Calendar Events

•  Wednesday, August 6, 2025
• ES  Schools committing schedule deadline 
•  Friday, August 8, 2025
• HS Schools committing schedule deadline 
•  Friday, August 15, 2025
• The last date that a principal can request a change to school grading scales for SY 2025-2026. Please reference the annual memo from the Office of Education Policy and Procedures for additional details.

•   Friday, September 5 - Wednesday, September 17, 2025
  Grade Posting Window
  The Teacher Grade Posting Deadline is Wednesday, September 17th at 5 p.m. Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
•  Thursday, September 18, 2025
  Administrative Grade Review
  The day before progress report distribution is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. If an error is identified, Teachers can make corrections and repost grades on Thursday, September 18th, as needed.
•  Friday, September 19, 2025
  1st Quarter Progress Report Distribution
•  S1 Credit Recovery (Evening/Saturday School)  Sept. 15th - Dec. 18th (Session 1: Sept.15th - Oct. 25th - Session 2: Nov. 3rd - Dec. 18th)
  Evening/Saturday School classes for active students are available (in-person) at various sites throughout the district for students to recover failed courses.

•   Friday, October 17, 2025
  End of 1st Quarter
•  Friday, October 3 - Friday, October 17, 2025
  Grade Posting Window 
  The Teacher Grade Posting Deadline is Friday, October 17th at 5 p.m. Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts. School administrators can continue to post grades on behalf of teachers once the posting window is closed.
  Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
•  Monday, October 20 - Friday, October 24, 2025
  Administrative Grade Review Window
  The days report card distribution are reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need to post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed.

Schools can generate report cards at any time after grade posting is verified and complete.

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•  Friday, October 24, 2025
  (Tentative) Q1 Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability Aspen Teacher Grade Posting and Branching Minds Intervention for Benchmark Grades (2nd, 5th, and 8th graders) & AC15 students: 2nd graders in reading and 5th & 8th graders, including AC15 students in reading, math, science, and social science data as of 10/17/25 (5 p.m).
• Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting. 
• Student who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Monday, October 27, 2025 (ES and HS)
  Report Card Pick-up & distribution
• Module is available in Aspen on Friday, October 17th (Tentative)
  IEP report cards for diverse learners are to be distributed with report cards.

•   Friday, October 31 - Wednesday, November 12, 2025
  Grade Posting Window 
  The Teacher Grade Posting Deadline is Wednesday, November 12th at 5 p.m. Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts. 
•  Thursday, November 13, 2025
  Administrative Grade Review
  The day before progress report distribution is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. If an error is identified, teachers can revise and repost grades on Thursday, November 13th, as needed.
•  Friday, November 14, 2025
  2nd Quarter Progress Report Distribution

•   Friday, December 19, 2025
  End of 2nd Quarter
•  Friday, December 5 – Friday, December 19, 2025
  Grade Posting Window 
  The Teachers Grade Posting Deadline is Friday, December 19th at 5 p.m. Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
• School administrators can continue to post grades on behalf of teachers once the posting window is closed. 
• On Friday, December 19th, high school teachers must change the class filter to access Quarter 2 classes.
  Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
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•  Monday, December 22, 2025 - Wednesday, January 7, 2026
  Administrative Grade Review Window Deadline (5 p.m.)
• The days before report card distribution are reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need to post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed.

Elementary Schools can generate report cards at any time after grade posting is verified and complete.

•  Friday, December 19, 2025
  Deadline for completion of the Learn, Plan, Succeed, Financial Aid Application (FAFSA or Alternative Application) graduation requirements AND
• Deadline for requests to waive graduation Requirements
•  Wednesday, January 7, 2026
  Class Ranks computed for high schools at 5 p.m. (ITS)
•  Thursday, January 8, 2026
  High Schools can generate final report cards anytime after 6 a.m.
•  Friday, January 9, 2026
  Report Card Distribution
  IEP Report Cards Distribution
• (Tentative) Q2 Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability Aspen Teacher Grade Posting and Branching Mind Intervention for Benchmark Grades (2nd, 5th, and 8th graders) & AC15 students: 2nd grades in reading and 5th & 8th graders, including AC15 students in reading, math, science and social science data as of December 19, 2025 (5 p.m.)
• Past grades may need to be record manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it maybe necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting. 
• Student who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Saturday, January 10, 2026
  Semester One 12th grade graduates withdrawn from Aspen (ITS)
  See the Aspen - Overview of the Automated Graduation Process on the SIS website for additional details regarding graduating and retaining seniors in the fall graduation cycle.

•   Friday, January 30 – Wednesday, February 4, 2026
  Grade Posting Window
  The Teacher Grade Posting Deadline is Wednesday, February 4th at 5 p.m. Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
•  Thursday, February 5, 2026
  Administrative Grade Review
  The day before progress report distribution is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. If an error is identified, Teachers can revise and repost grades on Thursday, February 5, as needed.
•  Friday, February 6, 2026
  3rd Quarter Progress Report Distribution
•  S2 Credit Recovery (Evening/Saturday School) Jan 26 - May 14, 2026. (Session 1: Jan. 26 - March 10, Session 2: April 6 - May 14)
  Evening/Saturday School classes for active students are available (in-person) at various sites throughout the district for students to recover failed courses.

•   Friday, March 6, 2026
  End of 3rd Quarter
•  Friday, February 20 – Thursday, March 6, 2026
  Grade Posting Window 
  The Teacher Grade Posting Deadline is Thursday, March 6th at 5 p.m. Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts. School administrators can continue to post grades on behalf of teachers once the posting window is closed.
  
• Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
•  Monday, March 9 - Tuesday, March 17, 2026
  Administrative Grade Review Window Deadline (5 p.m.)
• The days before report card distribution are reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need to post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed.

Schools can generate report cards at any time after grade posting is verified and complete.

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•  Monday, March 16, 2026
  (Tentative) Q3 Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability Aspen Teacher Grade Posting and Branching Minds Intervention for Benchmark Grades (2nd, 5th, and 8th graders) & AC15 students: 2nd graders in reading and 5th & 8th graders, including AC15 students in reading, math, science, and social science data as of March 6, 2025 (5 p.m.)
   
  Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
   
  Students who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Wednesday, March 18, 2026
• Report Card pick up and distribution
  Module available in Aspen on Wednesday, March 11 (Tentative) 
  
• IEP report cards for diverse learners are to be distributed with report cards.

Any high school interested in a later date for computing class ranks for semester 2 can request to have them computed on Saturday, June 6th. The request for an alternate schedule must be sent to the Office of Education Policy and Procedures by Friday, April 17th date (policy@cps.edu).

•  Friday, April 17 – Wednesday, April 29, 2026
  Grade Posting Window
  The Teacher Grade Posting Deadline is Wednesday, April 29th at 5 p.m. Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
•  Thursday, April 30, 2026
  Administrative Grade Review
  The day before progress report distribution is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. If an error is identified, Teachers can revise and repost grades on Thursday, April 30th, as needed.
•  Friday, May 1, 2026
  4th Quarter Progress Report Distribution

•  Thursday, June 4, 2026
  End of 4th Quarter
•   Friday May 8 – Thursday, June 4, 2026
  Grade Posting Window for 4th Quarter Report Cards
  Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
• **Monday, June 1, 2026 (Teacher) Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.) other than those specified below**

•  Friday, May 15, 2026
  Teacher Grade Posting deadline for Benchmark Grades: 2nd graders in Reading and 5th , 8th, & AC 15 students in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Science (5 p.m)
  * 2nd grade Reading; 5th & 8th grade Reading, Science, Social Science and Math grades - including Middle School Civics, Algebra, English I, and other respective advanced level courses - are used for Summer School Eligibility. IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any grades and/or interventions updated after 5pm on Friday, May 15th, will NOT be reflected in the Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast.
• ***NOTE: Branching Minds Benchmark Grade Interventions are due one day early: Thursday, May 14th at 5 p.m.
•  Tuesday, May 19, 2026
   (Tentative) Q4 Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility report availability.^{^}
• Report reflects data as of May 15th.
  ^Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
  Students who have met their modified promotion criteria on their IEPs are not required to attend summer school.
•  Friday, May 22, 2026
  (Tentative) Q4 Final Summer Bridge Eligibility report availability^
• Report reflects data as of May 20th.
• IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any additional grades updated after 5pm on Wednesday, May 20th, will NOT affect students’ promotion status and whether they must attend Summer Bridge or Summer Acceleration.
  ^Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
  Students who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Wednesday, May 27, 2026 
  8th Grade Posting deadline for all classes and subjects (5 p.m.)
  All subject final grades for 8th grade students should be posted at least 48 hours prior to graduation ceremonies. (This applies to any terminating grade level for elementary schools and in grade levels before 8th).
•  Thursday, May 28, 2026 (Tentative)
  Summer Bridge Parent Letter Notification
  Schools can generate ES Eligibility Parent Notification Letter in Aspen.
•  Friday, May 29, 2026
  Elementary School Graduations Begin
•  Monday, June 1, 2026
• Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.) other than those specified above.
• Elementary Schools can generate report cards for 8th graders when grade posting is complete for all 8th grade teachers, and for all other grade levels once grade posting is complete for all teachers.
• Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.

•  Thursday, June 4, 2026
  End of 4th Quarter
•  Friday May 8 – Thursday, June 4, 2026
  Grade Posting Window for 4th Quarter Report Cards
  Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
• **Friday, May 29, 2026 (Teacher) Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.) other than those specified below**
•  Monday, May 11, 2026
  The deadline to submit requests to waive graduation requirements.
•  Friday, May 15, 2026
  Teacher Grade Posting deadlines for Benchmark Grades (8th graders and AC15 students) in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Science, including Middle School Civics, Algebra, English I, and other respective advanced level courses (5 p.m)
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  IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any grades updated after 5pm on Friday, May 15th,  will NOT be reflected in the Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast.
• 8th grade students attending an Academic Center, as described in the Board’s Admissions Policy for Magnet, Selective Enrollment and Other GoCPS Schools and Programs policy, are enrolled in a high school and taking high school level courses and therefore are not subject to the requirements of this policy, and the deadlines for grade entry for summer school eligibility do not apply.
• **Note: Branching Minds Benchmark Grade Interventions are due one day early: Thursday, May 14th at 5 p.m.
•  Monday, May 18, 2026
• Deadline for completion for the Learn, Plan, Succeed and FAA (FAFSA or Alternative Application) graduation requirements
•  Tuesday, May 19, 2026
  Q4 Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability.^{^}
• Report reflects data as of May 15th.
  ^Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
  Students who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•   Thursday, May 21, 2026
  High School Graduations Begin
  Semester grades for 12th grade students should be posted at least 48 hours prior to graduation ceremonies.
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•  Friday, May 22, 2026
  (Tentative) Q4 Final Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability^

• Report reflects data as of May 20th.

  
  IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any additional grades updated after 5pm on Wednesday, May 20th, will NOT affect students’ promotion status and whether they must attend Summer Bridge or Summer Acceleration.
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  ^Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
• Students who have met their modified promotion criteria on their IEPs are not required to attend summer school
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•  Friday, May 29, 2026
  Teacher Grade Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)
• This Teacher Grade Posting Deadline DOES NOT APPLY to schools who have requested a late Grade Entry deadline / Class Rank calculation.
• Semester grades for 12th grade students should be posted at least 48 hours prior to graduation ceremonies.
• Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
•  Friday, May 29 - Monday, June 1, 2026
  Administrative Grade Review Window Deadline (5 p.m.)
• The days before report card distribution are reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed.

•  Tuesday, June 2, 2026
  Aspen Class Ranks computed for regular posting schedule high schools at 5pm (ITS)
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  Any high school interested in a later date for computing class ranks can request to have them computed on Saturday, June 6, 2026. All Grades must be entered for those schools by Friday, June 5, 2026. The request for an alternate schedule must be sent to the Office of Education Policy and Procedures by Friday, April 17th (policy@cps.edu). Final report cards and transcripts would then be available on Monday, June 8, 2026.

•  Thursday, May 28, 2026 (Tenative)
  Summer Bridge Parent Letter Notification
  Schools can generate ES Eligibility Parent Notification Letter in Aspen.

•  Wednesday, June 3, 2026
  High Schools on the regular posting schedule can generate report cards anytime after 6 a.m.
•  Thursday, June 4, 2026
  Report Card Distribution
  IEP Report Cards Distribution
•   Saturday, June 20, 2026 (Tentative)
  Semester Two 12th grade graduates withdrawn from Aspen