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City of Chicago School District 299 board meeting, Jun 25, 2026

4 h 47 min · 31 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Chicago Board of Education approves Chicago Public Schools legislative agenda 16⁠-⁠0 4:31:25

  • Speakers at public comment raised cuts to school staffing, including assistant principal positions, and the future of the Chi Arts conservatory program. 1:40:52
  • District budget officials told the board the projected FY27 budget deficit is upwards of $700 million and said the plan is to bring the full budget to the board for a vote on July 30th. 3:15:30
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and roll call 0:01
    • An announcement said the next board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 30th, 2026 at 10:30 AM. 0:01
    • The roll call recorded 15 members present and a quorum. ~3:23
  2. Recognition of multilingual parent council 8:49
    • The district recognized the Chicago Multilingual Parent Council for advocacy supporting education for multilingual families. 8:49
    • A council representative said 388 schools have a bilingual advisory committee and that council meetings have brought together more than 600 parents. 18:36
  3. Superintendent and operations remarks 43:07
    • The chief operations officer said the student transportation services team routed 14,602 students this year and the nutrition services team served 43.7 million meals this school year. 43:12
    • The chief operations officer said 279 capital construction projects, representing an investment of approximately $290 million, were being advanced this summer. 43:12
    • The superintendent said the district will not limit instructional time next year based on the budget and is hosting 5 community budget feedback sessions. 1:04:36
  4. Board member comments on agenda items 1:13:47
    • A board member said a resolution on Chi Arts submitted in the proper time frame was not placed on the agenda and asked that it be on the next agenda. 1:14:05
    • A board member asked about the removal of the Safari renewal from the agenda, and a district staff member said students will not have access to Skyline starting July 1st. 1:18:33
    • A board member said they were frustrated with the pace of getting the Black Student Achievement Committee online. 1:22:26
  5. Public participation 1:27:22
    • A union speaker said the district could cancel up to 2 weeks of the school year to meet the budget gap, and another said the budget cut 120 assistant principal positions. 1:31:07
    • A union speaker asked the board not to approve any budget that fails to bring lunchroom workers up to a $40,000 per year minimum. 1:46:11
    • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to restore staffing at their schools and to preserve the Arabic program at Lincoln Park High School and the Chi Arts conservatory model. 1:50:14
  6. Recess 3:08:10
    • A board member moved that the board take a 30-minute recess. 3:08:20
  7. FY27 finance update 3:09:29
    • The acting chief budget officer said the projected FY27 budget deficit is upwards of $700 million. 3:15:30
    • The acting chief financial officer said $900 million must be paid in FY27 on existing debt and that the goal is to bring the budget, tax levy and short-term borrowing authorization to the board on July 30th. 3:36:31
    • Asked how many schools lost foundational AP positions, a staff member said 121 schools did not get allocated the AP and all but 40 were able to purchase one back using discretionary funding. 4:01:32
  8. Minutes and public agenda items 4:22:06
    • The board voted on records of proceedings from May meetings and a slate of items including an amendment to the non-discrimination policy. 4:23:18
    • The speaker reading the items said the amendment to the comprehensive non-discrimination harassment and retaliation policy was necessary to ensure educational access regardless of citizenship or immigration status. 4:25:13
    • The minutes and the slate of items were each adopted 16 ayes, 0 nays. 4:24:18
  9. Closed session minutes 4:30:07
    • A board member moved to adopt the closed session minutes of May 13, 2026, May 19, 2026, and May 28, 2026 and keep them confidential. 4:30:11
  10. District legislative agenda 4:31:25
    • A board member said the agenda lacked accountability for the city and county but said they would still vote for it. 4:33:19
    • A board member said the timing of passing a legislative agenda after session is over was questionable. 4:35:39
    • Another board member said they supported the agenda and that it should be a living document. 4:36:14
  11. Closed session 4:42:32
    • A board member moved to go into closed session under Section 2C of the Open Meetings Act. 4:42:40
  12. General counsel items 4:43:55

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