Budget Public Hearings

Monday, July 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM

CPS Loop Office
42 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60602
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Advance registration for speakers and observers opens July 15 at 5:00 PM.

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                                                                                                        PUBLIC HEARINGS
                                                                        FY27 BUDGET FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR
                                                                                       CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION
                                                                   (COMMONLY KNOWN AS “CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS”)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Public notice is hereby given by the Chicago Board of Education that it has prepared a FY27 Budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year in tentative form, and that five (5) copies thereof, available for public inspection, have been filed and are now on file in the Office of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (commonly known as “Chicago Public Schools”), 42 W. Madison Street, Garden Level, Chicago, Illinois 60602 and available at www.cps.edu/budget and that said Board of Education will hold two (2) Public Hearings upon said Budget on Monday, July 20th, 2026.

Date: Monday, July 20, 2026
Hearing Time:  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Board Room 42 W. Madison Street, Garden Level 
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Date: Monday, July 20, 2026 
Hearing Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm 
Board Room 42 W. Madison Street, Garden Level
Chicago, Illinois 60602 

Registered speakers who wish to present during Public Participation may have the option to participate in person at the location of the Public Hearing or virtually via an electronic platform. The public will have access to the meeting via live stream at www.cpsboe.org.

For these two Public Hearings, advance registration to speak will begin on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm and will close on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm. Anyone interested in speaking can sign up. After the 24-hour registration period, a lottery will randomly select a set number of speakers from those who registered. For example, if 100 people register, the lottery might select 15 of them to speak. This process gives everyone a fair chance to address the Board. Advance registration during this period is available by the following methods:

To ensure equity of access to address the Board, an individual may not speak at back-to-back meetings and more than one meeting per month.  If you register for back-to-back meetings and more than one meeting per month, you will not be included for that meeting lottery. In the event an individual registers to speak at a consecutive meeting, the individual will not be called to address the Board.

Advance registration to observe will also be available beginning Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm and will close on Thursday, July 16, 2026  at 5:00 pm or until all slots are filled. Advance registration during this period is available by the following methods:

The Public Participation segment of the Public Hearings will conclude after the presentation, or at 2:30 pm for the first hearing on July 20th, and 6:00 pm for the second hearing on July 20th, whichever occurs first.

Members of the public may submit written comments related to the FY27 Tentative Budget via the Written Comments Form on the Board’s website at www.cpsboe.org or mailed to 42 W. Madison Street, Garden Level by 5:00 pm July 21, 2026.

Dated at Chicago, Illinois
July 15, 2026
Chicago Board of Education
By:  /s/ Sean B. Harden
President
Attest:  /s/ Susan J. Narrajos 
Secretary

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