Sendhil Revuluri

Criticized CPS budgets built on one-time fixes and said the board must acknowledge the district’s $732 million deficit, set priorities, listen to families, and make difficult fiscal decisions earlier.

May 13, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: sendhilforcps.com · researched July 18, 2026

Moved a resolution, adopted 7-0, that gave the Chicago schools inspector general power to investigate reports of sexual misconduct against students. It also required monthly reports to the board and a review of past cases going back to 2000.

June 24, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for a new Chicago Public Schools open-records policy that replaced the district's 2010 policy (Board Report 20-0422-PO1). The new policy matched the state Freedom of Information Act, simplified the wording for the public, and spelled out staff duties for answering requests. The board approved it 7-0.

April 22, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to adopt an interim board rule granting emergency authority during a declared state of emergency.

March 25, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to authorize up to $432 million in general-obligation refunding bonds to refinance outstanding school-district debt.

July 24, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Criticized CPS budgets built on one-time fixes and said the board must acknowledge the district’s $732 million deficit, set priorities, listen to families, and make difficult fiscal decisions earlier.

May 13, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: sendhilforcps.com · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against authorizing $5 million in planning, pre-design, and design work for the proposed Near South high school.

September 28, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against leasing Chicago Housing Authority land for construction of a new Near South high school.

September 28, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against purchasing South Wabash Avenue property for the proposed Near South high school for $10.3188 million.

September 28, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted yes, 3-2, to renew the Chicago school board's agreement with the city and raise the board's payment into the pension fund for non-teaching school employees from $100 million to $175 million for fiscal year 2023.

May 25, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to authorize up to $1.25 billion in educational-purpose tax-anticipation warrants and notes for FY2022 cash flow.

July 28, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to adopt Chicago Public Schools’ FY2022 operating budget.

July 28, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to authorize up to $585 million in general-obligation bonds and refunding bonds for capital improvements and refinancing.

October 28, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to approve a $1,287,377 agreement with Chicago's family services department to fund programs for young children in ZIP codes hit hardest by COVID-19. The board approved it 6-0.

October 28, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted to adopt Chicago Public Schools’ FY2021 operating budget.

August 26, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to authorize up to $1.25 billion in educational-purpose tax-anticipation warrants and notes for FY2021 cash flow.

August 26, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted yes, 7-0, to give Chicago Public Schools officials emergency authority for the COVID-19 outbreak, including spending up to $75 million and issuing large purchase orders, with monthly reports back to the board.

March 25, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to authorize up to $432 million in general-obligation refunding bonds to refinance outstanding school-district debt.

July 24, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for a new school-resource-officer agreement with the Chicago Police Department.

July 27, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted for a new automated-external-defibrillator policy for district facilities.

December 15, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to ratify the second and final renewal of the district’s school-resource-officer agreement with Chicago police.

September 22, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted 4–2 to renew the district’s school-resource-officer agreement with Chicago police for one year.

August 26, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against a motion to terminate the district’s intergovernmental agreement with Chicago police for school resource officers; the termination motion failed 3–4.

June 24, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Argued that the Board of Education—not the mayor—must lead the CEO search, define the superintendent’s mandate, and evaluate candidates against a student-success strategy.

March 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: sendhilforcps.com · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for an updated Chicago school district policy on waiving school fees, which spells out which charges are covered and lets students in free-lunch programs or families facing hardship skip them (Board Report 22-1207-PO1). It passed 6-0.

December 7, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted for a new comprehensive mental-health and suicide-prevention policy.

March 23, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted for a new collection-development policy for school libraries.

February 23, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved adoption of a Chicago school board resolution ordering the district to give bus service first to students with disabilities and students in temporary housing during the driver shortage. The board approved it 5-0.

December 15, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted for a new district physical-education policy.

October 27, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to adopt Chicago Public Schools’ FY2022 operating budget.

July 28, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted for an interim remote-education policy.

June 23, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to approve a $1,287,377 agreement with Chicago's family services department to fund programs for young children in ZIP codes hit hardest by COVID-19. The board approved it 6-0.

October 28, 2020Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted for the resolution he helped draft requiring a community-engaged plan to phase out school resource officers and develop alternative safe-and-supportive school environments.

August 26, 2020Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted for a consolidated chronic-conditions management policy replacing separate diabetes, asthma, and food-allergy policies.

June 24, 2020Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted for COVID-era rules on algebra competency and course placement.

June 24, 2020Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for a resolution urging Congress to provide additional federal education aid to offset COVID-19’s financial effects on public schools.

May 27, 2020Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for temporary elementary-school promotion rules responding to COVID-19 disruptions.

May 27, 2020Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Helped lead the Suburban Cook County Mathematics Initiative at the University of Illinois Chicago, a collaborative teaching-and-learning program that the official board biography says benefited more than 40,000 students in 40 public school districts.

June 26, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for a new Student Online Personal Protection policy.

January 27, 2021Supports Data Privacy

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to extend the district’s minority- and women-owned business remedial participation program.

December 7, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted to extend the district’s remedial program for minority- and women-owned business participation in construction, goods, and services.

December 15, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for an expanded interim policy covering nondiscrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and retaliation.

July 22, 2020Supports Civil Rights

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to authorize up to $585 million in general-obligation bonds and refunding bonds for capital improvements and refinancing.

October 28, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Announced endorsements from U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, Chicago education and youth leaders, and current or former school-board members from districts across the country.

October 15, 2025

Source: sendhilforcps.com · researched July 18, 2026

Cast the sole vote against extending broad FY2023 COVID-19 emergency expenditure and administrative authority; the resolution passed 6–1.

June 22, 2022

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted for a resolution backing Chicago Public Schools' COVID-19 rules: masks for all students and staff, testing for unvaccinated employees, and keeping infected or exposed people home. It also kept the CEO's power to change those rules. The board approved it 6 to 0.

February 23, 2022

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to appoint Pedro Martinez as Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer and delegate contract-negotiation authority.

September 22, 2021

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved and voted to ratify a collective-bargaining agreement with SEIU Local 1.

August 25, 2021

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Abstained on the final FY2022 capital-improvement plan while voting for the separate FY2022 operating budget.

July 28, 2021

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Chaired the Board of Education’s Finance and Audit Committee during a public review of FY2021 finances, federal COVID relief, enrollment trends, and the district’s long-term financial outlook.

January 27, 2021

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for an updated Chicago school district policy on charter school buildings that let charter leases run up to 10 years instead of 7 (Board Report 20-0923-PO1). It passed 7-0.

September 23, 2020

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to waive the Illinois Assessment of Readiness requirement in the accelerated-placement policy during COVID-19.

August 26, 2020

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Abstained on the resolution adopting the final FY2021 capital-improvement plan; the plan was adopted by the other six members present.

August 26, 2020

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Abstained when the board reconsidered and adopted the new School Quality Rating Policy later in the same meeting.

June 26, 2019

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against the initial motion to replace Chicago Public Schools’ existing accountability rules with a new School Quality Rating Policy; the motion initially failed.

June 26, 2019

Source: cpsboe.org · researched July 18, 2026

Submitted a Honeywell shareholder proposal seeking semiannual public reporting, board oversight, and itemized disclosure of direct and indirect corporate political spending; Honeywell recommended a vote against it.

April 23, 2012

Source: sec.gov · researched July 18, 2026