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.