Dr. Erick Pruitt, currently the deputy chief of high schools for Chicago Public Schools Dr. Chace Ramey, currently the chief operating officer in Iowa City Community School District Dr. Harold Brian Yearwood, currently the chief operations officer for Manor Independent School District in Manor, Texas Ray & Associates, the firm hired by the district to run the candidate search, moderated the forum. The forum included questions from the public that were previously submitted for each candidate to answer. These questions regarded important topics such as how each candidate will get to know CPS students and staff, as well as what their leadership will look like.