Student Information System | Chicago Public Schools

Welcome back to Aspen, CPS Teachers!!   Want to make sure your gradebooks are set up correctly for SY 2023-24?

Check out this guide for Teachers that will poise you for success when it comes to the upcoming school year set-up.    Note: there are new configurations unique to the 2023-24 school year, so every Teacher is going to want to read & follow this guide thoroughly.

We also have a Tips and Tricks guide to help you re-acclimate and enhance your use of Aspen. Check it out here

Jessica Mulder, a Super-School Counselor at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep, has put together a great presentation on how to make Aspen work for you.

If you ever wondered:

• Why can't they add my favorite student field to my data view?
• How can I make my favorite data view the default, saving me extra clicks?
• Can I hide filters and data views that I don't use?
• Can I build my own filter to just show the students that I am focusing on?

The answer is "Yes!" and this presentation drafted by an Aspen super-user, is a great way is get started down that path.

When you’re performing an activity for a subset of students (like mass updating attendance or printing reports), it’s VITAL that you follow the below steps:

1. Select the desired student records
2. Click Options & Show Selected. This will get these students on their own screen.
3. Then perform the desired activity. If you skip Step 2, you will be performing the action on ALL of your active students, even if you checked a subset of records.