Upcoming Events
View Full CalendarApply for 2026-27 School Year
The application period for the 2026-27 school year is now open until November 14, 2025 through GoCPS. Apply for K to 9th grade and see all the places you can go with CPS.
Local School Council Elections
Run for a seat on your Local School Council (LSC) during the 2026 election to make a difference in your school community. Parents, community members, staff, and students are encouraged to run. Apply by January 20, 2026 to get your name on the ballot as a candidate.
SchooLinks is the official college and career readiness platform for CPS students in grades 6-12. It helps students and their families create an individualized roadmap to serve each student's unique skills, interests, and goals for the future. Log in to your SchooLinks guardian account using your Aspen Parent Portal email address.
How to Claim an Account:
SchooLinks Access for Parent/Guardians: A Step-by-Step Guide
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The Aspen student information management system consolidates information from five data sources into a single system. Student and Parent Portals provide access to students’ grades, assignments, and attendance, among other new features, such as the ability to view and pay fees online.
Apply to Schools at GoCPS
GoCPS is the online platform that allows families to apply to nearly every CPS school and program using one site, one application, and one deadline.
CPS Blogs
23 September 2025
Recognizing the Amazing Staff Members who Support our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Programs
Community Updates
20 October 2025
Reminder: Help Us Choose Our Next Leader - Application Deadline Oct. 21
In a letter to staff and families, CPS Board leadership provides a reminder on the search for our District’s next Superintendent/CEO.
17 October 2025
End of Week Message: Expanding our Dual Language and World Language Programs
In a letter to families and staff, Interim Superintendent/CEO Dr. Macquline King highlights an academic program expansion.
14 October 2025
Help CPS Choose Our Next Leader
In a letter to staff and families, CPS Board leadership provides an update on the search for our District’s next Superintendent/CEO.
10 October 2025
End of Week Message: Celebrating Culture, Shaping Future Scientists, and Honoring Our Communities
In a letter to staff and families, Interim Superintendent/CEO Dr. Macquline King shares the latest CPS news.
08 October 2025
Important Update on Today’s High School Admissions Testing
In a letter to eighth-grade families, CPS provides an important update on High School Admissions Testing.
Services and Supports
CPS partners with parents/legal guardians, families, external providers, and community organizations to remove social, emotional and physical barriers to learning and prepare students for life after high school.
Get Involved
We welcome and encourage all parents, legal guardians, and families to participate in student education and engage with school communities.
Attendance Information
Attendance matters. CPS works with parents to ensure students meet attendance expectations.
Student Protections
CPS is committed to providing a safe environment for students. Here’s how you can report concerns about sexual misconduct, harassment, and abuse.
Report to CPS
Office of Student Protections and Title IX (OSP)
773-535-4400
OSP will work with you to hear your report, investigate, and create safety measures at school. OSP can also provide guidance on reporting to the police, or getting other supports such as counseling.
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
833-TELL-CPS (833-835-5277)
The OIG investigates sexual misconduct and harassment concerns involving staff, volunteers, and other adults you meet at school.
Receive Confidential Support
Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline
888-293-2080
The Rape Crisis Hotline provides survivors of sexual violence and their caregivers immediate support, crisis intervention and referrals for the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
Network Search
School Profile Search
Explore the unique identities and characteristics of the schools that make up our District. As you browse our school profiles, you may notice that a lot has changed. We’ve made major updates to the information in the profiles to support CPS’ new approach to school practices and student outcomes. See what’s new.
School Locator
See all CPS schools and neighborhood boundaries on this searchable map.