D211 Hoffman Estates High School Principle

Jim Britton, a new member, is the principle at Hoffman Estates High School, which he believes in the best job because he sees kid's lives changing every day. He grew up on the north side of Chicago in a very noisy and energetic Irish Catholic house. He's the 5th of 6 children. He graduated from U of I as an English Teacher and went to grad school at U of Chicago in social work. Jim taught at a very challenging alternative school in Robins and established the alternative school in Palatine for SD 211. he and his wife Tanya live in Elmhurst with sons Patrick, 5, and Sean, 2.