President of the Chicago Board of Education

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President of Chicago Board of Education
Incumbent
Sean Harden
since December 11, 2024

The Chicago Board of Education is led by a president. [1]

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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. [2]

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. [3] 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" [4] Written records of the board prior to 1840 are incomplete. [5]

NameTenureNotesCitation
William Jones1840–1843 [5]
Jonathan Young Scammon (1812-1890) (1).png J. Young Scammon 1843–1845 [5]
William Jones1845–1848 [5]
E. S. Kimberly1848 [5]
unknown1849 [5]
Henry Smith1850–1851 [5]
William Jones1851–1852 [5]
Flavel Moseley 1852–1853 [5]
William H. Brown1853–1854 [5]
Flavel Moseley 1854–1857 [5]

Presidents of the Chicago Board of Education (1857–1995)

NameTenureNotesCitation
Flavel Moseley 1857–1858 [5]
Luther Haven1858–1860 [5]
John Clark Dore (1822-1900) (3x4a).png John Clark Dore 1860–1861 [5] [4]
John H. Foster 1861–1862 [5] [4]
Walternewberry (1).jpg Walter Loomis Newberry 1863 [5]
Charles N. Holden (1) (3x4a).png Charles N. Holden January 1, 1864–September 1, 1866 [5] [6]
George C. Clarke1867 [5]
Lorenz Brentano 1878 (1).jpg Lorenzo Brentano 1868 [6] [5]
John Wentworth or S. A. Briggs1869Sources differ as to whether Wentworth or Briggs was board president in 1869 [6] [5]
William H. King Illinois S-l1600 (3x4).jpg William H. King 1869–1870 [5]
Eben F. Runyan.jpg Eben F. Runyan1870–1872 [5]
William H. King Illinois S-l1600 (3x4).jpg William H. King 1872–1874 [5]
John H. Richberg1874–1876 [5]
W. K. Sullivan1876–1878 [5]
William Harvey Wells (1).jpg William H. Wells 1878–1880 [5]
Martin Delany1880–1882 [5]
Norman Bridge1882–1883 [5]
Adolf Kraus (1).png Adolf Kraus 1883–1884 [5]
James R. Doolittle Jr. 1884–1885 [5]
Adolf Kraus (1).png Adolf Kraus 1885–1886 [5]
Allan C. Story1886–1888 [5]
Graeme Stewart (14787989243).jpg Graeme Stewart1888–1889 [5]
William G. Beale1889–1890 [5]
Louis Nettlehorst1890–1891 [5]
John McLaren1891–1893 [7] [8] [9]
A S Trude Illinois Political Directory (3x4a).jpg A. S. Trude 1893–1895 [7] [10]
Daniel R. Cameron1895–1896 [11] [12]
Edward G. Halle1896–1898 [13] [14] [15]
Graham H. Harris1898–1902 [16] [17]
Clayton Mark 1902–1905 [18]
Edward Milton Tilden Dbf411.jpg Edward Tilden1905–1906 [19] [20]
Emil W. Ritter1906–1907 [21] [22]
Otto C. Schneider1907–1909 [23] [24]
Alfred R. Urion1909–1910 [25] [23]
James Burton "J. B." McFatrich1910–1912 [25] [26]
Peter Reinberg (1).jpeg Peter Reinberg 1912−1914 [26] [27]
Michael J. Collins1914–1915 [28] [29]
Jacob M Loeb (1).jpg Jacob Loeb 1915–1917 [30] [31]
Edwin S. Davis (1).jpg Edwin S. Davis1917–1922 [32] [30]
Dr. John Dill Robertson May 4, 1915 (1).jpg John Dill Robertson 1922–1923 [33] [34] [35] [36]
Charles Moderwell circa 1930 (a).jpg Charles Moderwell 1923–1925 [37] [38]
Edward B. Ellicott 1925–1926 Died in office [39] [40]
Julius F. Smietanka acting1926–1927Served on acting basis [41] [42]
Walter J. Raymer criticizes opponents of William McAndrew during administrative hearing against McAndrew (November 1927) (3x4).jpg Walter J. Raymer 1927 [42]
J. Lewis Coath 1927–1928 [43]
H. Wallace Caldwell 1928–1930 [44] [45]
Lewis E. Myers 1930–1933 [44] [46]
James B. McCahey1933–1948 [47] [48]
Charles J. Whipple1947–1948 [49] [50]
William B. Traynor1948–1955 [51]
Sargent Shriver 1961 (cropped 3x4).jpg Sargent Shriver 1955–1960 [52]
Thomas L. Marshall1960–1961 [53]
William G. Caples 1961–1962 [54]
Clair Roddewig (South Dakota Attorney General).jpg Clair Roddewig 1962–1964 [55]
Frank M. Whiston1964–1970 [56]
John D. Carey1970–1979 [57] [58]
Catherine Rohter1979–1980 [58] [59] [60]
Kenneth B. Smith 1980–1981 [61] [62]
Raul Villalobos1981–1983 [63] [64]
Sol Brandzel1983–1984 [65] [66]
George Munoz, OPIC President and CEO.jpg George Muñoz 1984–1987 [67] [68]
Frank Gardner1987–1989 [69] [70]
James Compton interim1989–1990Served on an interim basis [71] [72]
Clinton Bristow Jr. 1990–1992 [73] [74]
Florence Cox1992–1993 [73] [75]
D. Sharon Gant1993–1995 [76] [77]

Chairmen of the School Reform Board of Trustees (1995–1999)

NameTenureNotesCitation
Chico (5433855145).jpg Gery Chico 1995–1999Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley [78] [79] [80]

Presidents of the Chicago Board of Education (1999–present)

NameTenureNotesCitation
Chico (5433855145).jpg Gery Chico 1999–2001Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley [78] [80]
Michael Scott Sr. 2001–2006Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley [81] [82]
Rufus Williams2006–2009Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley [83]
Michael Scott Sr. 2009Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley; died in office [82] [84]
Mary Richardson-Lowry2010–2011Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley [85]
David J. Vitale2011–2015Appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel [86] [87]
Frank M. Clark 2016–2019Appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel [88] [89]
Miguel Del Valle (3400009858) (2).jpg Miguel del Valle 2019–2023Appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot [90]
Jianan Shi2023–2024Appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson [91]
Mitchell Johnson2024Appointed by Mayor Johnson, served one week before resigning over controversies [92]
Sean Harden2024– presentAppointed by Mayor Johnson [93]

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