Nutrition Waiver Hearing + Board of Education
Chicago Public SchoolsRemote
This is a remote assignment; meeting proceedings will be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/c/ChiPubSchools/videos. The video may not appear until the meeting goes live so you may need to refresh your Internet tab.
For the purpose of this assignment you will document:
- 9:30 a.m.: Nutrition waiver public hearing
- 10:30 a.m.: Chicago Board of Education meeting
Please note that Chicago Board of Education meetings tend to run quite long (think ~5 hours). If you are selected for this assignment please schedule accordingly.
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Reporting
Agency Information
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.
