Park Ridge-Niles School District 64

The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 is a grade school district based in Park Ridge, Illinois. It has schools in Park Ridge and Niles,[1] all in Cook County, Illinois.

The district headquarters is named the Raymond E. Hendee Educational Service Center (ESC) and is at 164 S. Prospect Ave. in Park Ridge.[1]

Schools
Middle schools
  • Emerson Middle School (in Niles)[1] — Named after Ralph Waldo Emerson,[2] this is a three-story school building. At one time the district rented the facility to the Chicago Futabakai Japanese School, which used it as its campus.[3] The middle school replaced an older building, Emerson Junior High School.[4]
  • Lincoln Middle School (in Park Ridge)[1]
Elementary schools
  • George B. Carpenter Elementary School (in Park Ridge)[5]
  • Eugene Field Elementary School (in Park Ridge)[1][2]
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (in Park Ridge)[1]
  • Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School (in Park Ridge)[1]
  • George Washington Elementary School (Park Ridge)[1][6]
Early childhood
  • Jefferson School (in Niles)[1]

District Leadership

District 64 is governed by a board of education composed of seven members, President Rick Biagi, Vice President Tom Sotos, Secretary Carol Sales, Fred Sanchez, Rebecca Little, Dr. Denise Pearl, and Larry Ryles. All of which serve 4 year terms. The board's powers and duties include adopting, enforcing and monitoring district polices, managing the district's budget, and evaluating the performance of the superintendent.

The district's current superintendent is Dr. Eric Olson who assumed powers on July 1, 2019.

History

The Goodspeed History of Cook County implies that the early history of schools of Park Ridge is unclear, but stated: "By 1860, several schools had been started in that vicinity. Among the first teachers were R.W. Gunnison, Miss Augusta Meacham, and George A. Follansbee."[7]

By 1902, School District 2, Township 41 North, Range 12 East, "Park Ridge", had an "old building" constructed for $6,000 in 1868 on 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) and a "new building" constructed for $20,000 in 1893 on 6.0 acres (2.4 ha)[8]:53 near the southwest corner of township section 26.[8]:101

With school district renumbering from township-wide to county-wide in 1901, Park Ridge's School District 2 became School District 64.[8]:104 In 1902 the district had a population of 2,112 people[8]:21 In the 1901–1902 school year, one principal oversaw 11 other teachers,[8]:104 but for the Autumn 1902 semester, a superintendent oversaw 8 teachers.[8]:136 At the time there were 5 operating schools in all of Maine Township.[8]:21

The Maine Township High School District was organized in September 1902 and held school at Park Ridge until the high school building was completed.[8]:46

Construction on Field, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt schools began in 1929.[9]

By 1958 schools in District 64 included Edison, Emerson Junior High, Field, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln Junior High, Madison, Merrill, and Washington.[10]

Notable alumni
  • Hillary Clinton — She attended Field School[11] from 1952 to 1959 (kindergarten to grade 6) and Emerson Junior High School from 1959 to 1961 (grades 7 and 8).[2][4] In 1997, when Clinton was the First Lady, she visited this school at a reunion with her friends and teachers.[12]

References
  1. "Contact Information". Park Ridge, Illinois: Park Ridge-Niles School District 64. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  2. Freedman, Jeri (2007). Hillary Rodham Clinton: Profile of a Leading Democrat (1st ed.). New York, New York: Rosen Publishing Group. p. 13. ISBN 9781404219106. LCCN 2006039714. Retrieved 2019-03-25. Also Freedman, Jeri (2008). Hillary Rodham Clinton: Profile of a Leading Democrat (Easyread Super Large ed.). ReadHowYouWant. p. 11. ISBN 9781427091567. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  3. Burgos, Frank. "School helps kids remain Japanese Tokyo classrooms in Niles." Chicago Sun-Times. June 14, 1992. Page 18. Retrieved on January 10, 2012.
  4. "District 64 Alumna Hillary Clinton". Park Ridge, Illinois: Park Ridge-Niles School District 64. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  5. See school sign in "banner_ces.jpg Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine." Carpenter Elementary School. Retrieved on January 10, 2012.
  6. "banner_wes.jpg." Washington Elementary School. Retrieved on January 10, 2012.
  7. Goodspeed, Weston B.; Healy, Daniel D., eds. (1909). History of Cook County, Illinois. 2. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association. p. 272. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  8. Biennial Report of the County Superintendent of Schools (1900-1902 ed.). Chicago: Department of Public Instruction, Cook County, Illinois. 1902. hdl:2027/uiug.30112107831726.
  9. "A Busy City Leads to Three New Elementary Schools". Park Ridge, Illinois: Park Ridge Historical Society. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  10. "District 64 Review" (PDF). The Niles Bugle. 2 (15). Niles, Illinois. 1958-12-17. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  11. Clinton, Hillary (February 15, 2006). One-Fifth of the Nation: A Comprehensive Guide to America's First Suburbs (PDF). Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution. p. 11. Retrieved 2019-03-25 – via Miller Reporting Co., Inc.
  12. Peter, Baker (1997-10-28). "Hillary Clinton, in Her Element". The Washington Post (online ed.). Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2019-03-25. CAPTION: The first lady holds a 1959 class photo during a visit yesterday to Eugene Field Elementary School in Illinois


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