|  Adjust font size: A A A   |  En Español
facebook icontwitter iconRSS
Skip navigation links
Schools
Programs
Calendar
News
About CPS
Contact CPS
Common Core

Key events 

View all CPS key events for the current school year. This list is updated throughout the school year so check back often to view our latest events.
2011 - 2012 school year calendar
Dates Events Grades
 
August 08 Track E -- First Day of School
Visit the Back to School page (http://cps.edu/Pages/firstday.aspx) for more information.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
August 09 Charter School Public Hearing

A public hearing will be held to receive comments on the proposed change in Education Management Organization for the following Chicago International Charter School Campuses:

·        Chicago International Charter School – Avalon/South Shore Campus

·        Chicago International Charter School – Bucktown Campus

·        Chicago International Charter School – Prairie Campus

·        Chicago International Charter School – Washington Park Campus

·        Chicago International Charter School – West Belden Campus

 

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the CPS Board Chambers, 5th Floor, 125 S. Clark Street, Chicago, IL  60603. All persons interested in speaking should sign-up between 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Speakers will have two minutes to speak and will be called in the order in which they sign up. The hearing will conclude at 5:30 p.m. or after the last speaker, whichever comes first.

Anyone who would like to provide written comments may submit them to the Office of New Schools, 125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor, or call 773.553.1530. The record will remain open for these comments until 12:00 p.m., August 10, 2011. If you would like additional information, please contact the Office of New Schools at 773-553-1530.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
August 09 Charter School Public Hearing

A public hearing will be held to receive comments on the proposal to change the name of the following Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men High Schools:

·         South Shore Campus

·         East Garfield Park Campus

 

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the CPS Board Chambers, 5th Floor, 125 S. Clark Street, Chicago, IL  60603. All persons interested in speaking should sign-up between 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Speakers will have two minutes to speak and will be called in the order in which they sign up. The hearing will conclude at 6:30 p.m. or after the last speaker, whichever comes first.

Anyone who would like to provide written comments may submit them to the Office of New Schools, 125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor, or call 773.553.1530. The record will remain open for these comments until 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2011. If you would like additional information, please contact the Office of New Schools at 773-553-1530.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
High school
August 10 Public Hearing - FY2012 Budget
Public Hearing on School Budget for 2011-2012 Fiscal Year
Lane Tech High School
2501 W. Addison Street
Start: 7:00 p.m.
Registration: 6:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
August 11 Public Hearing - FY2012 Budget
Public Hearing on School Budget for 2011-2012 Fiscal Year
Westinghouse High School
3223 W. Franklin Blvd
Start: 7:00 p.m.
Registration: 6:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
August 12 Public Hearing - FY2012 Budget
Public Hearing on School Budget for 2011-2012 Fiscal Year
Simeon High School
8147 S. Vincennes
Start: 7:00 p.m.
Registration: 6:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
August 24 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
September 06 Regular Track: First Day of School
Visit the Back to School page (http://cps.edu/Pages/firstday.aspx) for more information.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
September 20 High School Information Session - Westinghouse

Westinghouse High School

3223 W. Franklin Blvd

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
September 22 High School Information Session - Roosevelt
Roosevelt High School
3436 W. Wilson Ave
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
September 24 High School Information Session - Kelly

Kelly High School

4136 S. California Ave 

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
September 27 High School Information Session - Corliss

Corliss High School

821 E. 103rd Street

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
September 28 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
September 29 High School Information Session - Juarez
Juarez High School
2150 S. Lafin Street
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
October 01 Options for Knowledge -- Elementary School Fair

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Malcolm X College

1900 W. Van Buren St.


View Fliers for the Event English | Spanish
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
October 04 High School Information Session
Amundsen High School
5110 N. Damen Ave
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
October 13 Student Board Application Due
Visit the Student resources: Get involved page for more information
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
High school
October 17 Track E: Classes Resume
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
October 26 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
October 28 Track E: End of First Quarter
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
November 06 Daylight Saving Time Ends
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
November 09 Special School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
9:00 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
November 14 Community Meeting: Draft Guidelines
Westinghouse High School
3223 W. Franklin Blvd
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Registration: 6:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
November 16 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
November 16 Communicty Meeting: Draft Guidelines
Simeon High School
8147 S. Vincennes
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Registration: 6:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
December 02 - December 03 Chicago Debate League: Midseason Classic
Conference "A" & "AA"
DePaul University
Schmitte Academic Center
2320 N. Kenmore Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614 
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
December 07 General Contractors Roundtable

Powell School

7520 S. South Shore Drive

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

Capital Improvement Program and The Office of Business Diversity encourage your firm to participate in this M/WBE General Contractors Roundtable. This event will offer the exciting chance to network with the 2012 Pre-Qualified General Contractors, and other firms from a variety of industries to successfully build a more diverse M/WBE participation.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
December 14 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
December 21 Tele-Town Hall for CPS Parents

CPS parents are invited to join JC Brizard on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 6:30 p.m., for an hour-long discussion about the series of actions CPS has proposed to create higher performing school options for children currently attending some of the lowest performing schools in the district. This tele-townhall is a part of an ongoing effort to seek feedback from parents and guardians about important issues affecting the district, such as these proposals. A brief introduction will be followed by a Q&A session. 

 

To access the call on Wednesday, please call 1-877-229-8493 toll-free from any phone, and, when prompted, enter the access code 18528.

Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
January 06 Community Meetings - School Actions

All Meetings will start at 6:00 p.m. and last until 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.  More information can be found here.

 

ACT & Nash:

Location: Austin Polytechnical Academy; 231 N. Pine Ave.

 

Best Practice High School:

Location: Creiger/Noble St-Bulls HS; 2040 W. Adams St.

 

Chi Arts & Doolittle

Location: Dunbar High School; 3000 S. King Dr.

 

Crane High School

Location: Malcolm X College; 1900 W. Van Buren St.

*Note: This meeting lasts until 9:00 p.m.

 

Dyett High School

Location: Charles A. Hayes Center; 4859 S. Wabash Ave.

 

Guggenheim Elementary

Location: Shiloh Baptist Church; 7050 S. Racine Ave.

 

Lathrop Elementary School

Location: Collins High School; 1313 S. Sacramento Dr.

 

Price Elementary School

Location: King High School; 4445 S. Drexel Blvd.

 

Reed Elementary School

Location: Antioch Baptist Church; 6248 S. Stewart Ave.

 

Talent Development & Crane High School

Location: Malcolm X College; 1900 W. Van Buren St.

*Note: This meeting lasts until 9:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
January 09 All Tracks: Classes Resume
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
January 20 Community Meetings - School Actions

All Meetings will start at 6:00 p.m. and last until 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.  More information can be found here.

 

ACT & Nash:

Location: Austin Polytechnical Academy; 231 N. Pine Ave.

 

Best Practice High School:

Location: Creiger/Noble St-Bulls HS; 2040 W. Adams St.

 

Chi Arts & Doolittle

Location: Dunbar High School; 3000 S. King Dr.

 

Crane High School

Location: Malcolm X College; 1900 W. Van Buren St.

*Note: This meeting lasts until 9:00 p.m.

 

Dyett High School

Location: Charles A. Hayes Center; 4859 S. Wabash Ave.

 

Guggenheim Elementary

Location: Shiloh Baptist Church; 7050 S. Racine Ave.

 

Lathrop Elementary School

Location: Collins High School; 1313 S. Sacramento Dr.

 

Price Elementary School

Location: King High School; 4445 S. Drexel Blvd.

 

Reed Elementary School

Location: Antioch Baptist Church; 6248 S. Stewart Ave.

 

Talent Development & Crane High School

Location: Malcolm X College; 1900 W. Van Buren St.

*Note: This meeting lasts until 9:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
January 23 Public Hearing - Price
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
January 23 Public Hearing - Reed
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
January 24 Public Hearing - Crane & Talent Development
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
High school
January 25 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
January 25 Public Hearing - Best Practice High School
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
January 25 Public Hearing - Nash and ACT
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
January 26 Public Hearing - Doolittle and ChiArts
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
January 26 Public Hearing - Guggenheim
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
January 27 Public Hearing - Dyett
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
High school
January 27 Public Hearing - Lathrop
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
January 28 Academic Decathlon: First Round Competition
Objective Tests
 
Chicago Vocational Career Academy
2100 E. 87th Street
Chicago, IL 60617
6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
High school
January 28 2012 New Schools Expo

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Soldier Field (Indoors)
1410 South Museum Campus Drive
United Club Level One 

Read more about the event
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
January 28 Common Core State Standards Saturday PD Series

Jenner Elementary

1119 Cleveland Ave

8:30 – Noon

 

This unique professional learning opportunity will feature a collection of interactive sessions on practical and meaningful understanding and application of the standards. 

In this second session of the series, participants will enjoy breakout sessions on:

  • Unpacking the CCSS for ELA
  • Text Complexity
  • Argument Writing
  • The Standards for Mathematical Practice
  • Discerning the Level of Cognitive Demand in Math Tasks

 

Download the Saturday PD Series Flyer
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
January 30 Public Hearing - Casals
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
January 30 Public Hearing - Piccolo
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
January 31 Public Hearing - Herzl
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
January 31 Public Hearing - Stagg
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
February 01 All Tracks: Report Cards Sent Home
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
February 01 Public Hearing - Fuller
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
February 01 Public Hearing - Woodson
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
February 02 Academic Decathlon: City Championship Competition
Day 1
Speech, Interview and Essay Testing
 
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Paideia Academy
7511 South Shore Drive
Chicago
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
High school
February 02 Public Hearing - Marquette
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
February 02 Public Hearing - Smith
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
 
February 03 Public Hearing - CVCA
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
High school
February 03 Public Hearing - Tilden
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
High school
February 04 Academic Decathlon: City Championship Competition
Day 2
Objective Testing
 
Whitney M. Young Magnet
211 S. Laflin Street
Chicago
6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
High school
February 11 Common Core State Standards Saturday PD Series

Jenner Elementary

1119 Cleveland Ave

8:30 – Noon

 

This unique professional learning opportunity will feature a collection of interactive sessions on practical and meaningful understanding and application of the standards. 

In this second session of the series, participants will enjoy breakout sessions on:

  • Unpacking the CCSS for ELA
  • Text Complexity
  • Argument Writing
  • The Standards for Mathematical Practice
  • Discerning the Level of Cognitive Demand in Math Tasks

 

Download the Saturday PD Series Flyer
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
February 22 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
March 10 Chicago Debate League: Middle School City Debate Chamionship
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Elementary
March 11 Daylight Savings Time Begins (Set Clocks Ahead 1 Hour)
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
March 23 Chicago Debate League: CPS City Debate Championship
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
March 28 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
March 31 Chicago Debate League: National Qualifiers
Mayer Brown LLP
71 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
April 09 All Tracks: Classes Resume
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
April 25 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
May 23 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
May 23 All Tracks: Student Progress Reports Sent Home
 
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
June 14 Track E: Last Day of School
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
June 15 Regular Track: Last Day of School
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
All
June 27 School Board Meeting
CPS Central Administration Building
125 S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
10:30 a.m.
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
None
Schools | Programs | Calendar | News | About CPS | Contact CPS
© Chicago Public Schools | Site map | Terms of use | RSS Designed by Sapient Designed by Sapient