District Newsletter December 2024

~Mission~

We empower our community of learners in a safe and supportive environment to nurture compassion, cultivate curiosity, and inspire innovation.

~Vision~

The Barrington School District strives to be a community learning and growing together; giving students roots and wings.

School District Budget Update:

On January 7, 2025 at 6pm in the Middle School cafeteria we will be holding our Budget Hearing for the 2025/2026 Proposed Budget. This was a particularly challenging budget process this year with many increases to the budget that are simply out of our control. I encourage you to attend or listen in on the Budget Hearing so that you have a deeper understanding of the proposed budget and all of the factors that play into a Default and a Proposed Budget. We will also be compiling the first ever District Budget Voter Guide so be on the lookout for that sometime Mid February.

This year the Default Budget, which is the budget that the District falls back on in the event that the proposed operating budget does not pass, is at an astounding 6.59%. This is about double the typical default budget. The major factors contributing to these increases are: health insurance, paraprofessional salary increases, and additional students enrolled in our three receiving high schools along with 7-8% increases in high school tuition rates.

School and SAU Hours for the Holiday Break:

SAU: Open December 23, 24, 30, 31

Back to regular business hours on January 2, 2025

ECLC: Open December 23, 24, 30, 31

Back to regular business hours on January 2, 2025

BES & BMS: Open December 23, 30, 31

Back to regular business hours on January 2, 2025

Warmly,

Deannah Rae

Superintendent

drae@sau74.org

Good Afternoon Barrington Families,

Wishing everyone a very happy and safe Holiday season with many family and friends. Below, please find some great holiday activities and ideas for your family during those in-between times of vacation...have fun!

Happy Holidays,

Sarah E. Rollins, PhD

Curriculum Coordinator

srollins@sau74.org

Katie Kukesh

Director of Student Services

kkukesh@sau74.org

Hello Barrington Families.

Here is a presentation created by our computer UA teacher, Ms. Warren at BMS regarding care and respect of school Chromebooks. I want to stress that these devices are fairly expensive to replace and we don't want families to be burdened with those costs. A little care goes a long way to making these devices last.

• Anything on the School Chromebook can be accessed by the school district. The history of websites visited is also visible to the school district.
• Liquid can short it out. Food attracts insects, gums up keys, and can break it. Insects can short it out also.
• Don’t jam the plug in, and don’t pull it out by the cable. This separates the wires inside the cable, or the cable from the plug, breaking it.
• Always carry it by the bottom, and with two hands.
• If you need your username/password - it should not be written out with any other information - Only one: Username OR Password OR Name.
• The Chromebook may need to be swapped out at some point, you will lose your decorations. A company would not be ok with your decorating your work laptop, same goes here. Get a hard case to “decorate” it.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Jeff DeLangie Sr.

Director of Technology

jdelangie@sau74.org

Hello Barrington Families,

I want to wish you all a happy and safe holiday break!

Best,

Joe Williams

Facilities Manager

jwilliams@sau74.org

Brigid Connelly

Operations Manager

bconnelly@sau74.org

Please click on the flyer below to access the application and additional information

Greetings Barrington Families,

Below is the Breakfast, Lunch and Milk cost for the 2024-2025 school year. You are able to add funds to your child's account by logging onto www.k12paymentcenter.com and using his/her student ID as their serving number. (You can find your child's student ID in PowerSchool or by calling the main office)

Breakfast:

$2.00 Regular

Reduced rate- Free

Lunch:

$3.25 Regular

$.40 Reduced rate

Milk:

$.65

Please click on the photo to view the menus at each school.

Best,

Sue Williams

Food Service Director

Fresh Picks Cafe

Barrington School District SAU74

Barrington@FreshPicksCafe.com

www.freshpickscafe.com