District 25 Supt. Lori Bein retiring, since now ‘things are good’ and she can ‘leave when I love it’

As the school year winds down, so does the yearslong tenure of the Arlington Heights School District 25 chief – a run that includes shepherding through a global pandemic, helping to bring full-day kindergarten to the district and, most recently, dealing with allegations of a school nurse misusing student medication.

Superintendent Lori Bein said she has spent her 33-year career in education being genuine and authentic and after a decade of leading the district, she’s ready to retire.