Andrea Cline for Park Ridge–Niles School District 64
Continue to Make District 64 a School District that Attracts Top Talent, Educators and Students
Andrea Cline is running for Park Ridge–Niles School District 64. She is looking to improve and support our schools through her leadership, community involvement, and career experience. Like many Park Ridge-Niles families, Andrea and her husband Bill moved here when their children were young, because of the reputation of D64. As products of public school systems themselves, they wanted the same type of quality education for their children that they experienced.
Andrea has worked with organizations throughout her professional career and volunteer gigs to develop and implement planning documents, including facilitating the creation of goals and mission statements, strategic and long-term plans, and implementation plans. She is an effective, efficient, organized leader that is running for School Board to support the superintendent and administrators manage the schools and allow the teachers teach, and the students to learn.
Making use of her extended network and work experience, Andrea makes connections, explores opportunities, develops plans, and works to understand all sides of an issue. She prides herself on listening and identifying common ground.
Andrea has been involved in the Park Ridge-Niles community since she moved here in 2013, spending her time serving on the Franklin Parent Teacher Association, Go Green Park Ridge, the Community Health Commission, the Sustainability Task Force, Chairing the Sustainability Commission, as a community member for the Park Ridge Park District Local Efficiency Committee, and a coach for the Neptunes Swim Team.
A Strong Passion for Leadership and Community Involvement
Continue to Support and Hold Accountable the Experts
Andrea believes that the School Board and the community need to let the experts do their job and will work hard to see that they have the resources and support needed to do just that. At the same time, she believes in accountability and will work with the experts to see student performance improve and that goals and metrics are met.
Oversee the Referendum Implementation
Andrea’s professional experience working on large infrastructure projects gives her insight into what questions need to be asked and metrics tracked to keep a large capital project under budget and on schedule.
Open Communication and Transparency
As part of holding our experts accountable, Andrea knows there needs to be transparency and open and clear communication. She will continue to uphold these values and work tirelessly to make sure that everyone has a seat at the table.
