District 64 Community Finance Committee to meet Jan. 17, 25

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Updated: February 13, 2012 8:37AM

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 is reconvening its Community Finance Committee and is inviting community members to attend a one-hour preview meeting to learn about five topics that will be studied in the spring or to participate in a study group.

Community members may attend the Jan. 17 session or the Jan. 25 session. Both meetings will be from 7-8 p.m. at the District 64 Educational Service Center, 164 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge.

Newly appointed CFC community coordinators are former District 64 School Board members Ares Dalianis and Genie Taddeo. According to the district they will provide an overview of the five subject areas to be studied in the spring: enhancing “taxpayer education tools”; reviewing assumptions in District 64’s 10-year financial model and developing alternate scenarios; increasing financial transparency and reporting; refreshing a student-fees study from 2009; and identifying borrowing options and the impact on the district’s budget as a new facility master plan is developed and maintenance projects are addressed.

The Community Finance Committee was created by the Board of Education in 2004. The citizen group researches financial issues and provides recommendations to the School Board.

For more information call (847) 318-4302.