Maureen Kelleher

This morning, the Chicago Tribune reports that the school board is divided over whether the interim leader of the Chicago Public Schools should be chosen from current district leadership or come from City Hall. Both the Tribune and Chalkbeat Chicago previously reported that the board is interviewing five potential candidates

Last week, the Chicago Public Schools released school-level budgets that paint a rosier financial situation than warranted. Principals and LSCs have two weeks to finalize budgets, but may have to re-do them in July.

While Mayor Brandon Johnson has mentioned two people he might like to see lead Chicago Public Schools, neither holds a superintendent's license. Meanwhile, at least four central office staffers have the credential plus key experience as stated in the job description.

Last week, Board Rule looked at what's happening with the superintendent/CEO search. Since then, a first round of community forums has been announced. Here's the schedule so far: To keep up on all things related to the superintendent search, bookmark the Chicago Board of Education&

This month, each elected school board member will hold a forum in his or her district for community members to give input on the superintendent search. An online survey and focus groups are also in the works.

Key items on today's Chicago Board of Education agenda: charter schools and superintendent search.