2025-26 Renewal Public Hearing

Chicago Public Schools Board of Education / Office of Innovation and Incubation · January 8, 2026

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Hearing opened and procedures explained

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Hearing officer Margaret Fitzpatrick opened the public hearing called by the Office of Innovation and Incubation to receive testimony on renewal requests for seven charter operators. She described procedural rules (time limits, translation services, how to submit written comments by 01/09/2026 at 12:00 PM) and said she will prepare a summary for CPS staff and the Board; renewal decisions will be considered by Interim CEO/superintendent Dr. Macklin King and the Chicago Board of Education before the Feb. 26, 2026 board meeting.

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Chicago Public Schools held a public hearing on Jan. 8, 2026 to receive testimony on renewal requests for seven charter operators whose contracts expire June 30, 2026. School leaders, staff, parents, alumni and community partners delivered statements urging renewal lengths ranging from five to ten years; CPS staff will present a summary to the board before a vote scheduled for Feb. 26, 2026.

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