Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is now accepting applications for the next honorary student member of the Board of Education. Each year, an honorary student board member represents the interests and perspectives of all CPS students on a Board that makes decisions and shapes policies for the nation’s fourth largest school district.  The application process for the one-year term remains open until 5 p.m. Friday, April 26. All CPS rising 11th or 12th-grade students are encouraged to apply to serve for the 2024-25 school year through this Google form on the Board of Education’s website. To be eligible, a student must hold a 3.0 G.P.A. or above and demonstrate proven leadership experience.  If selected, the honorary student board member will:

• Represent the CPS student body at the Chicago Board of Education’s monthly meetings;

• Serve as an appointed member on a District-level student committee; and

• Receive a $1,000 scholarship towards their education at a two- or four-year college or university. 

The honorary student board member position was created by the Board in 1995 in recognition of the importance of student voices and the Board’s responsibility to the quality of education for the youth of our community.