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Parents, students, staff, and community members are invited to participate in community engagement sessions that will help chart the course for CPS' future. Sign up to attend a session today.
SchooLinks for Parents and Guardians
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. Get started by claiming your parent/guardian account.
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.
Community Updates
12 April 2024
End of Week Message: A Week to Say Thank You!
In a letter to families, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez recaps how schools celebrated the solar eclipse.
10 April 2024
Opportunities for Youth on Thursday, April 11
In a letter to families, CPS outlines programming for youth on a day of non-attendance for high school students.
09 April 2024
An Important Message for CPS Families
In a letter to families, CPS provides an important message related to the Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
08 April 2024
An Overview of Next Year’s School Budgets
In a letter to families, CPS leadership provides an overview of school budgets for the 2024-25 school year.
05 April 2024
End of Week Message: Celebrating our Amazing Assistant Principals
In a letter to families, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez recognizes Assistant Principal Appreciation Week.
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
Find detailed info about a school, including programs and admissions requirements, after school activities, family support services, and school performance reports.
School Locator
See all CPS schools and neighborhood boundaries on this searchable map.