March 2021

A Note From CPS Leadership Dear CPS Colleagues, Families, and Supporters, Tens of thousands of CPS students have safely returned to the classroom, and we want to ensure all interested families have the option to learn in person when the fourth quarter begins on April 19. The families of all students who have not yet returned to school — including high school students who we hope to bring back for the first time — have been sent opt-in forms. The deadline for opt-in forms has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, to provide families additional time to […]

Travel Guidance for Families Flyer – English Guía de Viajes para Familias durante COVID-19 – Español

CPS students may be eligible for Pandemic-EBT cards Your CPS students may be eligible for a Pandemic-EBT grocery card to purchase food. For each day that K-12 school children lack access to an in-school lunch, P-EBT provides eligible families with $6.82 in benefits per student, per day. These benefits are provided on a card that can be used like a debit card to purchase food at any grocery store that accepts LINK cards. Benefits will be issued starting in March but they will be retroactive to the start of the 2020-2021 school year; benefits will go through the end of […]

Dear CPS Colleagues, Families, and Supporters, Our schools grew even more energized this week as students in grades 6-8 returned to their classrooms for the first time in a year. This means that as of now, all elementary school students who want to learn in person, along with our students in cluster programs, are back in school where they belong. Even as we celebrate our students’ return, CPS remains focused on providing our high school students and students in academic centers with the option to return to school as well. Our high school reopening task force is meeting twice a […]

March 5, 2021 Dear Families, Chicago neighborhoods came alive this week as thousands of students in kindergarten through fifth grade returned to school for the first time in nearly a year. The excitement on their faces was infectious, and their voices brought a level of energy that has been absent from our schools for far too long. We are thrilled to finally offer our families the option for a safe return to in-person learning, and we look forward to welcoming back students in grades 6-8 this Monday, March 8. Beginning Monday, all CPS families, who have not yet returned to […]