Special Board Meeting

4655 South Dearborn St Chicago, IL 60609 (Directions)

Members of the Board of Education Olga Bautista Michilla Blaise Mary Gardner Debby Pope Frank Niles Thomas Dr. Rafael Yáñez NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING Enclosed is a copy of the Agenda for the Special Board Meeting to be held on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Colman CPS Administrative Office, 4655 South Dearborn, in the auditorium. Public will enter through door #3. The Board 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 cpsboe.org. Public Participation Guidelines are available on www.cpsboe.org. For the November 14, 2024 Special Board Meeting, advance registration to speak will be available beginning Tuesday, November 12th at 3:30 p.m. and will close on Wednesday, November 13th at 3:30 p.m. 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 will select 5 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: Online: www.cpsboe.org (recommended) Phone: (773) 553-1600 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 Tuesday, November 12th at 3:30 p.m. and will close on Wednesday, November 13th at 5:00 p.m. or until all slots are filled. Advance registration during this period is available by the following methods: Online: www.cpsboe.org (recommended) Phone: (773) 553-1600 Although Advance Registration is recommended, you can also register to observe a meeting on the day of a Board Meeting via: Same Day in Person Observer Registration: Colman CPS Administrative Office, 4655 South Dearborn Registration Time: Opens at 3:15 p.m. and will remain open for the duration of the Board Meeting Same Day, In-Person Observer Registrations are taken on a first come, first serve basis as seats become available. The Public Participation segment of the meeting will begin following the opening roll call and proceed for no more than 5 speakers for 10 minutes. Speakers selected through the lottery will receive instructions for Public Participation. Members of the public may submit written comments for Board of Education meetings via the Written Comments Form on the Board’s website at www.cpsboe.org or mailed to 1 N. Dearborn, Suite 950. Written comments received between the day the public agenda is posted through 5 p.m. the day after the Board of Education meeting will be submitted to the Board and posted within five (5) business days on our website at www.cpsboe.org. Provide written comments on this meeting using this form.

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