What’s New on CPS.edu

1/20/22 Campus and Parking Accessibility Category

• Added Campus  and Parking Accessibility category to school profile search.

12/23/21, COVID-19 Vaccination

• Updated the COVID-19 Vaccination webpage to include an expanded list of vaccination opportunities in the Chicago area and feature student testimonials about the importance of vaccination. Visit the page at cps.edu/vaccination.

12/23/21, Sports

• Updated High School sports pages to link to the IHSA website for detailed and up-to-date information.

11/18/21, Intranet

• Launched the CPS Intranet website, a staff resource built as a replacement for the Knowledge Center.

10/21/21, Energy and Sustainability

• Created a new website for the Energy and Sustainability initiative, featuring information about the district's commitment to conserving, protecting and sustaining the environment. Visit the website at cps.edu/energy.

9/30/21, COVID-19 Resources

• Created a new hub for the district's response to COVID-19, including information on vaccinations, testing, case data, and more. Visit COVID-19 Resources at cps.edu/COVID.

9/21/21, Pregnant and Parenting Students

• Created a new webpage to provide support to the district's pregnant and parenting students.

8/24/21, Back-to-School website

• Created a new hub for back-to-school resources, including information about registration and enrollment, health and wellness requirements and learning during COVID-19.

6/18/21, Virtual Academy

• Created a new webpage detailing the Virtual Academy, a fully remote learning option organized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

6/16/21, Moving Forward Together

• Created a new webpage detailing the district's plans to invest $525 million to address student needs, accelerate student learning and prepare students for success beyond the pandemic. Visit the webpage at cps.edu/forward.

5/28/21, Search Context

• Applied new tags to every web page to improve search filters and return more accurate results.

5/19/21, Digital Learning Resources

• Expanded the Chicago Connected website with a new page featuring opportunities for learning digital skills. Visit the page at cps.edu/digitallearning.

2/11/21, Pediatric COVID-19 Testing Sites

• Created a new web page to help families and schools connect symptomatic students to health services in the Chicago area.

1/29/21, Student Online Personal Protection Act

• Created a new web page to detail Chicago Public Schools' commitment and response to the Student Online Personal Protection Act, which regulates how student data is collected and shared in Illinois. 

11/18/20, Twitter Feed

• Added a Twitter feed to cps.edu's home page.

11/4/20, Air Quality Testing Page

• Created a new web page to detail Chicago Public Schools' efforts to ensure school buildings are prepared for a return to in-person instruction. The Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Assessment page provides information on ventilation systems and indoor air quality testing.

10/28/20, Chicago Connected Toolkit

• Created a new web page to provide access to materials and resources used to plan and implement the Chicago Connected internet equity program.
  

10/9/20, COVID-19 Tracker

• Added data and charts about actionable COVID-19 cases to the Reopening microsite to keep the Chicago Public Schools community informed about how the pandemic is affecting the district.

10/5/20, Reopening 2020 site

• Updated the Reopening microsite to reflect new developments in the school year and provide families and students with new resources for learning at home.

8/28/20, Staff Page

• Based on analytics and user feedback, consolidated information from HR4U, Frequently Used Links, and Learning Hub pages onto the Staff page to create a more centralized hub for employee-related resources.

8/25/20, Search

• Improved on-site search experience by removing empty results following queries from the search bar.

8/21/20, Version Number

• For debugging purposes, added a version number to the footer of CPS.edu pages.

8/18/20, Chicago Connected

• Expanded the Chicago Connected page into a new microsite to increase the visibility of the program and provide families with more information on internet accessibility.
• Created a new tool for families to check their eligibility for Chicago Connected.

7/230/20, A New CPS.edu

• Launched a redesigned CPS.edu website on a new platform designed to improve your experience, surface more timely and relevant information, and help you find what you're looking for more easily.