CHICAGO — The Chicago Board of Education will vote on Chicago Public Schools' proposed budget on Thursday.

The district is presenting a budget that will close a $734 million budget gap. The district says its confident in this proposed budget.

Community hearings and a survey were issued to solicit input.

The district is submitting a $10.25 billion budget to the board of education, saying it aims to support continued academic growth and achievement from preschool through high school.

The budget gap sits at $734 million. The district says it found savings through a combinaton of central department and operational reductions and efficiences totaling $320 million. • applying $45 million in higher-than-projected evidence-based funding from the state • increasing the district’s fiscal TIF

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