Park Ridge CCSD 64 board approves consent agenda; construction progress and awards highlighted

The Park Ridge CCSD 64 board approved the consent agenda at its June 18, 2026 meeting after a recorded roll-call vote. Board members Louis, Milligan, Kemple, Joe Jacus, Double Day and Ranken were each recorded voting yes.

During opening remarks a district speaker identified in the transcript as the Superintendent highlighted recent district communications and recognition. The speaker said staff member Daniel Medina presented at a conference on cybersecurity titled "29 minutes to impact: using honeypots and canary tokens to beat the breakout clock," and described Medina as the district's "cyber security czar." The Superintendent also reported that the district won several national communications awards: the annual report and the branding and imaging package earned Awards of Excellence, Special Olympics photography received an Award of Excellence, and a submitted video received an Award of Merit. The Superintendent said the district will circulate further details about those awards.

On facilities, the Superintendent reported construction work is progressing: much of the demolition is wrapping up, abatement is nearly complete, and contractors hold weekly Wednesday meetings to walk the sites. The Superintendent identified a major schedule touchpoint at the end of June to assess whether the program remains on schedule and invited board members to visit the sites in July once abatement is finished and areas are safe for tours. The Superintendent also noted finishing work is underway at the Jefferson playground and that the floor "should be down" soon.

Administrators said they attended a school leader collaborative conference that included superintendents, principals and state schoolboard association representatives and returned with ideas about operationalizing the district strategic plan, mission and values. The Superintendent said the board will see a new vision and values in August and suggested staff and board members may be asked to participate in short quizzes and engagement activities to reinforce those priorities.

The Superintendent asked for volunteers to help prepare an application for a school governance award believed to be due around August 1 and requested help staffing the district's booth at the Taste of Park Ridge event on Thursday, July 9.

A motion to approve the consent agenda "for June 18th, 2026 as presented" was made and seconded (the transcript does not name the mover or the seconder). During roll call the following members were recorded as voting yes: Louis; Milligan; Kemple; Joe Jacus; Double Day; and Ranken. The motion passed.

The board adjourned that portion of the meeting with plans to provide more updates on construction progress and to share details about the communications awards and the governance-award application in coming weeks.