Return to full in-person Learning
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On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released revised public health guidance for schools. Due to these revisions, particularly the recommendation for social distancing in schools to be defined as 3 to 6 feet instead of the previous 6 feet, all Barrington 220 students enrolled in the Hybrid model are able to return to in-person instruction 5 days/week for the entire school day. All families who chose the Distance Learning model will continue with that model for the remainder of the school year, except for families at Sunny Hill Elementary, who have received special instructions from their principal.
Please keep in mind, strict adherence to 6 feet social distancing still must be maintained when face masks are removed for lunch.Additionally, another important mitigation effort that has not changed with this new guidance is contact tracing. If there is a positive case in a school, the same rules and guidelines are still in effect. Any unvaccinated person who is within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes in a 24 hour period will be subject to quarantine. Therefore, with the change to the 3 feet distance in our classrooms, it is critical that the daily COVID-19 Symptom Screening is completed by all students. Please do not send your child to school if these symptoms exist.Please remember, Barrington 220 will continue to follow these 5 CDC mitigation strategies:- Consistent and correct use of masks
- Social distancing to the largest extent possible
- Hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette
- Cleaning and disinfection
- Contact tracing in collaboration with the local health department
Current Metric Status
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Last Updated: April 12, 2021
The metric status will be updated every week on Monday afternoon.
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Metric 1: New Cases
This metric tracks the number of new cases per 100,000 persons within the last 7 days in the Barrington 220 boundary area (60010, 60110, 60192, 60021 zip codes).
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Metric 2: Positivity Rates
This metric tracks the 7 Day Rolling Average Positivity Rates in the Barrington 220 boundary area (60010, 60110, 60192, 60021 zip codes).
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Metric 3: PPE & Sanitation Supply
This metric tracks the ability to deter the spread of COVID-19 through PPE supply and sanitation across the district. For example, if the district has a 1 month supply of PPE and sanitation supply, the district will be in Hybrid mode.
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Metric 4: Licensed Staff Return Rate
This metric tracks the rate at which licensed staff return to our school buildings, along with substitutes for licensed staff. Licensed staff refers to teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists and school nurses. The numbers include quarantine and isolation cases. *Note: It is possible specialized district programs (i.e. Chinese Immersion, World Languages, Extended) may still be in Distance Learning mode in Step 3.
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Metric 5: Non-Licensed Staff Return Rate
This metric tracks the rate at which non-licensed staff return to our school buildings. Non-licensed staff provide the following services: clerical and administrative, paraprofessional, food and nutritional, custodial and maintenance, security, and technical. The numbers include quarantine and isolation cases.
Quick Links
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COVID-19 Sympton Screening App
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COVID-19 Dashboard
The COVID-19 dashboard shows the daily number of positive cases and quarantine cases among students and staff at each building in the district. To quickly locate data for the current week, click the "Current Week" tab.
- A positive case is counted on the day it is reported. Every day after, it is placed in the quarantine category.
- Quarantine cases are total students and staff not attending school due to testing positive or exposure to a positive case.
- "X" is used for non-attendance days.
- During Distance Learning, positive cases for students are only counted for students who have been in the building for any reason (academic, athletics, clubs, etc.).
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Mental Health Resources
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Meals
MEAL DELIVERY
For more information about meal delivery, please contact Yazmin Aceves at yaceves@barrington220.org.
NEW P-EBT FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMThe state of Illinois is offering a new temporary food assistance program called Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer Program (P-EBT) for qualifying K-8 students and families. Please see below for information about the program.
What is P-EBT?
- The P-EBT program provides compensation benefits for in-school meals missed due to school closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Benefits will be retroactive to the start of the 2020-21 school year and will be provided through the end of the school year (June 2021). For qualifying families, each student will receive compensation ($6.82 per day) for days that school was closed due to remote learning during the 2020-21 school year.
Who is eligible for the P-EBT program?
- Students currently enrolled in Barrington 220's 2020-21 free and reduced school lunch program or are currently receiving SNAP, TANF or Medicaid benefits automatically qualify for the P-EBT program. A debit card will be mailed to each student in the household to purchase food at SNAP-authorized grocery stores. The card will arrive in an unmarked envelope sometime in March. Please ensure your address is up-to-date in Infinite Campus and keep the card so it can be reused when new funds are added.
- Students new to the district or those who wish to receive P-EBT benefits need to apply for and be accepted into the free and reduced lunch program to qualify for the program. Free and reduced lunch applications are available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. The application can be found by selecting “More” and then selecting “Meals Benefits”.
- Note: Citizenship status does not affect eligibility nor does it impact the public charge test.
Does eligibility in the P-EBT program affect my child’s ability to receive free breakfast and lunch at school (or during the weekly food distribution for remote families)?
- No. These are two separate programs. Regardless of your child’s status with the P-EBT program, all students are entitled to receive the free grab-and-go breakfast and lunch meals provided daily during dismissal and weekly for remote families.
For further information about the P-EBT program, see the FAQs or contact the Illinois Department of Human Services by phone at 1-800-843-6154 or email at dhs.fcs.pebt@illinois.gov. If you have questions about the status of free or reduced meals for your student, please contact Violet Jackson at (847) 842-3580 or vjackson@barrington220.org.
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El estado de Illinois está ofreciendo un nuevo programa temporal de asistencia alimentaria llamado Programa de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios Pandémicos (P-EBT) para estudiantes y familias de grados K-8. Consulte a continuación para obtener información sobre el programa.
¿Qué es P-EBT?
- El programa P-EBT proporciona beneficios de compensación por las comidas en la escuela pérdidas debido al cierre de escuelas como resultado de la pandemia COVID-19. Los beneficios serán retroactivos al comienzo del año escolar 2020-21 y se proporcionarán hasta el final del año escolar (junio de 2021).
- Para las familias que califiquen, cada estudiante recibirá una compensación ($6.82 por día) por los días en que la escuela estuvo cerrada debido al aprendizaje remoto durante el año escolar 2020-21. Los estudiantes que actualmente asisten a la escuela en persona también pueden recibir el el beneficio P-EBT durante los días que estén (o hayan estado) en la escuela; sin embargo, se anima a los estudiantes a aprovechar el desayuno y el almuerzo gratuitos para llevar que se ofrecen todos los días durante la salida de la escuela.
¿Quién es elegible para el programa P-EBT?
- Los estudiantes actualmente inscritos en el programa de almuerzos escolares gratuitos o reducidos del Distrito 220 2020-21 o que actualmente reciben beneficios de SNAP, TANF o Medicaid califican automáticamente para el programa P-EBT. Se enviará una tarjeta de débito a cada estudiante en el hogar para comprar alimentos en las tiendas de comestibles autorizadas por SNAP. La tarjeta llegará en un sobre sin marcar en algún momento de marzo. Asegúrese de que su dirección esté actualizada en ParentVue y conserve la tarjeta para que pueda reutilizarse cuando se agreguen nuevos fondos.
- Los estudiantes nuevos en el distrito o aquellos que deseen recibir los beneficios de P-EBT deben solicitar y ser aceptados en el programa de almuerzo gratis o reducido para calificar para el programa. Las solicitudes para almuerzos gratis o reducidos están disponibles en el Portal para Padres de Infinite Campus bajo el nuevo portal. La aplicación se puede encontrar seleccionando "Más" y luego seleccionando "Beneficios de Comidas".
- Nota: El estado de ciudadanía no afecta la elegibilidad ni afecta la prueba de carga pública.
¿La elegibilidad en el programa P-EBT afecta la capacidad de mi hijo de recibir desayuno y almuerzo gratis en la escuela (o durante la distribución semanal de alimentos para familias remotas)?
- No. Estos son dos programas separados. Aparte del estado de su hijo con el programa P-EBT, todos los estudiantes tienen derecho a recibir desayunos y almuerzos empacados gratis para llevar durante la salida de la escuela y cada semana para las familias remotas.
Para obtener más información sobre el programa P-EBT, consulte las preguntas frecuentes adjuntas (FAQ) o comuníquese con el Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Illinois por teléfono al 1-800-843-6154 o envíe un correo electrónico a dhs.fcs.pebt@illinois.gov. Si tiene preguntas sobre el estado del almuerzo gratis / reducido de su hijo/a, comuníquese con Yazmin Aceves at (847) 842-3534 or yaceves@barrington220.org.
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Resources
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Tech Support
Technology support is available Monday-Friday for Barrington 220 students and staff on district devices and systems. In-school technology support is available in each school’s library. In addition, students can visit the front entrance of BHS between 8am-3:30pm. All students and staff can also call Barrington 220 Tech Support at 224-655-1500 between 7am-4pm.
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Visitor Protocols
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*Please note that in accordance with Governor Pritzker's directive in April 2020, all American flags on Barrington 220 properties are at half-staff to honor those who have lost their lives to COVID-19.