President of the Chicago Board of Education explained
Post: | President |
Body: | Chicago Board of Education |
Insigniasize: | 100px |
Incumbent: | Jianan Shi |
Incumbentsince: | July 26, 2023[1] |
The Chicago Board of Education is led by a president.[2] The current President of the Chicago Board of Education is Jianan Shi.
Since the 1995 Chicago School Reform Amendatory Act went into effect, the president has been directly appointed by the mayor of Chicago, rather than being elected among the members of the board.[3]
Beginning with the 2026 Chicago Board of Education elections, after which the Board of Education is slated to become an entirely-elected board, the president will be directly elected at-large by the city's voters.[4] It will be one of four at-large citywide elected offices in Chicago (alongside the mayor of Chicago, city clerk of Chicago, and city treasurer of Chicago).
Officeholders
Chairmen of the Chicago Board of School Inspectors (1840–1857)
Until 1857, the head of the school board was known as the "chairman of the Chicago Board of School Inspectors" Written records of the board prior to 1840 are incomplete.[5]
Name | Tenure | Notes | Citation |
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| William Jones | 1840–1843 | | |
| J. Young Scammon | 1843–1845 | | |
| William Jones | 1845–1848 | | |
| E. S. Kimberly | 1848 | | |
| unknown | 1849 | | |
| Henry Smith | 1850–1851 | | |
| William Jones | 1851–1852 | | |
| Flavel Moseley | 1852–1853 | | |
| William H. Brown | 1853–1854 | | |
| Flavel Moseley | 1854–1857 | | |
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Presidents of the Chicago Board of Education (1857–1995)
Presidents of the Chicago Board of Education (1999–present)
Name | Tenure | Notes | Citation |
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| Gery Chico | 1999–2001 | Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley | |
| Michael Scott Sr. | 2001–2006 | Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley | [81] [82] |
| Rufus Williams | 2006–2009 | Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley | [83] |
| Michael Scott Sr. | 2009 | Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley; died in office | [84] |
| Mary Richardson-Lowry | 2010–2011 | Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley | [85] |
| David J. Vitale | 2011–2015 | Appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel | [86] [87] |
| Frank M. Clark | 2016–2019 | Appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel | [88] [89] |
| Miguel del Valle | 2019–2023 | Appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot | [90] |
| Jianan Shi | 2023-present | Appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson | | |
Notes and References
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