Barrington resident wants to add another $633,000 to school budget
A Waseca Avenue resident filed an amendment with the town clerk’s office for next Wednesday’s financial town meeting. Amy Morton’s motion calls for an additional $633,000 be added to the school department budget. That amount, if voted through by FTM attendees, would bump the overall school department budget increase to $1,533,000 — the committee on [...]
Read More →Tribute honors late Barrington High School principal
Emotions ran high as Cheryl Gray unveiled the plaque revealing the likeness of her husband, John R. Gray, during a special ceremony on Saturday morning where the high school auditorium was named for the late BHS principal. Mr. Gray led the school for 29 years before retiring in 2009. He passed away last August after [...]
Read More →Barrington budget committee fields questions from local moms
Three Barrington moms spoke out during the budget hearing on Wednesday night, asking questions about class sizes at the schools, projected student enrollment and technology. Jen Gill told the committee on appropriations that her daughter was in a first grade classroom at Sowams School that had 26 students. She said the two other first grade [...]
Read More →Are teacher reductions overdue in Barrington?
Tim Sweetser appeared frustrated. During a meeting Thursday night, the longtime member of the Barrington Committee on Appropriations told members of the school board that he had studied the student enrollment figures for Barrington and seen a downward trend, a trend that did not support hiring more teachers but instead called for the reduction of [...]
Read More →Will Barrington offer all-day kindergarten next year?
Wednesday, May 22. That’s when anxious parents should know for sure if Barrington Public Schools will offer all-day kindergarten next fall. School officials initially created a $144,000 placeholder in their budget allotting for the all-day program next fall, but have since said the program will likely cost more than $144,000 — “significantly more,” said Barrington [...]
Read More →Barrington student files lawsuit against town
The Barrington Town Council denied a claim filed by the family of a Barrington High School student, after that student reportedly fell and broke his leg outside the school earlier this winter. According to a letter from attorney Michael Farley, John Dillon, a student at the high school, was trying to enter the school through [...]
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