A few members of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s newly elected Board of Education sat down to discuss their vision for the board and the Chicago Public Schools over the next 16 months.
that Jianan Shi will serve as the board’s next president, alongside new members Mariela Estrada, Mary Fahey Hughes, Rudy Lozano, Michelle Morales and Tanya D. Woods. They are set to begin their terms this month. Current member Elizabeth Todd-Breland will remain on the board.
Since 2019, Shi has led the parent advocacy group Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education — an organization that has received funding in the past from the Chicago Teachers Union’s foundation. Johnson, a former union organizer, also received extensive backing from the CTU during his mayoral campaign.
“Either we’re parents, we’ve served on , we were students or we were educators,” Morales said. “And I think that’s an exciting element and component to this new board and this new board makeup.” Jianan Shi: “I think there’s a lot to revisit. I think there’s a lot to improve on and actually have real conversations around what public safety is. I think there’s a lot to improve upon, whether it’s the whole school safety committee meetings that are happening every year, whether it is how the engagement is done, whether it’s the plans that are made. I think there are a lot of conversations that still need to be had.
“I think it’s that prospective, that we all are looking forward to redefining what does public safety look like in schools? What does it look like for a 5-year-old versus a 15-year-old? … The goal from my heart, certainly, is that every child be afforded to learn in a place that is safe and is healthy. Every parent should be afforded to know that their child can go to school in a safe and loving environment. How we get there together, that remains to be seen.
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