Public hearing
Chicago Public Schools
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
9:30 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. CDT
Location unavailable
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON WAIVER APPLICATION Prior to the regular Chicago Board of Education meeting, a Public Hearing will be held at 9:30 am - 10:00 am on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. CPS seeks to renew a food service waiver based on Section 34-21.3 of the School Code to use a request for bid or a request for proposal process in securing food services. To protect the public’s health in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as permitted by Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2020 – 44, the public will have access to the meeting via live stream at cpsboe.org, and the public participation will be held via an electronic platform. For this Public Hearing, advance registration to speak will be available beginning Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 1:30 pm and will close on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 5:00 pm or until all ten (10) slots have been filled, or whichever comes first. Advance registration during this period is available by the following methods: Online: www.cpsboe.org (recommended) Phone: (312) 989-7313 The Public Participation segment of the Public Hearing will conclude after the last person who has registered to speak has spoken, or at 10:00 a.m. whichever occurs first. Members of the public may submit written comments related to this waiver application via email at BOE@cps.edu or mailed to 1 N Dearborn, Suite 950 by 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
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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.