Report: Mayor Johnson to Appoint New CPS Board Member Ahead of Thursday's Budget Vote

Chicago Board of Education set to vote on budget, fill vacancy

The Chicago Board of Education is set to meet on Thursday to fill a vacancy and then vote on passage of its FY 2026 budget.

With payroll on the line, Chicago school board faces vote on budget and new member – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

Not passing a budget would hurt the district’s standing with the state, according to school finance experts, and could even hurt CPS’ ability to make payroll.

Report: Mayor Johnson to appoint new CPS board member ahead of Thursday's budget vote

Related video above: Pritzker says no extra state funds available for CPS CHICAGO (WGN) - Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to fill an empty seat on Chicago's school board ahead of Thursday's budget vote. A report from the Chicago Sun Times said Johnson will appoint Ángel Vélez as the school board's newest member. Vélez, a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant, has a doctorate in education policy, organization and leadership from the University …

Johnson to appoint new CPS board member ahead of tight budget vote

Mayor Brandon Johnson will fill an empty seat on Chicago’s school board before Thursday’s critical budget vote in which he needs the majority of members to commit to covering a controversial municipal pension payment.Ángel Vélez is a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant with a doctorate in education policy, organization and leadership, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He'll be sworn in at Thursday’s board meeting to rep…

With payroll on the line, Chicago school board faces vote on budget and new member

The Chicago Board of Education is set to appoint a new board member the same day as a scheduled vote on a budget for Chicago Public Schools’ upcoming fiscal year, capping months of debate over how to close a looming deficit while navigating lingering political tensions. The scheduled “oath of office,” according to an agenda posted two days prior, marks another shift in leadership for a body still grappling with the fallout from a mass resignatio…