Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure setting up the process an elected Chicago school board, starting with the election of 10 members to a 21-seat board this November.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a measure that lays out the process for an elected school board in Chicago that begins with the city’s voters choosing 10 board members in November.
With the governor’s signature, potential candidates can begin circulating petitions March 26 for the November general election. At least 1,000 signatures from registered voters, but not more than 3,000, are required. The petitions are to be filed to election authorities from June 17 to June 24. Each of the 10 districts would be divided into two subdistricts, which in 2026 would hold elections for a fully-elected school board that would be seated in January 2027. Beginning with the 2032 general election, board seats would be up for election three times over a 10-year period, twice for four-year terms and then for a two-year term.
Some lawmakers who expressed concerns about the hybrid model said they worried about changes related to selective enrollment schools. The school board late last year passed a resolution to prioritize neighborhood schools over a five-year period and acknowledged that selective enrollment schools have exacerbated inequities in the education system.
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