Thursday, October 8 - Agenda Review Standing Committee Meeting - Operations

The Chicago Public Schools Operations Standing Committee met October 8, 2026 (the metadata timestamp is October 9). The committee unanimously recommended renewing the pharmacy benefits management agreement with Caremark PCS Health LLC (CVS Caremark) for $444,642,000, serving more than 80,000 employees and dependents; the renewal period begins January 1, 2027. CPS noted approximately $60 million annually in prescription-drug rebates and described joint purchasing with other Chicago public agencies. The committee also unanimously recommended extending the district’s software purchasing agreements with CDW Government and SHI International through November 30, 2027, increasing the authorized amount by $26 million, from $28 million to $54 million. The extension is intended to maintain access to software and related technology services while CPS completes a competitive reseller RFP.

The committee considered an amendment to CPS’s property-owner and tenant relocation assistance policy, including a $1,000–$5,000 range for an alternative moving-expense allowance for eligible for-profit entities, and recommended it advance to the board. It also unanimously recommended opening the revised search and seizure policy for public comment; that item concerns school safety practices, not a procurement. For furniture, accessories, design, reconfiguration, and repair services, staff requested renewal of agreements with 11 vendors for $16 million over four years, compared with $25.6 million under the previous agreements. The transcript records a motion and vote to take recommendations but cuts off before the committee’s recommendation on this furniture item is stated.