Board of Education

Chicago Public Schools
Education

Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
10:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. CDT

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4655 S Dearborn St Auditorium Chicago, IL 60609 (Directions)

Jianan Shi President, and Members of the Board of Education Mariela Estrada Mary Fahey Hughes Rudy Lozano, Jr. Michelle Morales Elizabeth Todd-Breland Tanya D. Woods Enclosed is a copy of the Agenda for the Board Meeting to be held on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at Colman CPS Administrative Office, 4655 South Dearborn, in the auditorium. Attendees can park in the parking lot located on the State Street side and enter through door #3. The Board President and the Chief Executive Officer have determined that registered speakers who wish to present during Public Participation may have the option to participate in person at the location of the Board meeting or virtually via an electronic platform. The public will have access to the meeting via live stream at cpsboe.org. Public Participation Guidelines are available on www.cpsboe.org. For the August 29, 2024 Board Meeting advance registration to speak will be available beginning Tuesday, August 27 th at 10:30 a.m. and will close on Wednesday, August 28 th at 5:00 p.m., or until all slots are filled. Advance registration during this period is available by the following methods: Online: www.cpsboe.org (recommended) Phone: (773) 553-1600 To ensure equity of access to address the Board, an individual may not speak at two (2) consecutive meetings. In the event an individual registers to speak at a consecutive meeting, the individual will not be called to address the Board. Advance registration to observe will also be available beginning Tuesday, August 27 th at 10:30 a.m. and will close on Wednesday, August 28 th at 5:00 p.m., or until all slots are filled. Advance registration during this period is available by the following methods: Online: www.cpsboe.org (recommended) Phone: (773) 553-1600 Although Advance Registration is recommended, you can also register to observe a meeting on the day of a Board Meeting via: Same Day in Person Observer Registration: Colman CPS Administrative Office, 4655 S. Dearborn St., Door #3 Registration Time: Opens at 10:15 a.m. and will remain open for the duration of the Board Meeting Same Day, In-Person Observer Registrations are taken on a first come, first serve basis as seats become available. The Public Participation segment of the meeting will begin following the Committee Updates and proceed for no more than 30 registered speakers for sixty minutes. Registered speakers will receive instructions for Public Participation. Members of the public may submit written comments for Board of Education meetings via the Written Comments Form on the Board’s website at www.cpsboe.org or mailed to 1 N. Dearborn, Suite 950. Written comments received between the day the public agenda is posted through 5 p.m. the day after the Board of Education meeting will be submitted to the Board and posted within five (5) business days on our website at www.cpsboe.org. The complete, final Agenda of Actions from the July 17, 2024 Agenda Review Committee meeting and the July 25, 2024 Board meeting is on our website: http://www.cpsboe.org/meetings/past-meetings.

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Chicago Public Schools

The Chicago Board of Education is charged with governing the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), setting policies, governing operations, and charting the direction of current and future programs.

A list of board members (with headshots) is here. Board members are currently appointed by the mayor. In 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law that will gradually transition to a 21-member elected school board over the course of 2024-2027.

A list of CPS executive leadership is here.

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