For children who turn five-years-old on or before Sept. 1, Barrington 220 offers standard half-day kindergarten (am, pm as needed) as well as four optional programs:

• Kindergarten Enrichment 
• Kindergarten Chinese Immersion Program
• Kindergarten Chinese Immersion + Enrichment Program 
• Kindergarten Spanish Dual Language Program
  
  

 

Below are forms and information that may be useful to incoming Kindergarten parents. For more information on any Barrington 220 Kindergarten program, contact Craig Winkelman at cwinkelman@barrington220.org.

• Kindergarten Handbook
• Kindergarten Welcome Letter
• Kindergarten Transfer Situation
• Health Requirements for School Entry

Parents will have the option to state their preference for morning or afternoon kindergarten. Requests are granted upon space and availability. 

Morning kindergarten sections run from 8-10:40 a.m. and afternoon sections take place from 12:10-2:40 p.m. Wednesday is an early release day in Barrington 220 where students are dismissed approximately 30 minutes early in the afternoon section only. Dismissal on Wednesdays will take place at 2:10 p.m.

 

The Kindergarten Enrichment Program allows students to attend class for an entire school day, instead of a half day. Students will be entered into a lottery system based upon pre-registration and chosen randomly for available kindergarten enrichment seats. After pre-registration, kindergarten enrichment will be based upon availability.

NOTE: There is a $3,573.00 annual fee for this program. The first down payment is $423. The remaining nine payments during the school year are $350/month.

Student Selection:

• Students with a Chinese language background (pre-school, home language, etc.) are weighted 2 times. This background must be substantiated with a proficiency assessment interview or proof of previous, significant study and approved by the program manager before weight will be given in the lottery. 
• To determine which English dominant students are selected for the program, there will be two lotteries.
• Students from the host school will be selected through a Host School Lottery. (12 students)
• Host school students who are not selected will NOT be entered into the other lottery.  Instead, they will be placed on a Host School Waiting List based on the order in which their names were drawn in the Host School Lottery.
• District-wide students (who are not from the host school) will be entered into a District-Wide Lottery.
• District-wide students who are not selected will be placed on a District-Wide Waiting List based on the order in which their names were drawn in the District-Wide Lottery.

 

Preferences
Within the Chinese Immersion lottery, preference is given based on the following:

• Students who have siblings in the program are weighted 3 times.
• If one twin (or other multiple) is selected, the other(s) is automatically accepted into the program.

Student Selection:

• Spanish dominant students will be selected for the program through a Spanish Dominant Lottery. (24 students)
• Students with a Spanish language background are assessed by the program manager with a language proficiency tool.  If their skills are sufficient as proved by the assessment, they may be entered into the Spanish Dominant Lottery.
• To determine which English dominant students are selected for the program, there will be two lotteries.
• Students from the host school will be selected through a Host School Lottery. (12 students)
• Host school students who are not selected will NOT be entered into the other lottery.  Instead, they will be placed on a Host School Waiting List based on the order in which their names were drawn in the Host School Lottery.
• District-wide students (who are not from the host school) will be entered into a District-Wide Lottery.
• District-wide students who are not selected will be placed on a District-Wide Waiting List based on the order in which their names were drawn in the District-Wide Lottery.
• An effort will be made to maintain a balance in the program as described under “Demographic Makeup”.  In the event of vacancies in the program (up to Kindergarten for English dominant students and up to Grade 2 for Spanish dominant students), students from either the Spanish Dominant Waiting List, the Host School Waiting List or the District-Wide Waiting List will be invited in order based on their position on the applicable list. 

• Students who have siblings in the program are weighted 3 times.
• If one twin (or other multiple) is selected, the other(s) is automatically accepted into the program.