronaut overlooking outer space. She says the painting depicts the idea of escapism, as the astronaut finds peace among the stars, away from the worries of reality. The piece will be on display in the front lobby of the District Administrative Center for the next year. Camryn will attend the Savannah College of Art and Design in the fall.

Brian, also a senior, received this year's BHS Principal Art Award. He applied the skills he learned in his woodworking classes at BHS, a welding program at Harper College, and after-school fine arts experiences to create two lamps made from walnut and stained glass. He says the color scheme of the lampshades is based on the various colors of the northern lights in the night sky. Brian will attend the University of London in the fall.

At our May 20 meeting, the Board recognized eight educators who were nominated in the following categories for the 2025 Lake County Educator of the Year Awards!

• Juan Ramirez Collazo (Countryside Elementary): Service Personnel
• Mark Domanico (Countryside Elementary): Elementary/Early Childhood Teacher
• Kristen Hanson (Station Campus): Early Career Educator  
• Ken Hoving (Barrington Transition Program): Diverse Learner Teacher 
• Paul Kirk (Roslyn Road Elementary): School Administrator
• Allen Noland (BHS): High School Teacher
• Anne Schmitt (Prairie Campus): Middle School Teacher 
• Jennifer Schramm (Station Campus): Student Support Personnel

At our May 20 meeting, the Board approved Kelly Haradon as the district's Director of Professional Learning & Development. Haradon has worked as the Principal at Grove Avenue Elementary for the past year. She previously held several roles in the district, including Elementary Teacher, Instructional Coach, Extended Resource Teacher, and Assistant Principal at Grove. In her new role, Haradon will be responsible for enhancing instructional practices across the district, providing professional learning experiences for staff, leading the behavioral support side of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework, and overseeing the district's Extended Services programming. She holds a bachelor's degree in Art History, with a minor in Math/Science from Lake Forest College, and a master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction from National Louis University. She will begin in her new role on July 1.

At our May 20 meeting, the Board also approved Megan Russell as the district's Director of Human Resources. Russell joins Barrington 220 from Glenview School District 34, where she works as a middle school principal. She holds a bachelor's degree in Art Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master's degree in School Leadership from Concordia University. She will begin in her new role on July 1.

In his Superintendent's Report at our May 20 meeting, Dr. Winkelman shared that 98 BHS seniors will earn a College and Career Pathway Endorsement on their diplomas. Made possible by the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act, students can earn an endorsement by completing an individualized learning plan, a career-focused instructional sequence, and professional learning opportunities.​​ Barrington 220 currently offers endorsements in all seven of the state's areas:

• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
• Arts & Communication
• Finance & Business Services
• Health Sciences & Technology
• Information Technology
• Human & Public Services
• Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology & Trades

BHS was the first high school in the state to offer the Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources endorsement.

At our May 20 meeting, students Maylee Kaban and Alexandra Arce from the Barrington Early Learning Center shared this video with the Board that explains why the ELC is #ThePlaceToB! The video demonstrates how ELC students bring to life the personal success skills from Barrington 220's learner profile. Click here to listen to the Board presentation.