Upcoming Events
View Full CalendarSummer Meals
CPS offers free meals during summer break at LunchStop sites across the city and at every school that is open for summer programs. View our map to find a meal site near you.
Join Your Local School Council
Your Local School Council (LSC) needs your support. Apply to fill an open seat on your LSC as a parent, staff member, student, or community member and make a difference at your school.
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
06 June 2025
How One Member of the CPS Class of 2025 Discovered His Passion for Music in High School
Community Updates
18 July 2025
Another Way to Engage in the CPS Budget Conversation
In a letter to the CPS community, Interim CEO/Superintendent Dr. Macquline King shares updated engagement opportunities about the CPS budget.
15 July 2025
Budget Engagement Sessions Now Underway!
In a letter to the CPS community, Interim CEO/Superintendent Dr. Macquline King provides an update about upcoming engagement opportunities.
11 July 2025
Resources, Reminders, and Tips for Staying Safe this Summer
In a letter to CPS families, Interim CEO/Superintendent Dr. Macquline King provides important summer information.
10 July 2025
Reminder: Community Engagement Around the CPS Budget Begins Next Week
In a letter to the CPS community, Interim CEO/Superintendent Dr. Macquline King shares a reminder about upcoming engagement opportunities.
07 July 2025
CPS Needs Your Voice: Help Us Finalize our Budget for the 2025–26 School Year
In a letter to the CPS community, Interim CEO/Superintendent Dr. Macquline King asks families and staff to share their voice.
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.