Chicago Public Schools Fills Leadership Roles
“As a proud CPS graduate myself, I am excited to welcome two more CPS alums to our District leadership team,” said CPS CEO Pedro Martinez.
Charles Mayfield, Chief Operating Officer
Prior to serving in this role, Mayfield served as the District’s Chief Procurement Officer, where he was responsible for providing the highest quality and value of goods and services for the District. He oversaw vendor management services to schools and Central Office locations to ensure the District’s procurement practices were aligned with the District’s mission and values, including business diversity.
A graduate of CPS, Mayfield is an Air Force veteran and earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master of business administration from Southern Illinois University.
Dr. Terrycita Perry, Network Chief - Network 13
Dr. Perry is a proud CPS graduate. She later earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Chicago State University (CSU) with a concentration in special education and a masters degree in early childhood development, also from CSU. Dr. Perry received her educational leadership license from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a doctorate in educational leadership from Loyola University - Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is dedicated to providing a high-quality education to all students, beginning with the District’s free full-day preschool programming for four-year-old scholars and continuing through neighborhood, magnet and selective-enrollment elementary schools that provide a rigorous K-12 education with schools that specialize in the fine arts, world language and culture, dual language, STEM, International Baccalaureate (IB), classical programs, and more. The rising District-wide freshmen-on-track and high school graduation rates reflect the hard work of the CPS community, including families, staff, and students across 635 schools. CPS celebrates the diversity of its more than 322,000 students who cite 182 home languages. Learn more about CPS at www.cps.edu and connect with CPS on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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