Lake County Gazette

At a meeting on May 20, the Board appointed Kelly Haradon as the district's Director of Professional Learning & Development. Haradon has served as Principal at Grove Avenue Elementary for the past year and has held various roles in the district, including Elementary Teacher, Instructional Coach, Extended Resource Teacher, and Assistant Principal at Grove. In her new position, Haradon will focus on improving instructional practices across the district, offering professional learning experiences for staff, leading the behavioral support aspect of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework, and managing the district's Extended Services programming. She holds a bachelor's degree in Art History with a minor in Math/Science from Lake Forest College and a master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction from National Louis University. Her new role begins on July 1.

The Board also approved Megan Russell as the district's Director of Human Resources during the same meeting. Russell comes to Barrington 220 from Glenview School District 34, where she is currently a middle school principal. She earned a bachelor's degree in Art Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master's degree in School Leadership from Concordia University. Russell will start her new role on July 1.

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