The Chicago Board of Education voted Friday to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, clearing the way for the mayor to install a new leader after a monthslong power struggle.

The job status of Pedro Martinez, the chief executive of Chicago Public Schools, had been in doubt for months amid tension with Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Martinez will remain on the job for six more months, meaning CPS will continue contract talks with the teachers union under his leadership. Board president Sean Harden said he attended to provide support for the CPS team.