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Communication RE: 2023-2024 Schedule of Special Education Advisory Committee Meetings - Board of Education City of Chicago

December 21, 2023

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION:

I am hereby submitting the 2023-2024 Schedule of Special Education Advisory Committee Meetings. The Special Education Advisory Committee Meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of every other month, unless otherwise noted.

The Special Education Advisory Committee Meetings will be held at various CPS school locations and will be held from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.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 meeting or virtually via an electronic platform. The public will have access to the meeting via live stream at www.cpsboe.org.

Advance registration to speak and observe will open the Monday preceding the Special Education Advisory Committee meeting at 10:30 a.m. and close Tuesday at 5:00 p.m., or until all slots are filled, unless otherwise noted. You can advance register via:

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 for no more than five (5) registered speakers for ten (10) minutes and in accordance with Public Participation guidelines. Special Education Advisory Committee Meetings will be live-streamed to the general public on the Board website (www.cpsboe.org). Public Participation Guidelines have been issued by the President of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago in accordance with Board Rule 2-4.1. These Guidelines are effective October 2023 and are available on www.cpsboe.org.

The Chicago Board of Education is committed to increased transparency and promoting additional opportunities for the public to provide their input at Board of Education meetings. To this end, members of the public who wish to submit written comments for 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 Board of Education meeting will be submitted to Board Members for their consideration.

Further, let the official record reflect that the 2023-2024 Planning Calendar has been prepared in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act and will be available for public distribution.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan J. Narrajos
Secretary