Supt. Fred Schroeder of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 assured about 200 parents Tuesday night that there is no basis to rumors that a final plan has been drawn up for new attendance boundaries.
“There have been no decisions made,” Schroeder said at a special meeting in Niles. “There is a process. It’s parent-driven, and it’s set up to get input.”
He said a 22-member committee made up of parents and district officials has been appointed to study the issue of new boundaries to help balance enrollments among the district’s five elementary schools in Park Ridge.
The committee will also study boundaries for a new middle school scheduled to open in the fall of 1998 in Niles.
The committee has met only once and has not yet had time to devise a plan for new boundaries, said Schroeder.
Nevertheless, unfounded rumors of various plans have prompted many phone calls to the district office, he said.
The committee is expected to bring its recommendation to the school board May 12.
Another community meeting on the topic is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., May 21, at Roosevelt School Auditorium, 1001 S. Fairview Ave., Park Ridge. A final board decision is expected June 9.
