Sections
Organizational Values
As we strive for excellence in Barrington Community Unit School District 220, the planning and decision-making processes will be guided by the following organizational values:
Learning Centered Education
It is our responsibility to focus our efforts on the needs of all learners through engaged learning.
Visionary Leadership
Our leaders take responsibility to bring about improvement in an environment supporting engaged learning.
Organizational and Personal Learning
District 220 must draw on the knowledge, skills, creativity, and motivation of all learners in the organization, including students, staff, parents, and community at large.
Inspiring Innovation
The value of the school district to the District 220 community is its ability to deliver a superior educational program, adapting and innovating as the needs of the community evolve over time.
Systems Perspective
District 220 is committed to systemic analysis and evaluation, a focus on what is really important, and attention to the connections that bind the organization together.
Data-Driven Decision Making
Decision-making processes must be collaborative, inclusive, and focused on complete, relevant, and appropriate data.
Focus on the Future
To achieve and maintain excellence requires a commitment to an ongoing improvement process that focuses on the future, anticipates needs, and prepares to address them.
Public (Shared) Responsibility and Citizenship
Our schools and community share the responsibility to develop and strengthen the attributes of leadership and good citizenship among our youth and to provide them with the best possible educational opportunities and facilities that we can afford.
Agility
Meeting the needs of learners as individuals often requires rapid and flexible adaptations of established practices or the development of new practices to address unique circumstances.
Focus on Results and Creating Value
It is critical that we measure our performance, and continuously adapt and adjust our practices because the opportunities of an education are provided only once to the children of our community.