Planning calendar

The Chicago Board of Education holds its monthly Agenda Review Committee meeting on the third Wednesday of each month and monthly Board meeting on the fourth Thursday of each month, unless otherwise indicated.  Members of the public are welcome to present during the public participation portion of the meeting.

Due to damages from flooding and upcoming renovations to accommodate the new Elected School Board to the CPS Loop Office, Garden Level, Board Room, Agenda Review Committee meetings and Board meetings will be held at various locations until further notice and will begin at 10:30 a.m., unless otherwise noted. 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 www.cpsboe.org.

Advance registration for Agenda Review Committee meeting to speak will open the Monday preceding the Agenda Review Committee meeting at 10:30 a.m. and close Tuesday at 5:00 p.m., or until all slots are filled, unless otherwise noted. Advance registration during this period is available by the following methods:

Advance registration for the Board meeting to speak will open the Tuesday preceding the Board meeting at 10:30 a.m. and close Wednesday at 5:00 p.m., or until all slots are filled, unless otherwise noted. Advance registration during this period is available by the following methods:

• Online: www.cpsboe.org (recommended)
• Phone: (773) 553-1600

The Public Participation segment of the meeting will begin as indicated in the meeting agenda and proceed in accordance with Public Participation guidelines. Agenda Review Committee meetings and Board meetings will be live-streamed to the general public on the Board website (www.cpsboe.org). 

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.

The Chicago Board of Education is committed to increased transparency and promoting additional opportunities for the public to provide their input at Agenda Review Committee meetings and Board of Education meetings. To this end, members of the public who wish to submit written comments for Agenda Review Committee and/or Board of Education meetings can do so via the Written Comments Form on Board website at cpsboe.org. Written comments received between the posting of the public agenda and notice through 5 p.m. the day after the meeting will be submitted to Board Members for their consideration.

Further, let the official record reflect that the 2024-2025 Planning Calendar has been prepared in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act and will be available for public distribution.

Updated July 18, 2024