District 64 adopts FY27 budget, posts 93% math proficiency

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 adopted its FY27 budget at the Sept. 17 board meeting and released academic performance data showing students in grades 2-8 averaging 93% at or above grade level in math and 89% in reading, while Jefferson Early Childhood Center earned the state's highest early learning quality rating.

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District 64 sets higher MAP targets in new superintendent goals

The District 64 board approved Superintendent Dr. Ben Collins's 2026-27 goals, raising MAP reading growth targets to 70% for elementary and 65% for middle school students, while a new Academic Performance Report shows 80% of students performing at or above grade level.

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Two-story brick elementary school building on a street corner with bare trees.
Two-story brick elementary school building on a street corner with bare trees.

District 64 adopts FY27 budget, posts 93% math proficiency

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 adopted its FY27 budget at the Sept. 17 board meeting and released academic performance data showing students in grades 2-8 averaging 93% at or above grade level in math and 89% in reading, while Jefferson Early Childhood Center earned the state's highest early learning quality rating.

Two-story brick elementary school building on a street corner with bare trees.

District 64 adopts FY27 budget, posts 93% math proficiency

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 adopted its FY27 budget at the Sept. 17 board meeting and released academic performance data showing students in grades 2-8 averaging 93% at or above grade level in math and 89% in reading, while Jefferson Early Childhood Center earned the state's highest early learning quality rating.

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District 64 hosts community coffee at Lincoln Sept. 10

District 64 Superintendent Dr. Ben Collins will hold an open community coffee at Lincoln Middle School on Sept. 10, giving residents a chance to talk informally with the superintendent at a building that underwent emergency fire-code repairs this summer.

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District 64 locks in Collins through 2030, schools set to open

The District 64 board approved a four-year, $254,610-per-year contract for Superintendent Dr. Ben Collins through 2030 and reported all schools under renovation will open on time despite ongoing delays at Lincoln Middle School.

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