CPS board members accuse Mayor Brandon Johnson of ‘sabotage’ in CEO search

Is CPS superintendent search ‘on track’ or ‘stalled’? Depends who you ask on school board

The president of the Chicago Board of Education says the board is on track to find a permanent superintendent by the start of next school year.But not everyone seems to agree: six of the 21 board members said in a statement that the process has “stalled and major decisions have been put on hold.”The letter, first made public by the Chicago Tribune and Chalkbeat, and later provided to the Chicago Sun-Times, was signed by elected members Jessica B…

Chicago Board of Education Members Allege ‘Sabotage’ From Mayor Brandon Johnson in Ongoing CPS CEO Search – WTTW (Chicago)

In their statement, the elected members of the school board said they are “extremely disappointed” in Johnson and his handpicked board members whom they claim have “chosen to sabotage the process. ... This dysfunction has real consequences. CPS faces tremendous immediate challenges — shifting enrollment, budget shortfalls, federal attacks on our funding and our families, and the struggle to create a more equitable system."

Some School Board Members Claim ‘Sabotage’ As Chicago Schools And CEO Search Firm Part Ways

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CPS board members accuse Mayor Brandon Johnson of ‘sabotage’ in CEO search

A group of six Chicago Public Schools board members blasted Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday, accusing City Hall of sabotaging a professional search for a new head of the school district. The board members announced on Thursday that the contract between the Alma Advisory Group, the firm leading the search for a new CEO, was terminated. “We are extremely disappointed that the mayor and his appointees on the Board have chosen to sabotage the proc…