Key events

View all CPS key events for students, including key enrollment dates for parents for the current school year.

2008 - 2009 Regular school year calendar

Dates

Events

Grades

June 13 - September 02

Preschool registration

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
Preschool

June 13 - September 02

Kindergarten registration

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
Elementary

September 02

First day of school

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

September 20

GEAP Elementary School Fair

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
Elementary

September 24

School Board Meeting

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

October 01

Application period begins for Options for Knowledge schools and programs

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

October 11

CPS High School Fair

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
Elementary

October 22

School Board Meeting

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

October 25

National College Fair, Navy Pier

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
High school

October 25

Elementary School fair for Options for Knowledge schools and programs

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
Elementary

October 30

Principal for a Day

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

November 12

Elementary school report card pickup: No classes - Elementary

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
Elementary

November 13

High school report card pickup: No classes - High schools

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
High school

November 19

School Board Meeting

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

November 20

Military College Fair

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
High school

November 27 - November 28

Thanksgiving Holiday

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

November 28

Prep Bowl

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
High school

December 17

School Board Meeting

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

December 19

Application deadline: magnet schools and programs

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

December 22 - January 02

Winter Vacation

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

January 19

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

January 23

Professional Development Day: No classes

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

January 28

School Board Meeting

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

January 31

New Schools Expo

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

February 25

School Board Meeting

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

March 02 - March 13

Elementary School ISAT testing

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
Elementary

March 19

Battle of the Books: High school competition

Whitney Young Magnet High School, 211 S. Laflin St
The competition brings teams from approximately 40 chapters of Mayor Daley’s Book Club together to test their knowledge of pre-selected books read over the course of the school year.

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
High school

March 25

School Board Meeting

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

April 13 - April 17

Preschool pre-registration

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
Preschool

April 13 - April 17

Kindergarten pre-registration

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
Elementary

April 18 - April 25

Money Smart Week

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

April 22

School Board Meeting

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
All

April 22 - April 23

High School PSAE Testing

Pre	K
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11	12
High school

May 15

Applications due for End-of-Year Citywide Options Program

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