CPS Parent Info and Updates

Dear CPS Families,  To help our students and families prepare for the first day of school on September 8, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is partnering with Google for Education to provide virtual, real-time trainings for families as they get ready for the new school year. All CPS staff and students will be using Google Education Suite this fall, and these trainings will help you support your child with online learning. At-home learning will work best if all educators, students, and families feel confident using Google Education Suite tools. Beginning Thursday, September 3, 2020, CPS and Google Education will offer families […]

Dear CPS Families and Staff, CPS and the City of Chicago are surveying families to better understand who may need help this fall finding a safe space for their children during traditional school hours.  As we assess parental needs throughout the city, we are evaluating opportunities to provide potential support with child supervision for families who have school-age children under 14 years of age. Families who live in high-need communities or transitional housing will be prioritized. We are currently evaluating potential opportunities to establish sites across the city where families can register their children to attend during remote learning days. […]

OAE Community Engagement Session on EL Gifted Policy ¡Atención padres de estudiantes in los programas de EL Gifted de Greeley, Orozco y Pulaski! Participa con la Oficina de Acceso y Matrícula en nuestra sesión sobre las políticas del programa EL Gifted. Analizaremos las políticas actuales y reuniremos comentarios para considerar las futuras políticas. Attention parents of students in the EL Gifted programs at Greeley, Orozco and Pulaski! Please join the Office of Access and Enrollment in a community engagement session on the EL Gifted Policy. We will look at the current policy and gather feedback to help inform future policy […]

CPS Final Reopening Framework Dear CPS Families, Earlier this month, we announced that all Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students will begin the coming school year learning at home. Throughout our response to COVID-19, our top priority has been, and will continue to be, keeping our students and school communities safe. Today, we are sharing our Final Reopening Framework for the start of the 2020–21 school year. This framework gives CPS the flexibility to begin the school year learning at home and transition to hybrid learning once our public health experts determine it is safe to do so. Mirroring a Normal […]