Extended Services

Talent Development Opportunities, Grades K-12: Available at all schools and open to all students (no identification)

• Differentiation embedded within the instruction
• Flexible grouping
• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
• Chinese Immersion Program
• Spanish Dual Language Program
• STEM (Grade K-4)
• Fresh Inc. (Grade 5)
• Colt Time (Grade 6-8)
• Business Incubator Program (Grade 11)
• Teacher and specialist consultation
• Contests and competitions
• Field trips
• After/Before school clubs and activities
• Summer school opportunities
   

Accelerated Placement, All Grades:

• Whole grade-level acceleration
• Subject-level acceleration
• Early Entrance, Kindergarten: Placement at home elementary school (formal screening in April/May)
• Early Entrance, Grade 1: Placement at home elementary school (formal screening in April/May)
   

Extended Self-Contained Services, Grades 3-5: Placement at Hough Street Elementary School

• District program located at Hough Street School
• Multi-grade level classroom taught by two teachers
• Full day instruction
• All subject areas enriched and accelerated: English Language Arts, Social Global Studies, Science
• Math is grade-accelerated by one year
   

Extended Resource Services, Grades 3-5: Placement at home elementary school

• Reading, Grades 4-5 (60 min./daily pullout, replacement services, enrichment and acceleration within the grade level)
• Math, Grades 3-5 (50 min./daily pullout, replacement services, grade-accelerated by one year)
   

Extended Services (Classes), Grades 6-8: Placement at home middle school

• English Language Arts (ELA), Grades 6-8 (daily class period, enrichment and acceleration within the grade level)
• Math, Grades 6-8 (daily class period, grade-accelerated two years at the end of grade 9)
• Visual Art, Grades 6-8 (in addition to art classes: grade 6 meets 1x/week for 40 min.; grade 7-8 meets 2x/week for 40 min., enrichment and acceleration)
• Science, Grades 6-8 (daily class period, enrichment and acceleration within the grade level)

Screening Process 

Screening of 5th grade students for possible inclusion in the middle school program for artistically gifted students begins in April. Middle school Extended Art classes build on student interest in art and helps prepare them for the wide array of art classes at Barrington High School. 
In order for your child to be considered for this opportunity, he/she must submit an application and portfolio of artwork that needs to be completed and returned to your child's art teacher. The portfolios will be evaluated by a team of art teachers, and notification of placements will be sent out by the end of May. Questions related to the Extended Art program may be directed to the art teacher in your child's school. Thank you for supporting your children in their interest in visual art!

5th grade students being considered for extended Visual Arts placement must have:

• An instructional need evidenced by the teacher's instructional planning above grade-level differentiation and evidenced by the student's authentic classroom work that is beyond the core curriculum
• A portfolio with three pieces of original artwork:
• Pencil drawing of a figure in motion
• Design a product by drawing (2D) or building it (3D); include a brief description about your product
• Free choice; either two-dimensional or three-dimensional drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, collage, etc.
• The Extended Visual Arts Application Packet will be sent through Infinite Campus to all 5th grade families in January of each school year
   

Visual Arts at Barrington High School

Incoming 8th grade Extended Art students can now take a Level 2 Sculpture or Drawing/Painting Course at Barrington High School. Click here for FAQs. 

Universal Screenings

All students in Barrington 220, grades 2-7, are universally screened for potential placement into Extended Services. Services occur in grades 3-8. No parent request is required. Conversations about your child's instructional needs should occur with the teacher(s) by March if you feel your child has an instructional need that is beyond the core curriculum. 

Qualifications

• Students have scores at or above the determined local percentile on assessments of academic achievement and cognitive ability. The local percentile is determined each year, at the end of each testing cycle, and depends on each grade-level cohort.
• An instructional need for an extension of the core curriculum must be recognized and documented by the teacher.
• Barrington spring data is reviewed for all students in the district in grades 2-7 (for placement in the fall of the following school year).
• A Full Spring Review Process is possible for students who require more data to determine placement and fall within the program criteria range (see details below). In preparation of the Spring Review, teachers administer performance-assessment tasks to qualifying students, which are then submitted as part of a portfolio to the Review Committee for consideration. We will examine all student data to proactively find students who potentially qualify for Extended Services.
   

Please consult with your child's teacher to determine if a request for a full Spring Review is appropriate based on an instructional need evidenced by the teacher's instructional planning above grade-level differentiation and evidenced by the student's authentic classroom work. We recognize that students develop at different rates. To ensure a child’s continued progress, the child’s Extended Services teacher keeps parents informed on a regular basis. Open lines of communication are encouraged between students, teachers, administration, and home. Every child’s success is our goal.

*Note: Eligibility criteria may change over time based on student needs, adjustments to the program, research, and best practices in education. 

About 

In addition to extended programming, which is offered at every school serving grades K-8, Barrington 220 offers an Elementary Extended Self-Contained Program.

The Elementary Extended Self-Contained Program serves identified students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades who demonstrate the need for acceleration and enrichment beyond the scope of both the general education classroom and the Extended Resource Program. Typically, these students are performing at the top 1-2 percentile within the district. Students receive rigorous and accelerated instruction in English Language Arts (ELA) and math, similar to those students in the Extended Resource program. Other academic subjects are compacted, allowing exploration and enrichment.

Phase I: Extended Self-Contained (ESC) Review

Placement for fall of the following school year starts with a district data review of all 2nd through 4th graders each spring. LOCAL PERCENTILE RANK is utilized. Norms change each testing period, for each grade level, based on the time of year.

To be considered for placement, students must meet the following criterion:

• At or above the 95th percentile (locally) in MAP Reading and at or above the 95th percentile (locally) in CogAT VERBAL
   

IN ADDITION TO THE FOLLOWING:

• At or above the 95th percentile (locally) in MAP Math and at or above the 95th percentile (locally) in CogAT QUANTITATIVE 
• An instructional need evidenced by the teacher's instructional planning above grade-level differentiation and evidenced by the student's authentic classroom work that is beyond the core curriculum and extended pull-out
   

Phase II: Extended Self-Contained (ESC) Identification

Students who meet the above criterion may move on to engage in a one-to-one cognitive assessment with the Extended Services Program psychologist. The assessment given is either the WISC or the Stanford-Binet. Once the assessment is completed, a Review Committee of administrators analyzes the results of the top 1-2 percentile in the district to determine student placement.

Click here to view an informational video about the Extended Self-Contained Program.

INITIAL IDENTIFICATION/Automatic Placement

Placement for fall of the following school year starts with a district data review of all 2nd through 7th graders each spring. LOCAL PERCENTILE RANK is utilized. Norms change each testing period, for each grade level, based on the time of year (Winter and Spring).

Phase I Criteria

To qualify for Extended Reading/Language Arts placement in grades 4-7, students must be:

• At or above 90th percentile (locally) in MAP Reading and at or above the 90th percentile (locally) in CogAT VERBAL.  These students automatically qualify for Extended Reading/Extended ELA.
   

To qualify for Extended Math placement in grades 3-7, students must be:

• At or above the 90th percentile (locally) in MAP Math and at or above the 90th percentile (locally) in CogAT QUANTITATIVE. These students automatically qualify for Extended Math.
   

By freshman year of high school, extended math students are accelerated by two years. 

To automatically qualify for Extended Science placement in grades 6-7, students must have qualified for both Extended Reading/Language Arts and Extended Math.

Q: What do I do if I just moved to Barrington 220 and believe my child may qualify for Extended Services? 

If you are new to Barrington 220 and believe that your child may be eligible for Extended Services, and your child is entering grades 3-7, please contact Kelly Haradon, Director of Professional Learning and Development, at 847-381-6300 or via email at kharadon@barrington220.org. Barrington 220 will review school records and may also conduct further assessments on new students to determine potential extended eligibility.

Appeals Process

Barrington 220 uses multiple sets of criteria, specifically the local percentiles on the CogAT and MAP assessments, to determine if eligibility for Extended Services in grades 3-7 is appropriate for a student. All students are considered for eligibility for Extended Services through Universal Screening in grades 2 and 5 or upon entrance to the school district if moving from out of the district. In addition, each school year, student data is reviewed throughout the year and progress is monitored to determine the best-fit instruction for students.

When is it appropriate to appeal a decision for Extended Services?

In some cases, a student may have an extenuating circumstance that goes beyond the criteria used for the universal screening and review processes that suggest that a student may be a good candidate for Extended Services. In these circumstances, a parent or teacher may request an opportunity to appeal but must provide significant reasoning as to why the current data does not fully reflect the student’s abilities.  

If a student would like to appeal a decision made on his/her behalf, the student must reach out to a classroom teacher, school counselor, and/or parent/guardian. 

What is the Appeals Process?  

For an appeal to be considered, a parent or teacher must complete the appeals process form in its entirety and submit it by the deadline. This appeals form will provide the committee with detailed information on the different qualities, extenuating circumstances, or additional data that may potentially make the student a strong candidate for Extended Services.  

All appeal forms will be presented to a full committee for review. The appeals committee will be comprised of extended teachers, general education teachers, and administrators. The committee members take time to look at each student's data and read over parent and teacher narratives. A group discussion regarding each student will occur during the appeals meeting. The committee will review and gather any additional evidence as needed. This may require additional assessments. Parents will be notified of all decisions via e-mail. 

Please know that completing the appeal form does not guarantee that your child's placement will be changed. 

Timing for Appeals

Appeals can only be submitted during the following dates. No late appeals will be considered. Once the appeals window has closed, the committee will meet to review each appeal.  All decisions will be shared with parents via e-mail. 

	Spring Appeals Window	Fall Appeals Window
Opens	Tuesday, May 26, 2026	Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025
Closes	Sunday, June 7, 2026	Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025

 

What are the potential outcomes?

The Appeals Committee will come to a consensus and provide one of the following decisions:

• The student’s current placement is appropriate, and the appeal is not granted.
• The committee may determine that additional data or testing is needed to make a decision.  In this case, parents will be notified and information will be shared regarding the next steps. 
• The committee agrees that the appeal is warranted and grants extended placement into one or more subjects.
   

Decisions made by the Appeals Committee are final and there are no further opportunities for appeal during the upcoming school year.

• Extended Appeals Form - PARENT (Google Form) 
• Extended Appeals Form - TEACHER (Google Form)
   

If you have optional artifacts that need to be considered, please email those to kelly haradon, Director of professional Learning & development, at kharadon@barrington220.org.