Chicago Public Schools operates as a complex public institution managing education delivery, facilities, and support services across a sprawling urban district. The tech stack (Oracle Fusion Cloud, Google Classroom, Salesforce, Power BI, SAS) reflects a hybrid cloud migration—actively adopting Oracle ERP Cloud while replacing legacy E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft—combined with classroom tools and analytics infrastructure. Hiring velocity is accelerating across 789 open roles, heavily weighted toward education staff (583 positions) but with meaningful staffing in ops, data, security, and healthcare, signaling organizational scaling beyond core instruction.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Health Officer, School Athletic Director, Chief Intergovernmental Affairs, Chief of Schools, Head Start Liaison
Chicago Public Schools is the third-largest school district in the United States, serving over 340,000 students across more than 600 schools. The district employs over 10,000 staff across teaching, administrative, support, and specialized roles. The organization is actively implementing student-focused initiatives around attendance, counseling, restorative justice, and after-school programming while managing operational challenges including compliance, facilities maintenance, and administrative burden reduction. Current priorities include data-informed strategy implementation, professional development at scale, and school reopening protocols.
CPS uses Oracle Fusion Cloud, Google Classroom, JAMF Pro for device management, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Power BI, SAS, SQL, Python, and R. The district is actively migrating to Oracle ERP Cloud and replacing legacy Oracle E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft systems.
Key initiatives include improving student attendance, implementing comprehensive school counseling, reducing vandalism, building restorative justice capacity, providing professional development, and reducing administrative burden on educators. The district is also emphasizing data-informed strategy implementation.
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